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One Monkey Don't Stop No Show:Honey Cone.
#15 on BB Hot 100 on HOT WAX Records in 1971.
[Intro]
Gb Db
(The Gbshow must go Dbon, Gbyeaaaah!!)
[Chorus]
GbOh, one monkey Dbdon't stop no Gbshow.
DbIf you Bdon't Gbwant my love, Dbyou're free to Gbgo.
(You can go, you can Dbgo, you can go.)
[Verse 1]
GbLife is a Dbplay, we play different GbpartsDb.B  
But to Gbbe a star in Dblove, you've got to Bfeel 
it in your Dbhear-Gbar-Ebmart.Db  B  
GbYou've been acting too Dbstrange, you don't 
Blove me with GbsoulDb.B  
Well, there's Gblots of other Dbguys who'd Blove 
to play your Gbrole.Db  
[Bridge]
BIf you don't Dbwanna be my Bleading Gbman..Bget out 
of my Dblife and let me Ebmlive aGbgain.
(Go-goooooooDboooooooooooooooGboooooooooh)Ebm  Db  
(yeahhhhBhhhhhhhhhhhh)
[Chorus]
Hey, one Gbmonkey, Dbdon't stop no Gbshow.Db  
If you Breally need Gbour love, Dbyou'd better
let it Gbshow.
(Let it show, let it Dbshow, let it show.)
[Verse 2]
GbOnce Ebmwe had a Dblove you couldn't Blive withGboutDb.B  
The Gbgreatest Ebmlove that DbHeaven Bhas Abm7ever put Gbout.Ebm  Db  B  
GbSuccess Ebmhas gone to your Dbhead, Byou wanna be Gbfree, 
Ebmyeah.Db  B  
GbFool, don't you real-Dbize your backBbone Abm7is   Gbwe?Ebm  Db  B  
[Bridge]
If you no Dblonger like your Gbpart, get out of my 
Dblife before you ruin my Gbheart.
(GbYou can go, you can Dbgo, oh, the show must go Gbon!!)Db  B  
[Verse 3]
I Gblove you, but DbI can do withBbmout Gbyou..(Dbarri-Bbmba, Abm7arri-Gbba!!)
[Interlude]
Ebm Db Bbm E Gb Db Gb Ebm Db Bbm Db Gb
Ebm Db Bbm Db Gb Ebm Db Bbm Gb Db Bb Db
Gb Ebm Db Bbm Db
[Bridge]
DbYou can go, there's the door..you can go, you can go..
[Chorus]
Oh, one Gbmonkey don't Dbstop no Gbshow.Db  B  
DbIf you Bdon't Gbwant my love, Dbyou're free to Gbgo.
(You can go, you can Dbgo, you can go.)
[Outro]
Oh, Gbone monkey Dbdon't Abm7stop no Gbshow.
DbIf you Bdon't Gbneed our love, Dbyou better let it Gbgo.Db....(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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One Monkey Dont Stop No Show

by Honey Cone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Ebm

Abm7

Bbm

One Monkey Don't Stop No Show:Honey Cone.

#15 on BB Hot 100 on HOT WAX Records in 1971.

[Intro]

Gb Db

Gb Db Gb

(The show must go on, yeaaaah!!)

[Chorus]

Gb Db Gb

Oh, one monkey don't stop no show.

Db B Gb Db Gb

If you don't want my love, you're free to go.

(You can go, you can go, you can go.)

[Verse 1]

Gb Db Gb Db B

Life is a play, we play different parts.

Gb Db B

But to be a star in love, you've got to feel

Db Gb Ebm Db B

it in your hear-ar-art.

Gb Db

You've been acting too strange, you don't

B Gb Db B

love me with soul.

Gb Db B

Well, there's lots of other guys who'd love

Gb Db

to play your role.

[Bridge]

B Db B Gb B

If you don't wanna be my leading man..get out

Db Ebm Gb

of my life and let me live again.

Db Gb Ebm Db

(Go-goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh)

(yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh)

[Chorus]

Gb Db Gb Db

Hey, one monkey, don't stop no show.

B Gb Db

If you really need our love, you'd better

let it show.

(Let it show, let it show, let it show.)

[Verse 2]

Gb Ebm Db B Gb Db B

Once we had a love you couldn't live without.

Gb Ebm Db B Abm7 Gb Ebm Db B

The greatest love that Heaven has ever put out.

Gb Ebm Db B Gb

Success has gone to your head, you wanna be free,

Ebm Db B

yeah.

Gb Db B Abm7 Gb Ebm Db B

Fool, don't you real-ize your backbone is we?

[Bridge]

Db Gb

If you no longer like your part, get out of my

Db Gb

life before you ruin my heart.

Gb Db Gb Db B

(You can go, you can go, oh, the show must go on!!)

[Verse 3]

Gb Db Bbm Gb Db Bbm Abm7 Gb

I love you, but I can do without you..(arri-ba, arri-ba!!)

[Interlude]

Ebm Db Bbm E Gb Db Gb Ebm Db Bbm Db Gb

Ebm Db Bbm Db Gb Ebm Db Bbm Gb Db Bb Db

Gb Ebm Db Bbm Db

[Bridge]

You can go, there's the door..you can go, you can go..

[Chorus]

Gb Db Gb Db B

Oh, one monkey don't stop no show.

Db B Gb Db Gb

If you don't want my love, you're free to go.

(You can go, you can go, you can go.)

[Outro]

Gb Db Abm7 Gb

Oh, one monkey don't stop no show.

Db B Gb Db Gb Db

If you don't need our love, you better let it go.....(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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