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Monkey On A Wire

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[Verse]
  EmThey make  Emno sound  Amthey ring no Ambell
 AmLeaving G/Bno   Ctraces they Cgot no tales to Emtell
  EmThey find  Emno home  Amthey make no Amlove
 AmCasting G/Bno   Cshadow while Cbalancing a-Embove
[Chorus]
EmOh-oh Emhere I go Amme and my de-Amsire
 AmEvery-G/Bone's Cgot their own Dsus2monkey on a Emwire
EmOh-oh Emdown below Amleader of the Amchoir is
 AmWaiting G/Bfor the Cnext Dsus2monkey on a
[Interlude]
EmWireEm  
[Verse]
  EmThey keep  Emno fear  Amno second Amprize
       Am    G/B  C*                        C  Em  
 Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes
  EmThey come  Emin green  Amthey leave in Amblack
 AmHolding G/Bdead Croses with Cbullets in their Emback
[Chorus]
EmOh-oh Emhere I go Amme and my de-Amsire
     Am     G/B  C*                   Dsus2  Em  
 Every-one's got their own monkey on a wire
EmOh-oh Emdown below Amracked up in the Amfire
       Am       G/B  C*   Dsus2  
 Waiting for the next monkey on a
[Interlude]
EmWireEm  Am  Am  
    Am    G/B  C*  C-lick  Em  
[Chorus]
  EmThey make (they Emmake) no sound (no Amsound) they ring no Ambell
 AmWalking G/Blike CJesus going straight oEmn into Hell
[Chorus]
EmOh-oh Emthere you go Amyou and your de-Amsire and
 AmEvery-G/Bone's Cgot their own Dsus2monkey on a Emwire
EmOh-oh Emdown below Amleader of the Amchoir is
       Am       G/B  C*          Dsus2  Em  
 Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
EmOh-oh Emdown below Amracked up in the Amfire
       Am       G/B  C*   Dsus2  
 Waiting for the next monkey on a
[Outro]
EmWireEm  Am  Am  
 AmWaiting G/Bfor the Cnext monkey on a
EmWireEm  Am  Am  
 AmWaiting G/Bfor the Cnext monkey on a
EmWireEm  Am  Am  
 Am   G/B  C Em

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Monkey On A Wire

by Kasey Chambers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Dsus2

[Verse]

Em Em Am Am

They make no sound they ring no bell

Am G/B C C Em

Leaving no traces they got no tales to tell

Em Em Am Am

They find no home they make no love

Am G/B C C Em

Casting no shadow while balancing a-bove

[Chorus]

Em Em Am Am

Oh-oh here I go me and my de-sire

Am G/B C Dsus2 Em

Every-one's got their own monkey on a wire

Em Em Am Am

Oh-oh down below leader of the choir is

Am G/B C Dsus2

Waiting for the next monkey on a

[Interlude]

Em Em

Wire

[Verse]

Em Em Am Am

They keep no fear no second prize

Am G/B C C Em

Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes

Em Em Am Am

They come in green they leave in black

Am G/B C C Em

Holding dead roses with bullets in their back

[Chorus]

Em Em Am Am

Oh-oh here I go me and my de-sire

Am G/B C Dsus2 Em

Every-one's got their own monkey on a wire

Em Em Am Am

Oh-oh down below racked up in the fire

Am G/B C Dsus2

Waiting for the next monkey on a

[Interlude]

Em Em Am Am

Wire

Am G/B C Em

* C-lick

[Chorus]

Em Em Am Am

They make (they make) no sound (no sound) they ring no bell

Am G/B C Em

Walking like Jesus going straight on into Hell

[Chorus]

Em Em Am Am

Oh-oh there you go you and your de-sire and

Am G/B C Dsus2 Em

Every-one's got their own monkey on a wire

Em Em Am Am

Oh-oh down below leader of the choir is

Am G/B C Dsus2 Em

Waiting for the next monkey on a wire

Em Em Am Am

Oh-oh down below racked up in the fire

Am G/B C Dsus2

Waiting for the next monkey on a

[Outro]

Em Em Am Am

Wire

Am G/B C

Waiting for the next monkey on a

Em Em Am Am

Wire

Am G/B C

Waiting for the next monkey on a

Em Em Am Am

Wire

Am G/B C Em

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