Monkey Around Chords by Delbert Mcclinton
Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Db] [D] [E] [D]
[G] [E] [D] [E] [F] [E]
So your friends have been telling you I'm out of my [A] mind, acting awful wild and weird,
[Em]
shouting and [E] screeching, bouncing off the [D] walls, [B] swinging from the chandelier.
[E] Yeah, I've been through the neon jungle,
[A] I've been chasing every woman in [Bb] town.
When [E] you wreck a man into a [Bm] monkey, that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
Wait until you see my new girlfriend,
[A] I picked her up down at the zoo.
[Em] She got [E] rings in her nose, glitter on her toes, and [B] a very well-placed tattoo.
[E] Now that I've [Bm] been
[A] You ain't never gonna get me [Bb] down.
[E] You made a man into a monkey, [Bm] now the monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
[A] Once you had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club.
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, [B] but girl, I finally had enough.
So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my [Dbm] little [E] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna [Em] monkey [E] around.
[G] Once
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
you [A] had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club.
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, but [B] girl, I finally had enough.
[Eb] So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my little [Em] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a [Bm] monkey, now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] around.
[A] Yeah, you [E] made a man into a [A] monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] [Dbm] around.
[Em] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[N]
[G] [E] [D] [E] [F] [E]
So your friends have been telling you I'm out of my [A] mind, acting awful wild and weird,
[Em]
shouting and [E] screeching, bouncing off the [D] walls, [B] swinging from the chandelier.
[E] Yeah, I've been through the neon jungle,
[A] I've been chasing every woman in [Bb] town.
When [E] you wreck a man into a [Bm] monkey, that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
Wait until you see my new girlfriend,
[A] I picked her up down at the zoo.
[Em] She got [E] rings in her nose, glitter on her toes, and [B] a very well-placed tattoo.
[E] Now that I've [Bm] been
[A] You ain't never gonna get me [Bb] down.
[E] You made a man into a monkey, [Bm] now the monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
[A] Once you had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club.
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, [B] but girl, I finally had enough.
So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my [Dbm] little [E] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna [Em] monkey [E] around.
[G] Once
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [E]
you [A] had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club.
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, but [B] girl, I finally had enough.
[Eb] So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my little [Em] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a [Bm] monkey, now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] around.
[A] Yeah, you [E] made a man into a [A] monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] [Dbm] around.
[Em] [A] [E] [A] [E]
[N]
Key:
E
A
B
Em
Bm
E
A
B
[E] _ _ [Db] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[G] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So your friends have been telling you I'm out of my [A] mind, acting awful wild and weird,
_ [Em] _
_ shouting and [E] screeching, _ bouncing off the [D] walls, [B] swinging from the chandelier. _
[E] Yeah, I've been through the neon jungle, _
[A] I've been chasing every woman in [Bb] town.
When [E] you wreck a man into a [Bm] monkey, that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around. _ _ _ _ _ _
Wait until you see my new girlfriend, _
[A] I picked her up down at the zoo. _
[Em] She got [E] rings in her nose, glitter on her toes, and [B] a very well-placed tattoo. _ _
[E] Now that I've _ _ _ [Bm] been_
[A] You ain't never gonna get me [Bb] down. _
[E] You made a man into a monkey, [Bm] now the monkey's gonna [E] monkey around. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Once you had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club. _
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, [B] but girl, I finally had enough.
So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my [Dbm] little [E] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna [Em] monkey [E] around.
_ _ [G] Once _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you [A] _ had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club. _
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, but [B] girl, I finally had enough.
[Eb] So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my little [Em] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a [Bm] monkey, now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] around.
_ _ _ [A] _ Yeah, you [E] made a man into a [A] monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] [Dbm] around.
[Em] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[G] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
So your friends have been telling you I'm out of my [A] mind, acting awful wild and weird,
_ [Em] _
_ shouting and [E] screeching, _ bouncing off the [D] walls, [B] swinging from the chandelier. _
[E] Yeah, I've been through the neon jungle, _
[A] I've been chasing every woman in [Bb] town.
When [E] you wreck a man into a [Bm] monkey, that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around. _ _ _ _ _ _
Wait until you see my new girlfriend, _
[A] I picked her up down at the zoo. _
[Em] She got [E] rings in her nose, glitter on her toes, and [B] a very well-placed tattoo. _ _
[E] Now that I've _ _ _ [Bm] been_
[A] You ain't never gonna get me [Bb] down. _
[E] You made a man into a monkey, [Bm] now the monkey's gonna [E] monkey around. _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Once you had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club. _
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, [B] but girl, I finally had enough.
So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my [Dbm] little [E] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna [Em] monkey [E] around.
_ _ [G] Once _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ you [A] _ had me dancing at the end of your chain, [E] begging for your small chain club. _
[A] I was jumping for hoops, doing loopy loops, but [B] girl, I finally had enough.
[Eb] So [E] when you see me out and rocking in my little [Em] red hat, [A] going in all [Bb] over town.
You [E] made a man into a [Bm] monkey, now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] around.
_ _ _ [A] _ Yeah, you [E] made a man into a [A] monkey, [B] now the monkey's gonna monkey [E] [Dbm] around.
[Em] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _