Martin Was A Monkey
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste:
4th traste
(Capo 4th fret)
C Fmaj7
C Fmaj7
He lived in London zoo
C Fmaj7
He had a monkey tyre
C Fmaj7
And a monkey tree branch too
Am G
But Martin wasn't happy there
Am G
He sat and dreamt all day
Am D/F#
About the thing he wanted most
G G7
A skiing holiday
C Fmaj7
He'd shoot off down the mountain
C Fmaj7
And whizz across the snow
C Fmaj7
He'd slalom in between the flags
C Fmaj7
He couldn't wait to go
Am
But he never did go skiing
Dm7
He couldn't go because
Gm
Martin was a monkey
C Fmaj7
And a monkey's what he was.
C Fmaj7
C Fmaj7
He told his friends about it
C Fmaj7
They thought that it was daft
C Fmaj7
They laughed and laughed and laughed and laughed
C Fmaj7
And laughed and laughed and laughed.
Am G
But he left his branch, he left his tree
Am G
He leapt apon the floor
Am D/F#
But he couldn't leave the cage
G G7
Because a lock was on the door
C Fmaj7
He talked to the zookeepers
C Fmaj7
He asked to be set free
C Fmaj7
But nobody would listen
C Fmaj7
'Cos they couldn't speak monkey
Am
He never did go skiing
Dm7
He couldn't go because
Gm
Martin was a monkey
C Fmaj7
And a monkey's what he was.
C Fmaj7
Am
He stood and looked out from the cage
Em
It simply wasn't fair
Am
Why did he have to stay inside
Em
When skiing was out there?
Am G
But that's the way life was
Am G
And there was nothing he could do
Am D/F#
It seemed that all things had a place
G G7
And his was in the zoo.
C Fmaj7
So Martin never got his dream
C Fmaj7
He simply sat and cried
C Fmaj7
He spent his life in London Zoo
C Fmaj7
Until the day he died.
Am
He never did go skiing
Dm7
He couldn't go because
Gm
Martin was a monkey
C Fmaj7
And a monkey's what he was.
C Fmaj7
And a monkey's what he was.
C Fmaj7
And a monkey's what he was.
How to play Martin Was A Monkey
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.