Intro: ( Am C Am D Am ) x3 Am D G ( Am C Am D Am ) x3 D
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Let me tell you a story, about two kids in the city
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See they both have a problem with life, and it isn't very pretty
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There's a kid called Timmy, he used to be pretty witty
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But then too many rides on the horse, got him hooked and it's a pity
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Cause now he's got a monkey, he's got a monkey can't fight it
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Monkey, on his back he can't deny it
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Monkey, he found a dragon that bites, a hole in his arm at night (where all the money goes)
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Monkey, monkey on his back, dirty monkey, monkey on his back, a dirty monkey
Interlude: ( Am C Am D Am ) x3 Am D G ( Am C Am D Am ) x3 D
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Well there's a girl called Sally, she walks the streets in the city
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She works down on the corner every night, gives her money up to Willy
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You see her man's Big Willy, and when he met her she was pretty
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But he gave her a habit that she didn't want, now that's a pity
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Cause now she's got a monkey, she's got a monkey can't fight it
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Monkey, she's gotta walk the streets to buy it
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Monkey, she found a dragon that bites, a hole in her arm at night (where all the money goes)
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Monkey, monkey on her back, dirty monkey, monkey on her back, a dirty monkey
Solo/sounds: Am ( Am G D G D C Am ) x2
Bridge: A B C C# D D# E G A D D# E F E A
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Well now listen everybody, cause there's a moral to the story
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Clean up your act, get the monkey off your back, or you'll be sorry
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Keep yourself clean, cause the monkey plays mean
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He'll put a knife in your back
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Then the man in the black, will show you a dragon that bites (and you'll wind up with a)
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Monkey, monkey on your back, dirty monkey, monkey on your back
Example chords/riffs:
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