Monkey on Your Back — Aldo Nova
Chords and lyrics for Monkey on Your Back by Aldo Nova (key of Em).
Verse 1
[Em] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [Em] [A] [D] [Em] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [A]
Let me [Em]tell you [G]a [Em][G]story, [Em] [A] [Em] about two [Em]kids in [G]the [Em][G][Em]city[Em][A]
See they [Em]both have [G]a [Em]problem with [D]life, and it [A]isn't very [Em][G][Em]pretty[A][D]
There's a [Em]kid [G]called [Em][G]Timmy, [Em] [A] [Em] he used to [Em]be [G]pretty [Em][G][Em]witty[Em][A]
But then [Em]too [G]many [Em]rides on the [D]horse, got him [A]hooked and it's a [Em][G]pity[Em]
[D] [A]
Cause now he's got a [Em]monkey, he's got a [D]monkey can't [A]fight it
[Em]Monkey, on his [D]back he can't [A]deny it
[Em]Monkey, he found a [A]dragon that bites, a hole in his arm at [D]night (where all
the [A]money goes)
[Em]Monkey, [G]monkey [D]on his [Em][D]back, [A]dirty [Em]monkey, [G]monkey [D]on his [A]back, a dirty
monkey
[Em] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [Em] [A] [D] [Em] [G] [Em] [A] [Em] [A]
Well there's a [Em]girl [G]called [Em][G]Sally, [Em] [A] [Em] she walks the [Em]streets in [G]the [Em]city
[G] [Em] [A] [Em]
She works [Em]down on [G]the [Em]corner every [D]night, gives her [A]money up to [Em][G][Em]Willy[D]
[A]
You see her [Em]man's [G]Big [Em][G]Willy, [Em] [A] [Em] and when he [Em]met her she [G]was [Em][G]pretty[Em]
[A] [Em]
But he [Em]gave her [G]a [Em]habit that [D]she didn't [A]want, now that's a [Em][G][Em]pity[A][D]
Cause now she's got a [Em]monkey, she's got a [D]monkey can't [A]fight it
[Em]Monkey, she's gotta [D]walk the streets to [A]buy it
[Em]Monkey, she found a [A]dragon that bites, a hole in her arm at [D]night (where
all the [A]money goes)
[Em]Monkey, [G]monkey [D]on her [Em][D]back, [A]dirty [Em]monkey, [G]monkey [D]on her [A]back, a dirty
monkey
[Em] [Em] [D] [A] [D] [A] [G] [Em]
[E] [F#] [G] [G#] [A] [A#] [B] [D] [E] [A] [A#] [B] [C] [B] [E]
Well now [Em]listen [G][Em][G]everybody, [Em] [A] [Em] cause there's a [Em]moral to [G]the [Em][G][Em]story[A]
[Em]
[Em]Clean up [G]your [Em]act, get the [D]monkey off your [A]back, or you'll be [Em][G][Em]sorry[A][D]
[Em]Keep [G]yourself [Em][G]clean, [Em] [A] [Em] cause the [Em]monkey [G]plays [Em][G][Em]mean[Em][A]
He'll put a [Em]knife in [G]your [Em]back
Then the [A]man in the black, will show you a dragon that [D]bites (and you'll
[A]wind up with a)
[Em]Monkey, [G]monkey [D]on your [Em][D]back,[A] dirty [Em]monkey, [G]monkey [D]on your [A]back
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