The Woman Who Was Also A Mongoose Chords by The Dead Milkmen
Tempo:
74 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
B
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
She was once an attraction [B] at the county [G] fair, [D]
and now she sleeps in a box [B] at the top [G] of the stairs.
[D]
And she loves it here, [B] to make moments [G] gay, [D] cause she can earn her keep [B] by chasing [G] days.
[D]
And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is also [D] a monkey.
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[A]
[D] She was born in May, [B] nineteen years [G] ago, [D]
in a little town outside [G] Buffalo.
Went [D]
to a town folk theater [B] and they chased her [G] away, [D]
and now she's happy [B] with the place [G] to stay.
[D] And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey.
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[A]
[D] She trapped the rattler [Bm] out behind [G] the barn, [D] and then she let it go [Bm] without [G] any harm.
[D]
Then she came [Bm] inside for a cup [G] of tea.
[D]
Then she spoke for a while [B] with my [G] brother and me.
[D]
Chasing after [B] field mice running through the [G] high grass, that's what she [D] loves to do.
And this is [B] happy as a monkey, [G] shouldn't bother [D] me or you.
And if I wake up late [B] at night, [G] I know that everything will [D] be alright.
She's crawling around [B] on my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey.
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[A]
[D]
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
She was once an attraction [B] at the county [G] fair, [D]
and now she sleeps in a box [B] at the top [G] of the stairs.
[D]
And she loves it here, [B] to make moments [G] gay, [D] cause she can earn her keep [B] by chasing [G] days.
[D]
And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is also [D] a monkey.
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[A]
[D] She was born in May, [B] nineteen years [G] ago, [D]
in a little town outside [G] Buffalo.
Went [D]
to a town folk theater [B] and they chased her [G] away, [D]
and now she's happy [B] with the place [G] to stay.
[D] And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey.
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[A]
[D] She trapped the rattler [Bm] out behind [G] the barn, [D] and then she let it go [Bm] without [G] any harm.
[D]
Then she came [Bm] inside for a cup [G] of tea.
[D]
Then she spoke for a while [B] with my [G] brother and me.
[D]
Chasing after [B] field mice running through the [G] high grass, that's what she [D] loves to do.
And this is [B] happy as a monkey, [G] shouldn't bother [D] me or you.
And if I wake up late [B] at night, [G] I know that everything will [D] be alright.
She's crawling around [B] on my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey.
[B] [G] [D]
[B] [G] [D]
[A]
[D]
Key:
D
G
B
A
Bm
D
G
B
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
She was once an attraction [B] at the county [G] fair, _ [D] _
and now she sleeps in a box [B] at the top [G] of the stairs.
_ [D] _
And she loves it here, [B] to make moments [G] gay, _ [D] cause she can earn her keep [B] by chasing [G] days.
_ [D] _
And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is also [D] a monkey. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] She was born in May, [B] nineteen years [G] ago, _ [D] _
in a little town outside [G] Buffalo.
Went [D] _
to a town folk theater [B] and they chased her [G] away, _ [D] _
and now she's happy [B] with the place [G] to stay.
_ [D] And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] She trapped the rattler [Bm] out behind [G] the barn, _ [D] and then she let it go [Bm] without [G] any harm.
_ [D] _
Then she came [Bm] inside for a cup [G] of tea.
_ [D] _
Then she spoke for a while [B] with my [G] brother and me.
[D] _ _
Chasing after [B] field mice running through the [G] high grass, that's what she [D] loves to do.
And this is [B] happy as a monkey, [G] shouldn't bother [D] me or you.
And if I wake up late [B] at night, [G] I know that everything will [D] be alright.
She's crawling around [B] on my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
She was once an attraction [B] at the county [G] fair, _ [D] _
and now she sleeps in a box [B] at the top [G] of the stairs.
_ [D] _
And she loves it here, [B] to make moments [G] gay, _ [D] cause she can earn her keep [B] by chasing [G] days.
_ [D] _
And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is also [D] a monkey. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] She was born in May, [B] nineteen years [G] ago, _ [D] _
in a little town outside [G] Buffalo.
Went [D] _
to a town folk theater [B] and they chased her [G] away, _ [D] _
and now she's happy [B] with the place [G] to stay.
_ [D] And if I wake up late [B] at night, I [G] know that everything will be [D] alright.
She's crawling around on [B] my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] She trapped the rattler [Bm] out behind [G] the barn, _ [D] and then she let it go [Bm] without [G] any harm.
_ [D] _
Then she came [Bm] inside for a cup [G] of tea.
_ [D] _
Then she spoke for a while [B] with my [G] brother and me.
[D] _ _
Chasing after [B] field mice running through the [G] high grass, that's what she [D] loves to do.
And this is [B] happy as a monkey, [G] shouldn't bother [D] me or you.
And if I wake up late [B] at night, [G] I know that everything will [D] be alright.
She's crawling around [B] on my roof, [G] it's a woman who is [D] also a monkey. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _