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Punish The Monkey

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[Intro]
|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm| x2
[Verse 1]
DmThey're driving long nails into coffins
DmYou've been having sleepless nights
DmYou've gone as quiet as a church mouse
DmAnd checking on your rights
DmThe boss has hung you out to dry
   BbAnd it looks as thoughAsus4  
They'll punish the monDmkeyBb  
   GmAnd let the organ grinder Dmgo
[Interlude]
|  Dm   Dm/C|     Dm| x4
[Verse 2]
   BbYou've beeAmn talking to a lDmawyer
   BbAre you going to preteDmnd
   Bb  AmThat you and your empDmloyer
  BbAre still the Ambest of friends?
  BbSomeboAmdy's going to Dmtake the fall
  BbThere's your quid pro qAuo
[Chorus]
Punish the mDmonkeyBb  Gm  
PCunish the mDmonkey, BbyeahGm  
PCunish the mDmonkeyBb  
  GmAnd let the organ grinder Dmgo
[Bridge]
   F/CHere comes a pBbolice mF/Can
He won't Bbbe side-trF/Cacked
He's F/Casking about a smBboking gCun
He's DmaftBber the AfactsA  
[Solo]
|  Bb   Am|   Dm|   Bb|   Dm|
|  Bb   Am|   Dm|   Bb|   Am|
|  Bb   Am|   Dm|   Bb|  Asus4   A|
|  Dm   Bb|   Gm|
|     Dm|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm|
[Interlude]
|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm| x2
[Verse 3]
  BbIt's a qAmuiet life from hDmere on in
  BbYou've dropped your poison Dmcup
  BbThe tAmelephone is rDminging
  BbBut you're not pAmicking up
  BbTime's upAm, Sir Lord FluDmnkey
BbAnd everybody knAows
[Chorus]
They'll punish the mDmonkeyBb  Gm  
PCunish the mDmonkey, BbyeahGm  
PCunish the mDmonkeyBb  
  GmAnd let the organ grinder DmgoDm  
Oh, punish the mDmonkeyBb  Gm  
PCunish the monkeyDm, yeaBbhGm  
PCunish the mDmonkeyBb  
  GmAnd let the organ grinder Dmgo
[Outro]
DmOh, punish the monkey
DmPunish the monkey
DmPunish the monkey
DmYeah, they'll punish the monkey
|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm| x3
|   Dm|   Dm|   Dm| Dm  

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Punish The Monkey

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Dm/C

F/C

[Intro]

Dm Dm Dm Dm

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

They're driving long nails into coffins

You've been having sleepless nights

You've gone as quiet as a church mouse

And checking on your rights

The boss has hung you out to dry

Bb Asus4

And it looks as though

Dm Bb

They'll punish the monkey

Gm Dm

And let the organ grinder go

[Interlude]

Dm Dm/C Dm

| | | x4

[Verse 2]

Bb Am Dm

You've been talking to a lawyer

Bb Dm

Are you going to pretend

Bb Am Dm

That you and your employer

Bb Am

Are still the best of friends?

Bb Am Dm

Somebody's going to take the fall

Bb A

There's your quid pro quo

[Chorus]

Dm Bb Gm

Punish the monkey

C Dm Bb Gm

Punish the monkey, yeah

C Dm Bb

Punish the monkey

Gm Dm

And let the organ grinder go

[Bridge]

F/C Bb F/C

Here comes a police man

Bb F/C

He won't be side-tracked

F/C Bb C

He's asking about a smoking gun

Dm Bb A A

He's after the facts

[Solo]

Bb Am Dm Bb Dm

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Bb Am Dm Bb Am

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Bb Am Dm Bb Asus4 A

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Dm Bb Gm

| | |

Dm Dm Dm Dm

| | | | |

[Interlude]

Dm Dm Dm Dm

| | | | | x2

[Verse 3]

Bb Am Dm

It's a quiet life from here on in

Bb Dm

You've dropped your poison cup

Bb Am Dm

The telephone is ringing

Bb Am

But you're not picking up

Bb Am Dm

Time's up, Sir Lord Flunkey

Bb A

And everybody knows

[Chorus]

Dm Bb Gm

They'll punish the monkey

C Dm Bb Gm

Punish the monkey, yeah

C Dm Bb

Punish the monkey

Gm Dm Dm

And let the organ grinder go

Dm Bb Gm

Oh, punish the monkey

C Dm Bb Gm

Punish the monkey, yeah

C Dm Bb

Punish the monkey

Gm Dm

And let the organ grinder go

[Outro]

Oh, punish the monkey

Punish the monkey

Yeah, they'll punish the monkey

Dm Dm Dm Dm

| | | | | x3

Dm Dm Dm Dm

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