...MONKEY MAN... by The Specials
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from 'The Specials' (1979)
Intro:
(Spoken):
(n.c)
This one's for the bouncers; big, big Monkey Man.
G, C D, G (x2)
Chorus 1:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 1:
I never [G]saw you, I only heard of you;
[C] Huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
I never [G]saw you, I only heard of you;
[C] Huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 2:
It's [G]no lie, it's no lie, them a tell me;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
It's [G]no lie, it's no lie, them a tell me;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 3:
Now I [G]know that, now I understand;
You're [C]turning a [D]monkey [G]on me.
Now I [G]know that, now I understand;
You're [C]turning a [D]monkey [G]on me.
Chorus 2:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 4:
I was [G]on my way to Banbury Cross,
Then [C]I see a [D]monkey up-[G]on a white horse.
With [G]rings on he fingers, bells on him toes,
[C] Sing a little [D]song, wher-[G]ever he be.
'Cos he's a [G]monkey, 'cos he's a monkey,
'Cos he's a [C]weedy, weedy, [D]weedy, little [G]monkey man.
Chorus 3:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Chorus 4:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Outro:
G, C D, G (x2)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [C] [D]
[EADGBE]355433 [EADGBE]x35553 [EADGBE]x57775
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from 'The Specials' (1979)
Intro:
(Spoken):
(n.c)
This one's for the bouncers; big, big Monkey Man.
G, C D, G (x2)
Chorus 1:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 1:
I never [G]saw you, I only heard of you;
[C] Huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
I never [G]saw you, I only heard of you;
[C] Huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 2:
It's [G]no lie, it's no lie, them a tell me;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
It's [G]no lie, it's no lie, them a tell me;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 3:
Now I [G]know that, now I understand;
You're [C]turning a [D]monkey [G]on me.
Now I [G]know that, now I understand;
You're [C]turning a [D]monkey [G]on me.
Chorus 2:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Verse 4:
I was [G]on my way to Banbury Cross,
Then [C]I see a [D]monkey up-[G]on a white horse.
With [G]rings on he fingers, bells on him toes,
[C] Sing a little [D]song, wher-[G]ever he be.
'Cos he's a [G]monkey, 'cos he's a monkey,
'Cos he's a [C]weedy, weedy, [D]weedy, little [G]monkey man.
Chorus 3:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Chorus 4:
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Aye [G]aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
You [C]huggin' up the [D]big monkey [G]man.
Outro:
G, C D, G (x2)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[G] [C] [D]
[EADGBE]355433 [EADGBE]x35553 [EADGBE]x57775