Shock The Monkey chords by Peter Gabriel

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard

Peter Gabriel
Shock the Monkey (1982)
(Gabriel)

From: "Peter Gabriel [4/Security]"

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MAIN RIFF
 DmDm
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|------1-----0---|----------------|
BB|3-3---3-----3-3-|----------------|keyboard
G+G|2-2---2-----2-2-|----------------|
D MajorD|0-0-------------|--0)------------|
A augmentedA|-------------(3-|3---------------| (bass)
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|

CODA
 FF   F(add9)  C6/E C/EC/E    DmDm
 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1-1---3---------|5-5---7---------|1---------------|1---------------|
BB|1-1---1---------|5-5---5---------|3---------------|2---------------|
G+G|2-2---2---------|5-5---5---------|2---------------|3---------------|
D MajorD|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS
   E-A-D-G-B-E
DmDm  x-x-0-2-3-1
C majorC   x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb majorBb  x-1-3-3-3-1
FF   x-x-3-2-1-1
C/EC/E  x-x-2-0-1-0

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INTRO (MAIN RIFF]
| DmDm | % | % | % |
| DmDm | % | % | % |


VERSE 1
   DmDm    DmDm
Cover me when I run
   DmDm       DmDm
Cover me through the fire
DmDm
Something knocked me out' the trees
DmDm
 Now I'm on my knees
   DmDm     DmDm
Cover me, darling please

CHORUS
          C majorC
Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey
                  DmDm
Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey

VERSE 2
    DmDm       DmDm
Fox the fox, rat up the rat
        DmDm        DmDm
You can ape the ape, I know about that
   DmDm
There is one thing you must be sure of
DmDm
 I can't take any more
    DmDm
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey


CHORUS
          C majorC
Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey
                  DmDm
Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey


MIDDLE 8
        DmDm   C majorC            DmDm
Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Wheels keep turning
  C majorC            DmDm
(Monkey) Something's burning
  C majorC
(Monkey) Don't like it but I guess I'm learning
| Bb majorBb | % |
    Shock!
| Bb majorBb | % |
    Shock!
| Bb majorBb | % |
    Shock!
C majorC           DmDm
 Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey


INTERLUDE (MAIN RIFF)
| DmDm | % | % | % |
| DmDm | % | % | % |


VERSE 3
   DmDm     DmDm
Cover me, when I sleep
   DmDm     DmDm
Cover me, when I breathe
  DmDm
You throw your pearls before the swine
DmDm
 Make the monkey blind
   DmDm     DmDm
Cover me, darling please


MIDDLE 8
        DmDm   C majorC           DmDm
Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Too much at stake
  C majorC           DmDm
(Monkey) Ground beneath me shake
  C majorC
(Monkey) And the news is breaking
| Bb majorBb | % |
    Shock!
| Bb majorBb | % |
    Shock!
| Bb majorBb | % |
    Shock!
C majorC           DmDm
 Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey


CODA (see above)
| FF | C/EC/E | DmDm | % |
      Shock the monkey
| FF | C/EC/E | DmDm | % |
      Shock the monkey

DmDm
Shock the monkey to life
DmDm
Shock the monkey to life
DmDm
Shock the monkey to life
DmDm
Shock the monkey to life
DmDm
 Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)
DmDm
 Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)

| FF | C/EC/E | DmDm        [break]
      Shock the monkey

DmDm [Main Riff]     [break]
Shock the monkey to life