Monterey

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:18 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
Subject: a/animals/monterey.crd
"Monterey"
(Burdon - Briggs - Weider - Jenkins - McCulloch)
Intro:
bass:
Am
()
v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
-----5-7-----5-6-|-7---------------|-------0---------
-5-7-----5-7-----|-----0-----------|-0-2-3-----3---2-
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
Am Bm
[8X; continue into verse]
v v v v
-----------------
-----------------
-0---0---2-------
-----------0---3-
Verse 1:
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
The people came and listened
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
Some of them came and played
F Esus4 E
Others give flowers away, yes they did
Am Bm Am Bm
Down in Monterey
Am Bm Am Bm
Down in Monterey
Verse 2:
Young gods smiled upon the crowd
Their music being born of love
Children danced night and day
Religion was being born
Down in Monterey
foo:
bass [as per verses] w/drums and sound effects:
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
() () () () () () () ()
The Byrds and the Airplane did fly [w/guiro]
sic
Oh, Ravi Shanknar's music made me cry [w/sitar]
The Who exploded into fire and light [w/feedback]
Hugh Masekela's music was black as night [w/trumpet]
The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind
Jimi Hendrix, baby believe me, set the world on fire
His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he grooved among the crowd
Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud
You wanna find the truth in life
Don't pass music by
And you know I would not lie
No, I would not lie
No, I would not lie
Down in Monterey
bass:
C Am
[N..]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|---------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----5-7-5-7-5-5--
-----------------|-----------------|-0-------|-5-7--------------
-0-2---3---4-----|-0-1---2---3---4-|---------|------------------
Monterey!
[instrumental break - sitar solo over Am Bm]
Verse 3:
Three days of understanding
Of moving with one another
Even the cops grooved with us
Do you believe me, yeah
Down in Monterey
Coda:
Am Bm
[continue]
Down in Monterey, yeah
Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey, yeah
Am C Am C
[N..] [N..]
I think that maybe I'm dreamin'
Am Bm
[continue]
Monterey
Monterey
Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey
Did you hear what I say
fade
Down in Monterey
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

Monterey chords and lyrics

Free chords for Monterey by The Animals. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:18 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: a/animals/monterey.crd
                               "Monterey"
            (Burdon - Briggs - Weider - Jenkins - McCulloch)
Intro:
	bass:
Verse 1:
Verse 2:
	Young gods smiled upon the crowd
	Their music being born of love
	Children danced night and day
	Religion was being born
	Down in Monterey
foo:
	bass [as per verses] w/drums and sound effects:
	Oh, Ravi Shanknar's [sic] music made me cry    [w/sitar]
	The Who exploded into fire and light           [w/feedback]
	Hugh Masekela's music was black as night       [w/trumpet]
	The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind
	Jimi Hendrix, baby believe me, set the world on fire
	His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he grooved among the crowd
	Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud
	You wanna find the truth in life
	Don't pass music by
	And you know   I would not lie
	No, I would not lie
	No, I would not lie
	Down in Monterey
	bass:
	                                       Monterey!
	[instrumental break - sitar solo over Am Bm]
Verse 3:
	Three days of understanding
	Of moving with one another
	Even the cops grooved with us
	Do you believe me, yeah
	Down in Monterey
Coda:
	Down in Monterey
	Down in Monterey, yeah
	Monterey
	Down in Monterey
	Down in Monterey

Monterey Chords by The Animals

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