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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: F# Difficulty: Intermediate Verse: F# | C#5 F#5 ] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A –-0h|1-1-2---4---2-0h|----------------|----------------|1-1-2---1-------|----------------| F#--0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--0-0---2---2/--/7---------------| B ----h2---4---5---4---|----------------|----------------h2---4---2---2/--/7---------------| F#----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------| C#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Chorus: B7 F# 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------| A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0h|----------------| F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--------%-------| B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---x---2-------|----------------| F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------| C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| C#7 B7 F# C#7 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---| A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h| F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-| B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---| F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------| C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
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CHORDS
C#-F#-B-F#-A-D#
F# x- 0- 2-0- 1-x
B7 x- x- 0-0- 0-0
C#7 0- 2- 2-2- 2-2
C#5 x- x- 2-2- x-x
F#5 x- x- 7-7- x-x
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Intro:
| F# | % |
(riff: see tab)
| F# | % | % | % |
Verse 1:
F#
Salesman talking to me tried to run me up a creek
F# C#5 F#5
Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week, oh- oh
(break)
Chorus:
B7 F#
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, uh-uh-huh
Verse 2:
F#
Blonde haired, good looking trying to get me hooked
F# C#5 F#5
Wants me to marry, settle down and get a home and write a book, oh- oh
Chorus:
B7 F#
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
Verse 3:
F#
Pay phone, something wrong, dial gone
F# C#5 F#5
Well me ought to sue the operator for telling me a tale, oh- oh
Chorus:
B7 F#
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
Solo:
| F# | % | % | % |
| B7 | % | F# | % |
| C#7 | B7 | F# | C# |
Verse 4:
F#
Been to Vietnam, been a fighting in the war
F# C#5 F#5
Army bar, army chow, army clothes, army car, oh- oh
Chorus:
B7 F#
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
Verse 5:
F#
Working in the filling station, too many tasks
F# C#5 F#5
“Wipe the window, check the tires, check the oil, a dollar gas!”, oh- oh
Chorus:
B7 F#
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
Verse 6:
F#
Blonde haired, good looking trying to get me hooked
F# C#5 F#5
Wants me to marry, settle down and get a home and and write a book, oh- oh
Chorus:
B7 F#
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
Outro:
F# F# :
Too much monkey business, ah-ha-huh
F# F# :
Too much monkey business, ah-ha-huh
(repeat and fade)
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