Monkeyland — The Chameleons
Chords and lyrics for Monkeyland by The Chameleons (key of A).
Verse 1
From album: "Script Of The Bridge" 1983
The Chameleons used higher tunings for guitars and bass.
For the early demos they tuned in ~G standard, the first two albums in
F#,
from the 1985 tour onward in F and for the 2000s' reunion in E.
Intro Fade In
[C#m] [A] [D#m] [F#m] [C#m]
Verse 1
[A] I shake my [D#m]head and shiver [F#m] They smile and [C#m]they
Stab my back as they shake my hand[A]
[A] Send out an [D#m]SOS plea [F#m] Come [C#m]quickly,
I'm marooned in [A][F#m]Monkeyland[C#m]
Is there anyone [A]there [F#m]Who [C#m]understands me?
Anyone at [A][F#m][C#m]all?[C#m][F#m][A]
Verse 2
[A] I'm idly [F#m]staring at the [C#m]sky [A] Did [F#m]anybody hear me [C#m]sigh?
[D] A million [E]stars are a moving [C#m]sight
[D] To all you [E]out there hearing [C#m]me tonight
Chorus 1
It's just a trick of the [A][F#m]light[C#m]
Yeah, it's just a trick of the [A][F#m]light[C#m]
I have to know what is [D]real And [E]what is [C#m]illusion
Oh, how does it [D]feel [E]Beyond this [C#m]confusion?
Is there anyone [A][F#m][C#m]there?[C#m][F#m][A]
Verse 3
[A] Do I [F#m]dismiss this with a [C#m]sigh?
[C#m]Oh yes, you must from time to time
[A] And let the [F#m]answers pass me [C#m]by
[C#m]More questions set to bend the mind
[D] Is my [E]creator a God or a [C#m]man? Yes, yours too
[D] Does someone [E]somewhere care and [C#m]Understand?
Chorus 2
It's just a trick of the [A][F#m]light[C#m]
Yeah, it's just a trick of the [A][F#m]light[C#m]
I have to know what is [D]real And [E]what is [C#m]illusion
Tell me how does it [D]feel [E]Beyond this [C#m]confusion?
For all the tricks of the [A][F#m]light[C#m]
Yeah, for all the tricks of the [A]light
Out there [F#m]tonight, tonight[C#m]
I have to know what is [D]real And [E]what is [C#m]illusion
Oh, how does it [D]feel [E]Beyond this [C#m]confusion?
Is there anyone [A][F#m]there?[C#m]
Oh, is there anyone [A][F#m]there?[C#m]
Outro
Life's an [A]optical illusion[F#m] Like other [C#m]optical illusions
Oh, [A]beware, [F#m] [C#m] Oh, [A][F#m][C#m]beware[F#m][A]
There it [C#m]goes again[A]
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