My Monkey Jonathan Coulton
Tuning: EADGBe
Verse
[E] [B7] [C#m] [A]
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[E] [B7] [C#m] [B]
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Pre-Chorus Let this not ring | Technically JoCo plays the (1) instead but this sounds awesome.
Amaj7 B7 \|/
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[Amaj7] [B7]
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Chorus
[E] [B7] [C#m] [A]
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Verse
[E]My m[B7]onkey gets b[C#m]usy s[A]ometimes
[E]My m[B7]onkey's got a l[C#m]ot of stuff he's g[A]otta think ab[E]out
My m[B7]onkey gets t[C#m]ired s[A]ometimes
[E]My m[B7]onkey wishes h[C#m]e was something y[B]ou could live with[Amaj7]out
PreChorus
Cause every monkey needs al[B7]one time
[Amaj7]To eat bananas in the s[B7]unshine
[Amaj7]It's feast or famine, it's a f[B7]ine line
[Amaj7]It doesn't mean my m[B7]onkey doesn't love you
Chorus
|E - + - |B7 - + - |C#m - + - |A - + - | 1.[My mon-- -- --key but -- -- ler Bri -- -- -- an 2. [My mon-- -- --key he loves you 3. [My mon --- -- ---- -- --- key
4. [My mon--key says he's so--rry he's a
|E - + - |B7 - + - |C#m - + - |A - + - |E | 1. De--nne -- hy screwed up a --- gain and he's so -- -- rry] 2. My mon -- -- key loves you ve -- -- ry much] 3. says My mon -- -- -- -- -- -- key says] 4. mon--key but he's got to be a mon--key and there's no--thing he can do]
Verse 2
[E]My m[B7]onkey gets fr[C#m]azzled s[A]ometimes
[E]My m[B7]onkey has an [C#m]ulcer and a str[A]essful time at w[E]ork
My m[B7]onkey gets b[C#m]itter s[A]ometimes
[E]My m[B7]onkey's not the [C#m]only one who's [B]acting like a j[Amaj7]erk
And while he doesn't like to n[B7]ame names
[Amaj7]And he's not trying to [B7]assign blame
[Amaj7]It's hard to focus on his [B7]own game
[Amaj7]It doesn't mean my m[B7]onkey doesn't love you
[Cborus]
[E]My m[B7]onkey gets [C#m]angry s[A]ometimes
[E]My m[B7]onkey says a l[C#m]ot of things he d[A]oesn't really m[E]ean
My m[B7]onkey gets l[C#m]ucky s[A]ometimes
[E]My m[B7]onkey thinks that y[C#m]ou're the bestest g[B]irl he's ever s[Amaj7]een
He says he'll stay with you for [B7]always
[Amaj7]It doesn't matter what the j[B7]ob pays
[Amaj7]Cause everybody has their b[B7]ad days
[Amaj7]It doesn't mean my m[B7]onkey doesn't love you
[1st Balf of Cborus] (Guitar 2 plays the last two bars of PreChorus)
Tag
Amaj7 B7 E(slowly pick)
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you
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