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New York Dolls - Dance Like a Monkey
intro bass, then:
E, E, C#m,  D(repeat)
verse:
                            E  C#m, D  
Your design's so intelligent 
                                 E  C#m, D  
Ain't no way that was an accident
                              E  C#m, D  
Come on shake your monkey hips
                            E  C#m, D  
My pretty little creationist
prechorus:
BAin't gonna anthropomDorphize Aya
BOr perversely polymorAphosize DyaD#  
chorus:
ELittle girl you look so sweet
You gotta dAance like a monkey, dDance like a monkey-child
(E, E, A, D)
verse:
                                       E  C#m, D  
You just started ten thousand years ago
                                   E  C#m, D  
Presto, Adam and Eve, but go man go
                             E  C#m, D  
Abel died, Cain took his life
                                                  E  C#m, D  
And headed straight for the jungle to find a wife.
prechorus:
BNonbelievers running oDut on aApes
BThis monkey time I want to sAee you shDakeD#  
chorus:
EEvolution is obsolete
You gotta dAance like a monkey, dDance like a monkey-child
EStomp your hands and clap your feet
You gotta dAance like a monkey, dDance like a monkey-child
E, E, A,  D(x2)
solo:
B, B, D,  A(x2)
B, B, A, D, D#  
(drum break with no chords, then the bass starts again like the intro, which goes E, E, C#m, D)
verse:
                                           E  C#m, D  
Come on pretty baby won't you take a chance
                                          E  C#m, D  
Be my natural selection, dance dance dance
                                            E  C#m, D  
Exorcise your demons with that monkey friend
                                    E  C#m, D  
Because we're gonna inherit the wind
chorus:
ELet them fight it out in the SuApreme CDourt
EThat's such a mad lame iAndoor spDort
EWave your arms and legs Ain the Dair
ERock it like a monkey, like you jAust don't cDare
E, E, A,  D(repeat to fade)

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Dance Like A Monkey

by New York Dolls

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C#m

New York Dolls - Dance Like a Monkey

intro bass, then:

E E C#m D

, , , (repeat)

verse:

E C#m D

Your design's so intelligent

E C#m D

Ain't no way that was an accident

E C#m D

Come on shake your monkey hips

E C#m D

My pretty little creationist

prechorus:

B D A

Ain't gonna anthropomorphize ya

B A D D#

Or perversely polymorphosize ya

chorus:

Little girl you look so sweet

A D

You gotta dance like a monkey, dance like a monkey-child

E E A D

(, , , )

verse:

E C#m D

You just started ten thousand years ago

E C#m D

Presto, Adam and Eve, but go man go

E C#m D

Abel died, Cain took his life

E C#m D

And headed straight for the jungle to find a wife.

prechorus:

B D A

Nonbelievers running out on apes

B A D D#

This monkey time I want to see you shake

chorus:

Evolution is obsolete

A D

You gotta dance like a monkey, dance like a monkey-child

Stomp your hands and clap your feet

A D

You gotta dance like a monkey, dance like a monkey-child

E E A D

, , , (x2)

solo:

B B D A

, , , (x2)

B B A D D#

, , , ,

(drum break with no chords, then the bass starts again like the intro, which goes E, E, C#m, D)

verse:

E C#m D

Come on pretty baby won't you take a chance

E C#m D

Be my natural selection, dance dance dance

E C#m D

Exorcise your demons with that monkey friend

E C#m D

Because we're gonna inherit the wind

chorus:

E A D

Let them fight it out in the Supreme Court

E A D

That's such a mad lame indoor sport

E A D

Wave your arms and legs in the air

E A D

Rock it like a monkey, like you just don't care

E E A D

, , , (repeat to fade)

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