Chords for Eric Burdon & The Animals - Monterey - 1968 45rpm

Tempo:
157.8 bpm
Chords used:

Am

A

E

B

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Burdon & The Animals - Monterey - 1968 45rpm chords
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[E]
[Am]
[A]
[Am] [A]
[Am]
[Bm] [E]
The [B] people came and listened,
[Am] [B] [Am] some [B] of them [Am] came and [A] played, [Am] [A]
[F] others gave flowers away.
[B] Yes they did.
[E]
Down in Monterey, [G] [Am] down in Monterey, [D] [Am] young [A] gods smiled [Am] upon the [B] crowd.
[Am] [A]
[Am] [A] [Am] Their [B] music being [Am] born of [B] love, [Am] [A]
[F] children danced night and day, [B] religion was three [E] and four.
Down in [Am] Monterey, [Bm]
[E] [Am] [Bm]
[Am] the [B]
birds and [A] the airplane did [E] fly.
[A] [E] [A] Oh, Brother Shankla's music made me cry.
The [E] hooves [A] exploded [E] into fighting light.
[A]
His music was [Em] black as night.
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [Am]
Patrick's baby [Em] believed he set the world on [A] fire.
His [B] [A] [B] Majesty [A] [B] Prince George [A] [B] smiled as [A] he moved him off the ground.
[Bm]
[A] [E] Ten thousand electric guitars were grooving real loud.
[A]
[E] [Am] You want to [B] find the truth [Am] in life, oh, [E] pass music by.
And you know I would not [A] lie, no I would not lie, no I would not lie, down [F#] in Monterey.
[E]
[Am] [G]
[E]
[Am]
[A]
[E]
[Am]
[E]
Three days of [D] understanding,
[Am] [Bm] [Am] of [B] moving with one another, [Am] [Bm]
[F] even the cops stood with us.
[E]
Down in [A] Monterey, [G]
[E] down in [A] Monterey, down in Monterey, down in [Am] Monterey.
[Bm]
[Am] [Bm] [Am] I think that maybe I'm dreaming.
[A]
Monterey!
Monterey!
[Am] [E] Monterey!
Did you hear what I hear?
[Am] [B]
Monterey!
[Am] [E] Monterey!
Monterey!
Monterey!
[Am] Did you [Em] hear what [Am] I hear?
[E]
Monterey!
[Em] [Am] [Em]
Key:  
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
B
12341112
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
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Let's start jamming Eric Burdon & The Animals - Monterey chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, Am, D, A, D, Am, A and Am. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ The [B] people came and listened, _
_ [Am] _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] some [B] of them [Am] came and [A] played, _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [F] _ others gave flowers away.
_ [B] Yes they did.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Down in _ Monterey, _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] down in _ Monterey, _ [D] _ _ [Am] young [A] gods smiled [Am] upon the [B] crowd.
[Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] Their [B] music being [Am] born of [B] love, _ [Am] _ _ [A] _
_ [F] children danced night and day, _ [B] religion was three [E] and four.
_ _ Down in [Am] Monterey, [Bm] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ the [B]
birds and [A] the airplane _ did [E] fly.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Oh, _ _ Brother _ Shankla's music made me cry. _ _ _ _
_ The [E] hooves _ [A] exploded [E] into _ fighting light. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ His music was [Em] black as night.
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Patrick's baby [Em] believed he set the world on [A] fire. _
_ His [B] _ _ [A] _ [B] Majesty _ [A] _ [B] Prince George [A] _ [B] smiled as [A] he moved him off the ground.
_ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ Ten thousand _ electric guitars were grooving real loud.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [Am] You want to [B] find the truth [Am] in life, _ _ oh, [E] pass music by. _ _ _ _
And you know _ I _ would not [A] lie, _ _ no I would not lie, _ no I would not lie, _ down [F#] in _ Monterey.
_ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Three days of [D] understanding, _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] of [B] moving with one _ another, _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F] even the cops stood with us. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Down in [A] Monterey, _ [G] _
_ [E] _ down in [A] Monterey, _ _ _ _ down in Monterey, _ _ down in [Am] Monterey.
_ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ I think that maybe I'm dreaming. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Monterey!
_ _ _ _ _ Monterey!
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Monterey!
_ _ Did you hear what I hear?
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B]
Monterey!
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Monterey!
_ _ _ _ _ _ Monterey!
_ _ _ Monterey!
[Am] Did _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ [Em] hear what [Am] I hear?
_ [E]
Monterey!
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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