Intro
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Woe is me well I been dyin'
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Got to get that monkey off my back
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[Verse 1]
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The fortune teller looked into my eyeballs
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The wrinkles on her face about to crack
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She said, You best believe it
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You ain't goin' nowhere
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Unless you get that monkey off your back
[Verse 2]
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Well, I made believe the devil made me do it
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I was the evil leader of the pack
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You best believe I had it all and then I blew it
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Feeling that fucking monkey on my back
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[Bridge]
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If you put it in a spoon man I would boot it
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Some king whose mental house was just a shack
G#7
Where do you draw the line when all your friends are dyin'
G#7
You got to get that monkey off your back
N.C.
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uhhhhhh!
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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Your crystal ball is where you chase the dragon
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She said, now, bring me home his head inside a sack
B7 E7 F#7
But now you find your crystal balls are dragging
B7 E7 C#7
Got to get that monkey off your back