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Key: C
Intro:
G / / / | Bb / / / |
Verse 1:
G Bb
Tired of all the games people play with your emotions
G Bb
Tired of all the pressures of society.
Dm7 G
Tired of always feeling like I'm going through the motions
Dm7 G
and up with all the fretting and anxiety
Chorus:
F C
So I'm leaving it all behind
Am C*
The house, the car, running water, elec-tricity
F C
Yes I'm leaving it all behind
G Am
no more heartache pain or sorrow, no more stressing about tomorrow
F G
'Cos here in my new life, I'm living free
N.C C
and I'm living with monkeys
F
(spoken) and, admittedly that's a little strange
Verse 2:
C Bb
They've accepted me as one of their own, at least that's what I'm assuming
C Bb
It's not really all that bad once you get used to all the grooming.
Dm7 G
I swing from vines as I pass the time away,
Dm7 G
Eat bananas and fried elephants all day
N.C C* F
and I'm living with monkeys
C* F
Yeah I'm living with monkeys
C* F
'Cos I'm living with monkeys, Oh yeah
C* F
Yeah I'm living with monkeys
C* F
'Cos I'm living with monkeys
C*
'Cos I'm living with monkeys
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| * feel free to sub some or all of these with Cmaj7 for a bit more
melodrama
|
| I also play a very C flavoured F chord, that is
| F x33210
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Song History
Published: March 4, 2026
Last Updated: March 4, 2026