Animaniacs - Monkey Song Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays588

Animaniacs - Monkey Song by Misc Cartoons is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, B7 and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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A
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16
Speed
  			I 
           A                E            
One Monday morning I got up late  
                    B7                 E 
And there was these monkeys outside me gate  
                 A                       E 
Ze guard went to stop them but he had no luck 
                B7                 E 
The monkeys got free and they ran amok 



                     E                      B 
I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
                     E                      B 
I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 


II:   
              A                E 
My office was run by ze studio nurse 
           B7                       E 
I came downstairs und what could be worse? 
               A             E 
Ze monkeys was doing a crazy dance 
         B7                 E 
They put buggies in my underpants 



                     E                      B 
I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
        E                       B 
Monkeys dance day and night and stew 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 

III: 
         A             E 
I ran outside to get a stick 
               B7                         E 
But I tell you friends, those monkeys was quick 
              A                       E 
'Cause when I returned, much to my disgrace 
                      B7               E 
Those monkeys had the nurse in a mad embrace 


  
                       E                      B 
- I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
         B7                     E 
- For a nickel, I'll give you a clue 
           E                   B 
- I didn't know your eyes were blue 
                     B7                     E 
I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 

IV: 

             A                     E 
I went to me bath for a shower and shave 
                  B7             E 
The monkeys gonna put me into my grave 
           A                    E 
The entire bathroom was laid to waste 
                   B7                   E 
And they shaved my head with minty toothpaste 



                     E                      B 
I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
              E                  B 
They is crazy nutso, I'm telling you 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 

V: 

            A                  E 
Well by zis time I was feeling dread 
                B7                     E 
Zey was using a shoe brush to shine me head 
                A                      E 
I asked them to leave but they stayed around 
               B7                   E 
Zey pulled the chain and ee! I went down 



                     E                      B 
I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
        E                    B 
Call my lawyer, I'm ready to sue 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 

VI: 

        A                                    E 
Well my patients ran out and I'm telling you sure 
           B7                     E 
Tomorrow I show those monkeys the door 
                  A                   E 
And if they don't leave, I'm inviting you 
                B7                   E 
To my house for dumplings and monkey stew 



                     E                      B 
I don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
               E        B 
Now I'm in the stew, oh pooh! 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
              E                    B 
Watch out for monkeys, I'm telling you 
                    B7                     E 
-Don't know what to say, the monkeys won't do 
          E                   B 
We're not monkeys, we're just cuckoo 
                   B7                     E 
Don't know what to say, the Warners won't do  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante