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Transcribed by CapnDeviance
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{{SongNav}}
  
Riff 1 -
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Transcribed by Paul R. Potts / based on original transcription by CapnDeviance
  
<pre>E  :----------------|---------------- |
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Chord Shapes Used:
B  :------------4---|----4h5-----2p0- |
 
G  :----1-------4---|----------------*|
 
D  :----2-----4-4---|--6-6-6---2-2-2-*|
 
A  :--2-2---2-------|4---4---0---0--- |
 
E  :0---------------|---------------- |</pre>
 
  
Riff 2 -
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<pre>E  02210X
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B7 X2120X (altered to B7 X21202)
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C#sus2 X4664X (altered with hammer-on to C#m X4665X)
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A X0222X (altered with pull-off to Asus2 X0220X)
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B X2444X
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Amaj7 X0212X</pre>
  
<pre>E  :----------------|------------0---|
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Riff 1:
B  :----2-------2---|----2-------0---|
 
G  :----2-2-----2-2-|----2-2-------4-|
 
D  :--2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-----4-4-4-|
 
A  :0---0---0---0---|0---0---2---2---|
 
E  :----------------|----------------|</pre>
 
  
Riff 3 -
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<pre>        E  B7    C#sus2  A
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e :------------|---------------|
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B :--------0---|--4h5------2p0-|
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G :--1-----2---|--6--------2---|
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D :--2----1----|-6--------2----|
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A :------2-----|4--------0-----|
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E :0-----------|---------------|</pre>
  
<pre>E  :----------------|------0-2-------|
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Last Repeat:
B  :----2-------2---|----------------|
 
G  :----2-2-----2-2-|----4-----------|
 
D  :--2-2-----2-2---|--4-------------|
 
A  :0---0---0---0---|2---------------|
 
E  :----------------|----------------|</pre>
 
  
Intro, Bridge - Riff 1 x2
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<pre>        E  B7    C#sus2  B
<br />Verse - Riff 1 x4
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e :------------|---------------|
<br />Chorus - Riff 2 x3, Riff 3
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B :--------0---|--4--------4---|
<br />Bridge - Riff 1 x2
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G :--1-----2---|--6--------4---|
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D :--2----1----|-6--------4----|
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A :------2-----|4--------2-----|
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E :0-----------|---------------|</pre>
  
<lyrics>Verse 1
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Riff 2:
My monkey gets busy sometimes
 
My monkey’s got a lot of stuff he’s gotta think about
 
My monkey gets tired sometimes
 
My monkey wishes he was something you could live without
 
  
Chorus 1
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<pre>    Amaj7          B7
Cause every monkey needs alone time
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e :-------------|-----|
To eat bananas in the sunshine
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B :--2---2---2--|--0--|
It’s feast or famine it’s a fine line
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G :--1---1---1--|--2--|
It doesn’t mean my monkey doesn’t love you
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D :-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-2-|
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A :0---0---0----|2----|
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E :-------------|-----|</pre>
  
Bridge
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Last Repeat:
[My monkey butler Brian Dennehy screwed up again and he’s sorry]
 
[My monkey he loves you My monkey loves you very much]
 
[My monkey says My monkey says]
 
[My monkey says he’s sorry he’s a monkey but he’s got to be a monkey and there’s nothing he can do]
 
  
Verse 2
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<pre>    Amaj7    B7
My monkey gets frazzled sometimes
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e :---------|---0-2--| (hold fingering, let notes ring)
My monkey has an ulcer and a stressful time at work
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B :--2---2--|--0-----|
My monkey gets bitter sometimes
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G :--1---1--|-2------|
My monkey’s not the only one who’s acting like a jerk
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D :-2-2-2-2-|--------|
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A :0---0----|2-------|
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E :---------|--------|</pre>
  
Chorus 2
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Ending:
And while he doesn’t like to name names
 
And he’s not trying to assign blame
 
It’s hard to focus on his own game
 
Riff 3
 
It doesn’t mean my monkey doesn’t love you
 
  
Bridge
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<pre>    E
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e :----------0------| (slowly, let notes ring)
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B :--------0--------|
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G :------1----------|
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D :----2------------|
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A :--2--------------|
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E :0----------------|</pre>
  
Verse 3
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The song is structured as follows:
My monkey gets angry sometimes
 
My monkey says a lot of things he doesn’t really mean
 
My monkey gets lucky sometimes
 
My monkey thinks that you’re the bestest girl he’s ever seen
 
  
Chorus 3
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<pre>Intro: Riff 1 x 2
He says he’ll stay with you for always
 
It doesn’t matter what the job pays
 
Cause everybody has their bad days
 
It doesn’t mean my monkey doesn’t love you
 
Riff 3
 
It doesn’t mean my monkey doesn’t love you
 
  
Drag out:</lyrics>
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Verse: Riff 1 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
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Chorus: Riff 2 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
  
<pre>E  :----------0------|
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Verse: Riff 1 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
:--------0--------|
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Chorus: Riff 2 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
:------1----------|
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:----2------------|
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Verse: Riff 1 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
A  :--2--------------|
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Chorus: Riff 2 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
E :0----------------|</pre>
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Play just the "last repeat" variant twice
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Play the final E chord slowly and let it ring.</pre>
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Note that Coulton plays some of the chords a little more freely than the tab suggests. For example, he strums a few notes of the Riff 1 opening E chord instead of just plucking the single bass E note on some of the repeats.

Latest revision as of 00:26, 10 March 2009



Transcribed by Paul R. Potts / based on original transcription by CapnDeviance

Chord Shapes Used:

E  02210X
B7 X2120X (altered to B7 X21202)
C#sus2 X4664X (altered with hammer-on to C#m X4665X)
A X0222X (altered with pull-off to Asus2 X0220X)
B X2444X
Amaj7 X0212X

Riff 1:

         E   B7     C#sus2   A 
e :------------|---------------|
B :--------0---|--4h5------2p0-|
G :--1-----2---|--6--------2---|
D :--2----1----|-6--------2----|
A :------2-----|4--------0-----|
E :0-----------|---------------|

Last Repeat:

         E   B7     C#sus2   B 
e :------------|---------------|
B :--------0---|--4--------4---|
G :--1-----2---|--6--------4---|
D :--2----1----|-6--------4----|
A :------2-----|4--------2-----|
E :0-----------|---------------|

Riff 2:

    Amaj7          B7
e :-------------|-----|
B :--2---2---2--|--0--|
G :--1---1---1--|--2--|
D :-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-2-|
A :0---0---0----|2----|
E :-------------|-----|

Last Repeat:

    Amaj7     B7
e :---------|---0-2--| (hold fingering, let notes ring)
B :--2---2--|--0-----|
G :--1---1--|-2------|
D :-2-2-2-2-|--------|
A :0---0----|2-------|
E :---------|--------|

Ending:

    E
e :----------0------| (slowly, let notes ring)
B :--------0--------|
G :------1----------|
D :----2------------|
A :--2--------------|
E :0----------------|

The song is structured as follows:

Intro: Riff 1 x 2

Verse: Riff 1 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
Chorus: Riff 2 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)

Verse: Riff 1 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
Chorus: Riff 2 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)

Verse: Riff 1 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)
Chorus: Riff 2 x 4 (the last time, play the variant)

Play just the "last repeat" variant twice

Play the final E chord slowly and let it ring.

Note that Coulton plays some of the chords a little more freely than the tab suggests. For example, he strums a few notes of the Riff 1 opening E chord instead of just plucking the single bass E note on some of the repeats.