My Monkey tab by Jonathan Coulton

Tuning: EADGBe

Verse
   E       B7         C#m     A
e|--------x-------x-|-------------------|
B|--------x----0--x-|-----4h5-------2p0-|
G|-----1--x----2--x-|-----6-------2-----|   x3
D|-----2--x--1----x-|---6-------2-------|
A|--------x2------x-|-4-------0---------|
E|-0-0----x-------x-|-------------------|

   E       B7         C#m     B
e|--------x-------x-|--------x-------x--|
B|--------x----0--x-|-----5--x----4--x--|
G|-----1--x----2--x-|-----6--x----4--x--|
D|-----2--x--1----x-|---6----x--4----x--|
A|--------x2------x-|-4------x2------x--|
E|-0-0----x-------x-|--------x-------x--|

Pre-Chorus       Let this not ring | Technically JoCo plays the (1) instead but this sounds awesome.
   Amaj7                     B7   \|/
e|-----------------|---------------0--|
B|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---x|
G|-----1-------1---|-----1-------2---x|
D|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---1--(1)x|
A|-0-------0-------|-0-------2-------x|
E|-----------------|-----------------x|

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

Chorus

   E       B7         C#m     A
e|--------x-------x-|-------------------|
B|--------x----0--x-|-----4h5-------2p0-|
G|-----1--x----2--x-|-----6-------2-----|   x2
D|-----2--x--1----x-|---6-------2-------|
A|--------x2------x-|-4-------0---------|
E|-0-0----x-------x-|-------------------|


Verse
E   B7          C#m  A
My monkey gets busy sometimes
E   B7             C#m               A            E
My monkey's got a lot of stuff he's gotta think about
    B7          C#m   A
My monkey gets tired sometimes
E   B7            C#m              B                 Amaj7
My monkey wishes he was something you could live without

PreChorus
                           B7
Cause every monkey needs alone time
Amaj7                  B7
To eat bananas in the sunshine
Amaj7                         B7
It's feast or famine, it's a fine line
Amaj7               B7
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you

Chorus
   |E    -     +     -     |B7   -     +     -     |C#m  -    +     -     |A    -     +     -     |
1.[My                      mon-- -- --key          but -- -- ler         Bri -- -- -- an
2.           [My           mon-- -- --key                    he           loves      you
3.                        [My                      mon --- -- ---- -- --- key
4.                                   [My           mon--key  says  he's   so--rry    he's   a

   |E    -     +     -     |B7   -     +     -     |C#m  -    +     -     |A    -     +     -     |E     |
1. De--nne -- hy              screwed  up    a --- gain  and he's         so --  -- rry]
2.            My           mon --  -- key          loves     you          ve --  --  ry           much]
3. says                    My                      mon -- -- --  -- -- -- key                     says]
4. mon--key   but   he's   got  to    be     a     mon--key   and there's no--thing  he    can    do]

Verse 2
E   B7           C#m     A
My monkey gets frazzled sometimes
E   B7           C#m            A               E
My monkey has an ulcer and a stressful time at work
    B7          C#m    A
My monkey gets bitter sometimes
E   B7              C#m            B              Amaj7
My monkey's not the only one who's acting like a jerk

                              B7
And while he doesn't like to name names
Amaj7                  B7
And he's not trying to assign blame
Amaj7                     B7
It's hard to focus on his own game
Amaj7               B7
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you

[Chorus]

E   B7         C#m    A
My monkey gets angry sometimes
E   B7            C#m              A              E
My monkey says a lot of things he doesn't really mean
    B7          C#m   A
My monkey gets lucky sometimes
E   B7                 C#m                B              Amaj7
My monkey thinks that you're the bestest girl he's ever seen

                                B7
He says he'll stay with you for always
Amaj7                       B7
It doesn't matter what the job pays
Amaj7                      B7
Cause everybody has their bad days
Amaj7               B7
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you

[1st Half of Chorus] (Guitar 2 plays the last two bars of PreChorus)

Tag
Amaj7               B7                     E(slowly pick)
It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend