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Tweeter and the Monkeyman by Headstones
Starts with drums for 1 bar, then chords (clean) for 1 bar
 E   D   A   E(Chord progression same for verse & chorus)
ETweeter and the monkey man were Dhard up for cash
AThey stayed up all night selling Ecocaine and hash
ETo an undercover cop who had a Dsister named Jan
AFor Reasons unexplained she lEoved the monkey man
*Full drums, 2nd guitar comes in
ETweeter was a boyscout coz he wDent to Vietnam
AFound out the hard way nobEody gives a damn
EThey knew that they found freedom just across Dthe Jersey line
ASo they hopped into a stolen car tEook Highway 99
EAnd the walls came down E  
DAll the way to hellD  
ANever saw them when they're standinAg
ENever saw them when they fellE  
|E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E----------|
|----------------------------------|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7--/--2|
*Same chords as before, single guitar and drum beat only
The undercover cop never liked the monkey man
Even back in High School wanted to see him in the can
Jan got married at fourteen to a racketeer named Bill
She made secret plans to the monkey man from a mansion on the hill
*Full drums, both guitars
It was out on Thunder Road, Tweeter at the wheel
Pulled into paradise, you could hear the tires squeal
It was Jan who'd told him many times "It was you to me who'd taught:
In Kingston everything's legal as long as you don't get caught"
And the walls came down
All the way to hell
Never saw them when they standing
Never saw them when they fell
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------5-----------------------|
|----5---7-5-7-----------------|
|--7---------------------------|
|E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E--E----------|
|----------------------------------|
|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7--/--2|
*Single guitar, drum beat only
Some place by Riway prison they ran out of gas
The undercover cop cornered 'em, said "You didn't think that this could last"
Jan jumped up out of bed said "There's some place I gotta go"
She took the gun out of the drawer, and said "It's best that you don't know"
*Full drums, both guitars
An ambulance rolled up, State Trooper close behind
Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind
The undercover cop was found face down in a field
The Monkey Man was on the river bridge using Tweeter as a shield
And the walls came down
All the way to hell
Never saw them when they standing
Never saw them when they fell
RIFF 2 (x4)
guitar1         guitar2              A   A   A  G  
|--------------|------------------| x x x 3
|--------------|------------------| 2 2 2 2
|--------------|------------------| 2 2 2 0 
|------5b------|-------10b--------| 2 2 2 0
|----5---7-5-7-|----10----12-10-12| 0 0 0 3
|--7-----------|-12---------------| x x x 3
E E E E E E E E E E E E E
*Drum beat only, single guitar
The town of Jersey City is quieting down again
I'm sitting in a gambling club called The Lion's Den
The TV set is blown up, every bit of it is gone
Ever since the night when they showed that the Monkey Man was on
*Full drums, both guitars
Maybe I'll go to Florida, get myself some sun
There ain't no more opportunity here and everythings been done
Sometimes I think of Tweeter, sometimes I think of Jan
Sometimes I don't think about nothin' but the Monkey Man
And the walls came down
All the way to hell
Never saw them when they standing
Never saw them when they fell
RIFF 2 x4, hold on  Gchord

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Tweeter And The Monkeyman

by Headstones

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Tweeter and the Monkeyman by Headstones

Starts with drums for 1 bar, then chords (clean) for 1 bar

E D A E

(Chord progression same for verse & chorus)

E D

Tweeter and the monkey man were hard up for cash

A E

They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash

E D

To an undercover cop who had a sister named Jan

A E

For Reasons unexplained she loved the monkey man

*Full drums, 2nd guitar comes in

E D

Tweeter was a boyscout coz he went to Vietnam

A E

Found out the hard way nobody gives a damn

E D

They knew that they found freedom just across the Jersey line

A E

So they hopped into a stolen car took Highway 99

E E

And the walls came down

D D

All the way to hell

A A

Never saw them when they're standing

E E

Never saw them when they fell

E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------------------------|

|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|

|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7--/--2|

*Same chords as before, single guitar and drum beat only

The undercover cop never liked the monkey man

Even back in High School wanted to see him in the can

Jan got married at fourteen to a racketeer named Bill

She made secret plans to the monkey man from a mansion on the hill

*Full drums, both guitars

It was out on Thunder Road, Tweeter at the wheel

Pulled into paradise, you could hear the tires squeal

It was Jan who'd told him many times "It was you to me who'd taught:

In Kingston everything's legal as long as you don't get caught"

And the walls came down

All the way to hell

Never saw them when they standing

Never saw them when they fell

|------------------------------|

|------5-----------------------|

|----5---7-5-7-----------------|

|--7---------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----------------------------------|

|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------|

|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------|

|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7--/--2|

*Single guitar, drum beat only

Some place by Riway prison they ran out of gas

The undercover cop cornered 'em, said "You didn't think that this could last"

Jan jumped up out of bed said "There's some place I gotta go"

She took the gun out of the drawer, and said "It's best that you don't know"

*Full drums, both guitars

An ambulance rolled up, State Trooper close behind

Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind

The undercover cop was found face down in a field

The Monkey Man was on the river bridge using Tweeter as a shield

And the walls came down

All the way to hell

Never saw them when they standing

Never saw them when they fell

RIFF 2 (x4)

A A A G

guitar1 guitar2

|--------------|------------------| x x x 3

|--------------|------------------| 2 2 2 2

|--------------|------------------| 2 2 2 0

|------5b------|-------10b--------| 2 2 2 0

|----5---7-5-7-|----10----12-10-12| 0 0 0 3

|--7-----------|-12---------------| x x x 3

E E E E E E E E E E E E E

*Drum beat only, single guitar

The town of Jersey City is quieting down again

I'm sitting in a gambling club called The Lion's Den

The TV set is blown up, every bit of it is gone

Ever since the night when they showed that the Monkey Man was on

*Full drums, both guitars

Maybe I'll go to Florida, get myself some sun

There ain't no more opportunity here and everythings been done

Sometimes I think of Tweeter, sometimes I think of Jan

Sometimes I don't think about nothin' but the Monkey Man

And the walls came down

All the way to hell

Never saw them when they standing

Never saw them when they fell

RIFF 2 x4, hold on chord

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