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Monsterman

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INTRO:  (Based on the synthesizer)
E --G---G--D----G---G--D----F---F--G----F---F--G----G---G--D-----
B ------------------------------------------------
G --------------------5/7/7----5/7-7--------------
D --5/7-7---5/7-7-----------5--------5--5/7-7-----
A --------5-------5---------------------------5---
E ------------------------------------------------
VERSE:
SDay goodbye to everything you knew
[MFonsFter mGan]
[MFonsFter mGan]
FCear's his one and only dream
It's all obscene to a monster mDan
[MCan, mBan, mAan mBan, mCan, Fmman, mCan]D  
TChe man's a monster
A beast on the run
HDe's a virus you can't stop with a gun
MFutant plans from a mind insane
LDoud screams from the House of Pain
INTERLUDE/SOLO :  Improvise if need be
E -D------------------------------G---------6-----------------------
B -------------------------------6/8--6-8---8-6-8---6/8-6-8--10br-
G -5/7-5h7-7-5h7---5/7-5h7-7-5h7----------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------------
THEN TO FINISH - FAST STACCATO LIKE PICKING 
E --------------------555--777---999--11-11-11----1D5b---
B -----------555--777-----------------------------------
G -555--777---------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------
A ------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------------
TBbhere is no 
ZCombie in the closet
TBbhere is no
thing uCnderneath the bed
  EbThere's no alien aDbduction
The mBbonster's in your hGead
E -G---G--D----G---G--D-----F---F--G----F---F--G----G---G--D-----
B ------------------------------------------------
G --------------------5/7/7----5/7-7--------------
D --5/7-7---5/7-7-----------5--------5--5/7-7-----
A --------5-------5---------------------------5---
E ------------------------------------------------
VERSE:
SDay what you want, say what you will
[MFonsFter mGan]
[MFonsFter mGan]
TChey say beauty's in the eye
Of the beholder so don't tryD  
ECveryday is halloween
It's all obscene to a monster mDan
[MCan, mBan, mAan mBan, mCan, Fmman, mCan]D  

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Monsterman

by Devo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

INTRO: (Based on the synthesizer)

G G D G G D F F G F F G G G D

E ------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------

G --------------------5/7/7----5/7-7--------------

D --5/7-7---5/7-7-----------5--------5--5/7-7-----

A --------5-------5---------------------------5---

E ------------------------------------------------

VERSE:

Say goodbye to everything you knew

F F G

[Monster man]

F F G

[Monster man]

Fear's his one and only dream

It's all obscene to a monster man

C B A B C Fm C D

[Man, man, man man, man, man, man]

The man's a monster

A beast on the run

He's a virus you can't stop with a gun

Mutant plans from a mind insane

Loud screams from the House of Pain

INTERLUDE/SOLO : Improvise if need be

D G

E ----------------------------------------6-----------------------

B -------------------------------6/8--6-8---8-6-8---6/8-6-8--10br-

G -5/7-5h7-7-5h7---5/7-5h7-7-5h7----------------------------------

D ----------------------------------------------------------------

A ----------------------------------------------------------------

E ----------------------------------------------------------------

THEN TO FINISH - FAST STACCATO LIKE PICKING

E --------------------555--777---999--11-11-11----15b---

B -----------555--777-----------------------------------

G -555--777---------------------------------------------

D ------------------------------------------------------

A ------------------------------------------------------

E ------------------------------------------------------

There is no

Zombie in the closet

There is no

thing underneath the bed

Eb D

There's no alien abduction

Bb G

The monster's in your head

G G D G G D F F G F F G G G D

E ------------------------------------------------

B ------------------------------------------------

G --------------------5/7/7----5/7-7--------------

D --5/7-7---5/7-7-----------5--------5--5/7-7-----

A --------5-------5---------------------------5---

E ------------------------------------------------

VERSE:

Say what you want, say what you will

F F G

[Monster man]

F F G

[Monster man]

They say beauty's in the eye

Of the beholder so don't try

Everyday is halloween

It's all obscene to a monster man

C B A B C Fm C D

[Man, man, man man, man, man, man]

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