The Monkees Theme: The Monkees
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Tuning: Standard (e,B,G,D,A,E)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
Am F
Here we come walkin' down the street;
Dm G
we get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet
Chorus
C F G C
Hey hey for the Monkees people say we monkey around
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------1----------------------------1------------------------|
G|-----------------------3----------------------------3----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F G C F G Am
But we're too busy singin'; to put anybody down
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------1----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2
Am
We go where ever we want to;
F
Do what we like to do;
Dm
We don't have time to get restless;
G
There's always somethin' new;
Chorus:
C F G C
Hey hey for the Monkees people say we monkey around
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------1----------------------------1------------------------|
G|-----------------------3----------------------------3----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F G C F G Am
But we're too busy singin'; to put anybody down
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------1----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G A D
We're just tryin' to be friendly, come and watch us sing and play
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3/1-------------------------------3/1---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G A D G A Bm
We're the young generation, and we've got somethin' to say
e|----------------------3/1--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|--------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 3
Am F Dm
Any time, or anywhere, just look over your shoulder;
G
guess who'll be standin' there...
Chorus:
C F G C
Hey hey for the Monkees people say we monkey around
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------1----------------------------1------------------------|
G|-----------------------3----------------------------3----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F G C F G C
But we're too busy singin'; to put anybody down
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------1----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------8b----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------8b---10b-10b-10-8-10-8----8---------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-8-10-10----10------------------10---10------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------8-8-8----8-11-8----8------15p-13p-11---------------------------------|
B|-8-11-------11--------11-----------------13--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5------------------|
Chorus:
C F G C
Hey hey for the Monkees people say we monkey around
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------1----------------------------1------------------------|
G|-----------------------3----------------------------3----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F G C F G Am
But we're too busy singin'; to put anybody down
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------1----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------3--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G A D
We're just tryin' to be friendly, come and watch us sing and play
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3/1-------------------------------3/1---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G A D G A D
We're the young generation, and we've got somethin' to say
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------3/1-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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