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Them Kinda Monkeys Cant Swing

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[Intro]
 A   Ex4
[Verse 1]
EEverywhere has a wheeler and dealer
ERaised in the back streets of Atown
Everywhere has a Espieler who's a Bclown
[Verse 2]
EEvery haunt has a hustler and bustler
EBorn with the tongue of a Asnake
Every haunt has a Emuscler on the Bmake
[Chorus]
BAnd them kind of Amonkeys can't swingB  
And them Abirdies can't singB  
If them Apigs could flyB  
Maybe they'd fly away from Eme
[Chorus]
And them kind of Amonkeys can't swingB  
And them Abirdies can't singB  
If them Apigs could flyB  
Maybe they'd fly away from Eme
[Break]
 A   Ex4
[Verse 3]
EEverywhere has a ducker and diver
EDoing his best to imApress
Everywhere has a Eskiver in a Bmess
[Verse 4]
EAnd every place has a joker at poker
EBorn with a marked deck of Acards
Every place has a Esmoker in the Byards
[Chorus]
BAnd them kind of Amonkeys can't swingB  
And them Abirdies can't singB  
If them Apigs could flyB  
Maybe they'd fly away from Eme
[Chorus]
And them kind of Amonkeys can't swing, Buh, uh, uh
And them Abirdies can't singB  
If them Apigs could flyB  
Maybe they'd fly away from Eme
[Solo]
E G A   A G E
E G A   A G E
F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E
 E   Ax2
E B
[Chorus]
BOh, them kind of Amonkeys can't swingB  
And them Abirdies can't singB  
If them Apigs could flyB  
Maybe they'd fly away from Eme
[Chorus]
And them kind of Aa-monkeys can't swingB  
And them Aa-birdies can't singB  
If them Apigs could flyB  
Maybe they'd fly away from Eme
[Outro]
 A   Ex4
F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E
E

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Them Kinda Monkeys Cant Swing

by Slade

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A E

[Verse 1]

Everywhere has a wheeler and dealer

E A

Raised in the back streets of town

E B

Everywhere has a spieler who's a clown

[Verse 2]

Every haunt has a hustler and bustler

E A

Born with the tongue of a snake

E B

Every haunt has a muscler on the make

[Chorus]

B A B

And them kind of monkeys can't swing

A B

And them birdies can't sing

A B

If them pigs could fly

Maybe they'd fly away from me

[Chorus]

A B

And them kind of monkeys can't swing

A B

And them birdies can't sing

A B

If them pigs could fly

Maybe they'd fly away from me

[Break]

A E

[Verse 3]

Everywhere has a ducker and diver

E A

Doing his best to impress

E B

Everywhere has a skiver in a mess

[Verse 4]

And every place has a joker at poker

E A

Born with a marked deck of cards

E B

Every place has a smoker in the yards

[Chorus]

B A B

And them kind of monkeys can't swing

A B

And them birdies can't sing

A B

If them pigs could fly

Maybe they'd fly away from me

[Chorus]

A B

And them kind of monkeys can't swing, uh, uh, uh

A B

And them birdies can't sing

A B

If them pigs could fly

Maybe they'd fly away from me

[Solo]

E G A A G E

F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E

E A

E B

[Chorus]

B A B

Oh, them kind of monkeys can't swing

A B

And them birdies can't sing

A B

If them pigs could fly

Maybe they'd fly away from me

[Chorus]

A B

And them kind of a-monkeys can't swing

A B

And them a-birdies can't sing

A B

If them pigs could fly

Maybe they'd fly away from me

[Outro]

A E

F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E

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