Green Monkey chords by America

Green Monkey (written by Dewey Bunnell)

From America's 1973 Album, Hatrick

Play with a steady heavy rock beat

Intro 1: (distorted lead guitar) 4x

e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D----2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--
A----0--0- 0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
E-----------------------------------------------------
   1 + 2 +  3 +  4 + 1 +  2 + 3 +  4 +

Intro 2: (full band) 2x

||: Am / D / | Am / D / :||

(use this chord pattern over verses)


Verse 1

When the deep blue night is ....


Chorus (3rd time with tempo change (slow)
    and 3-part harmony, not unlike CSN!)


Em9          A7
Smell the perfume of a ...
Em9         A7
Fly the ocean read a ...Em9          A7
Speak the wisdom of ....
C (tacet)
speak to me. (to Intro 1 & 2)

Verse 2

So you think that star-cluster shining ...(chorus)


Solo over verse chords after second chorus --
end solo and return to chorus with new tempo.



Solo tabs (two guitars)

e--12------------------------
B-----10--10--8--10--12--13--
G----------------------------
D----------------------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------

 Both guitars play the above
 together 2x, an octave apart
 then separate parts below:

e---------------------------
B---10---8---10---12--------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A---------------------------
E---------------------------

(guitar 1)

  (guitar 2 answers back)
e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A-- 14--15--17--15--14------
E---------------------------

  (guitar 1 repeats)
e---------------------------
B---10---8---10---12--------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A---------------------------
E---------------------------

  (guitar 2 answers back)

e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A------------------15-14----
E---------------------------

   (guitar 1 repeats)
e---------------------------
B---10---8---10---12--------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A---------------------------
E---------------------------



  (guitar 2 answers back)

e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A---14--15--17--15--14------
E---------------------------

  (guitar 1 repeats)

e---------------------------
B---10---8---10---12--------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A---------------------------
E---------------------------

  (guitar 2 answers back)

e---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D---------------------------
A----------15--14--12--10---
E---------------------------

Song fades over verse chords with improvised guitar lead --
check out the record (this song is not a 'typical' America
song and features Joe Walsh as guest lead guitarist).