Tweeter and the Monkey Man — Traveling Wilburys
Chords and lyrics for Tweeter and the Monkey Man by Traveling Wilburys (key of F).
Verse 1
The Traveling Wilburys – Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Lead Guitar
[Riff 1] [Intro]
3 + 4 + [Am]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [Am]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Riff 2] link between first chorus and second verse
3 + 4 + [Am]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Riff 1 + chord change in second bar] [Interlude] / [Outro]
3 + 4 + [Am]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [D]1 [D]+ 2 [Am]+ 3 + 4 +
Acoustic Guitar: chords with riff
[Riff 1 + chord change in second bar] [Interlude] / [Outro]
3 + 4 + [Am]1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + [D]1 [D]+ 2 [Am]+ 3 + 4 +
Intro
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[Riff 1] [Riff 1]
Verse
[Am]Tweeter and the Monkey Man were [G]hard up for cash
They [F]stayed up all night selling [Am]cocaine and hash
To an [Am]undercover cop who had a [G]sister named Jan
For [F]reasons unexplained she [Am]loved the Monkey Man
[Am]Tweeter was a boy scout before she [G]went to Vietnam
And [Fmaj7]found out the hard way, [Am]nobody gives a damn
They [Am]knew that they found freedom just [G]across that Jersey line
So they [Fmaj7]hopped into a stolen car took [Am]Highway 99
Chorus
And the [Am]walls came down, [Em7]all the way to hell
Never [D]saw them when they're standing
Never [Am]saw them when they fell [Am][Riff 2]
Verse
[Am] The undercover cop [G]never liked the Monkey Man
[F]Even back in childhood he wanted to [Am]see him in the can
[Am]Jan got married at fourteen to a [G]racketeer named Bill
She made [F]secret calls to the Monkey Man from a [Am]mansion on the hill
It was [Am]out on thunder road, [G]Tweeter at the wheel
They [Fmaj7]crashed into paradise, they could [Am]hear them tires squeal
The [Am]undercover cop pulled up and said: [G]"Every one of you is a liar
If [Fmaj7]you don't surrender now, it's gonna [Am]go down to the wire."
Chorus
And the [Am]walls came down, [Em7]all the way to hell
Never [D]saw them when they're standing
Never [Am]saw them when they fell
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[Riff 1] [Riff 1]
Verse
An [Am]ambulance rolled up, a state [G]trooper close behind
[F]Tweeter took his gun away and [Am]messed up his mind
The [Am]undercover cop was left [G]tied up to a tree
Near the [F]souvenir stand by the old [Am]abandoned factory
[Am]Next day the undercover cop was[G] hot in pursuit
He was [Fmaj7]taking the whole thing personal, he ... didn't [Am]care about the loot
[Am]Jan had told him many times: "It was [G]you to me who taught
In [Fmaj7]Jersey anything's legal as [Am]long as you don't get caught."
Chorus
And the [Am]walls came down, [Em7]all the way to hell
Never [D]saw them when they're standing
Never [Am]saw them when they fell
Interlude
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[Riff 1] [Riff 1]
Verse
[Am]Someplace by Rahway prison they [G]ran out of gas
The [F]undercover cop had cornered them, said: [Am]"Boy, you didn't think that
this could last!"
[Am]Jan jumped up out of bed, said: "There's [G]someplace I gotta go!"
She [F]took a gun out of the drawer and said: "It's [Am]best if you don't know."
The [Am]undercover cop was found face [G]down in a field
The [F]Monkey Man was on the river bridge using [Am]Tweeter as a shield
[Am]Jan said to the Monkey Man: "I'm not [G]fooled by Tweeter's curl
I [F]knew it long before he ever [Am]became a Jersey girl."
Chorus
Then the [Am]walls came down, [Em7]all the way to hell
Never [D]saw them when they're standing
Never [Am]saw them when they fell
Interlude
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[Riff 1] [Riff 1]
Verse
Now the [Am]town of Jersey City is [G]quieting down again
I'm [F]sitting in a gambling club [Am]called the Lion's Den
The [Am]TV set was blown up, every [G]bit of it is gone
Ever [F]since the nightly news show that the [Am]Monkey Man was on
I [Am]guess I'll go to Florida and [G]get myself some sun
There [Fmaj7]ain't no more opportunity here, [Am]everything's been done
[Am]Sometime I think of Tweeter, [G]sometimes I think of Jan
[Fmaj7]Sometimes I don't think about nothing but the [Am]Monkey Man
Chorus
Then the [Am]walls came down, [Em7]all the way to hell
Never [D]saw them when they're standing
Never [Am]saw them when they fell
Chorus
And the [Am]walls came down, [Em7]all the way to hell
Never [D]saw them when they're standing
Never [Am]saw them when they fell
Outro
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[Riff 1] [Riff 1]
(repeat and fade)
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