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Monkey Wrench

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I think I very much need to point out that some of the words in this tab don't make any 
but that's the way I hear them.
[Intro]
B     F# E
B     F# E
[Verse]
BWhat have we done with F#innoceEnce?
BIt disappeared with time, F#it nEever made much sense
Badolescent rF#esidEent
BWasting another night F#on pElanning my revenge
[Bridge]
Eone Din tEenD  E  D  E  D  
Eone Din tEenD  E  D  E  D  
Eone Din tEenD  E  D  E  D  
[Chorus]
BDon't wanna G#be your monkF#ey wrEenchF#  E  C  
BOne more G#indecent acF#cidEentF#  E  C  
BI'd rather G#leave than sufF#fer tEhisF#  E  C  
BI'll never G#be your monkF#ey wrEenchF#  E  C  
[Bridge]
B     F# E
B     F# E
[Verse]
BAll this time to make F#ameEnds
BWhat do you do when all yF#our Eenemies are friends?
BNow and then I'll trF#y to bEend
BUnder pressure wind up F#snapEping in the end
[Bridge]
Eone Din tEenD  E  D  E  D  
Eone Din tEenD  E  D  E  D  
Eone Din tEenD  E  D  E  D  
[Chorus]
BDon't wanna G#be your monkF#ey wrEenchF#  E  C  
BOne more G#indecent acF#cidEentF#  E  C  
BI'd rather G#leave than sufF#fer tEhisF#  E  C  
BI'll never G#be your monkF#ey wrEenchF#  E  C  
[Bridge]
    G#m    E    B    G  ETemper
    G#m    E    B    G  ETemper
    G#m    E    B    G  ETemper
G#m E B G E
[C-Part]
BOne last thing before I quF#it
I Enever wanted any more than
BI could fit into my heaF#d
I Estill remember every single
Bword you said and all the SHIF#T
that Esomehow came along with it
Still Bthere's one thing that comforts mF#e
since EI was always caged and now i'm FREE!!!
[Chorus]
BDon't wanna G#be your monkF#ey wrEenchF#  E  C  
BOne more G#indecent acF#cidEentF#  E  C  
BI'd rather G#leave than sufF#fer tEhisF#  E  C  
BI'll never G#be your monkF#ey wrEenchF#  E  C  
[Outro]
  BDon't wanna be your monkF#ey Ewrench (fall in, fall out)
  BDon't wanna be your monkF#ey Ewrench (fall in, fall out)
  BDon't wanna be your monkF#ey Ewrench (fall in, fall out)
BDon't wanna be your monkey Ewrench

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Monkey Wrench

by Foo Fighters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

I think I very much need to point out that some of the words in this tab don't make any

but that's the way I hear them.

[Intro]

B F# E

[Verse]

B F# E

What have we done with innocence?

B F# E

It disappeared with time, it never made much sense

B F# E

adolescent resident

B F# E

Wasting another night on planning my revenge

[Bridge]

E D E D E D E D

one in ten

E D E D E D E D

one in ten

E D E D E D E D

one in ten

[Chorus]

B G# F# E F# E C

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench

B G# F# E F# E C

One more indecent accident

B G# F# E F# E C

I'd rather leave than suffer this

B G# F# E F# E C

I'll never be your monkey wrench

[Bridge]

B F# E

[Verse]

B F# E

All this time to make amends

B F# E

What do you do when all your enemies are friends?

B F# E

Now and then I'll try to bend

B F# E

Under pressure wind up snapping in the end

[Bridge]

E D E D E D E D

one in ten

E D E D E D E D

one in ten

E D E D E D E D

one in ten

[Chorus]

B G# F# E F# E C

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench

B G# F# E F# E C

One more indecent accident

B G# F# E F# E C

I'd rather leave than suffer this

B G# F# E F# E C

I'll never be your monkey wrench

[Bridge]

G#m E B G E

Temper

G#m E B G E

Temper

G#m E B G E

Temper

G#m E B G E

[C-Part]

B F#

One last thing before I quit

I never wanted any more than

B F#

I could fit into my head

I still remember every single

B F#

word you said and all the SHIT

that somehow came along with it

B F#

Still there's one thing that comforts me

since I was always caged and now i'm FREE!!!

[Chorus]

B G# F# E F# E C

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench

B G# F# E F# E C

One more indecent accident

B G# F# E F# E C

I'd rather leave than suffer this

B G# F# E F# E C

I'll never be your monkey wrench

[Outro]

B F# E

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench (fall in, fall out)

B F# E

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench (fall in, fall out)

B F# E

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench (fall in, fall out)

B E

Don't wanna be your monkey wrench

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