Monkey Around Chords by Delbert Mcclinton

Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Delbert McClinton :: Monkey Around chords
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[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]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Em
121
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Delbert Mcclinton - (Album Version) Monkey Around chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, E, Bm, E, A, Bm, A and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 57 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 116. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A Major.

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[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] _ _

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