Punish The Monkey chords by Mark Knopfler

Intro: Dm

Verse
Dm
They're driving long nails into coffins
Dm
You've been having sleepless nights
Dm
You've gone as quiet as a church mouse
Dm
And checking on your rights
Dm
The boss has hung you out to dry

Bb            Asus4
  And it looks as though
           Dm  Bb Am
They'll punish the monkey
Gm              Dm Dm/C
  And let the organ grinder go

Instrumental
Dm Dm/C Dm

Verse
Bb      Am       Dm
  You've been talking to a lawyer
Bb             Dm
  Are you going to pretend
Bb Am          Dm
  That you and your employer
Bb       Am
 Are still the best of friends?
Bb   Am      Dm
 Somebody's going to take the fall
Bb            A
 There's your quid pro quo

             Dm Bb
They'll punish the monkey
Gm C      Dm  Bb
 Punish the monkey, yeah
Gm   C        Dm Bb
 They'll unish the monkey
Gm             Dm
 And let the organ grinder go

Bridge
F/C        Bb   F/C
  Here comes a police man
     Bb   F/C
He won't be side-tracked
           Bb   C
He's asking about a smoking gun
   Dm Bb   A
He's after the facts

Solo
Bb Am Dm Bb Dm (x2)
Bb Am Dm Bb Asus4 A
Dm Bb Gm Dm

Verse
Bb   Am         Dm
 It's a quiet life from here on in
Bb             Dm
 You've dropped your poison cup
Bb  Am       Dm
 The telephone is ringing
Bb        Am
 But you're not picking up
Bb     Am      Dm
 Time's up, Sir Lord Flunkey
Bb         A
And everybody knows

             Dm Bb
They'll punish the monkey
Gm C      Dm  Bb
 Punish the monkey, yeah
Gm   C        Dm Bb
 They'll unish the monkey
Gm             Dm
 And let the organ grinder go
               Bb Gm
Oh, they'll punish the monkey
C        Dm  Bb
 Punish the monkey, yeah
Gm C       Dm Bb
  Punish the monkey
Gm            Dm
And let the organ grinder go

Bridge
Dm
Oh, punish the monkey
Dm
Punish the monkey
Dm
Punish the monkey
Dm
Yeah, they'll punish the monkey

Outro
Dm