Monkey Tree (acoustic)
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[Intro: ]A# E
B E G#m E
B E
I live in the jungle,
G#m
I sleep in a monkey tree.
E
I'm looking from an angle,
B
From the bird of a different breed, yeah.
E
I never went to your school,
G#m
I learned in a monkey tree.
E
So come into the jungle,
B
Where the drugs and the drinks are free, yeah.
E
Tied to the rat race,
G#m
A big bird in a small cage.
E
You're tied with a tightrope,
B
And you wiggle but it won't let go.
E
You wanna be a free bird,
G#m
You wanna be a free lover, see
E
You gotta run from the shepherd.
B
Run, run away with me.
B E
I live in the jungle,
G#m
I sleep in a monkey tree.
E
I'm looking from an angle,
B
From the bird of a different breed, yeah.
E
I never went to your school,
G#m
I learned in a monkey tree.
E
So come into the jungle,
B
Where the drugs and the drinks are free, yeah.
B (hold)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
G Em C/E
Everyone, everyone can come.
Am F
We got everything, everything you need.
C/E F#
Everything for free. Free, yeah.
B
Yeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.
E
Yeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.
G#m
Yeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.
E B
Run, run away with me.
B (cont'd) E
I live in the jungle,
G#m
I sleep in a monkey tree.
E
I'm looking from an angle,
B
From the bird of a different breed, yeah.
E
I never went to your school,
G#m
I learned in a monkey tree.
E
So come into the jungle,
B
Where the drugs and the drinks are free, yeah.
(Tied to the rat race)
B E
I live in the jungle, (A big bird in a small cage)
G#m
I sleep in a monkey tree. (Tied with a tight rope)
E
So come into the jungle, (And you wiggle but it won't-wiggle but it won't)
B
Where the drugs and the drinks are free.
E
You wanna be a free bird,
G#m
You wanna be a free lover, see
E
You gotta run from the shepherd.
B
Run, run away with me.
E (on 7th fret)
Run, run away with me.
G#m (F#) E D (on 10th fret) B
Run, run away with me.
How to play Monkey Tree (acoustic)
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A#. 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.