Jonathan Coulton - Code Monkey Chords

[Intro]
D*  A*  G*  A* A*
 
[Verse 1]
D*      A*        G*      A* A*
Code Monkey get up get coffee
D*      A*        G*      A* A*
Code Monkey go to job
D*      A*        G*      A* A*
Code Monkey have boring meeting
D*      A*        G*      A* A*
With boring manager Rob
D       A         G       A  A
Rob say Code Monkey very dilligent
D       A         G       A  A
But his output stink
D       A         G       A  A
His code not “functional” or “elegant”
D           A              G
What do Code Monkey think?
 
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.              G             A                      F#            Bm
Code Monkey think maybe manager wanna write god damned login page himself
     A          G
Code Monkey not say it out loud
                A
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud
 
[Chorus]
A                D        A
Code Monkey like Fritos
                 D                   A
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
                 G
Code Monkey very simple man
         G          A              A (let ring into next line)
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
 
Code Monkey like you
 
[Fill 1]
D A   G   A A
D A   G   A A
 
[Verse 2]
D    A           G               A A
Code Monkey hang around at front desk
D          A           G      A A
Tell you sweater look nice
D    A            G           A A
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
D         A              G    A A
Bring you cup, bring you ice
D      A   G                  A  A
You say no thank you for the soda cause
D    A        G     A A
Soda make you fat
D    A     G                   A A
Anyway you busy with the telephone
D    A      G
No time for chat
 
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.              G             A                      F#            Bm
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle, he sit down pretend to work
     A          G
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
                A
Code Monkey not feeling so great
 
[Chorus]
A                D        A
Code Monkey like Fritos
                 D                     A
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
                 G
Code Monkey very simple man
         G          A              A (let ring into next line)
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
A
Code Monkey like you
 
[Fill 2]
C G Gm D
D                C   G   Gm
Code Monkey like you   a lot
 
[Verse 3]
D*      A*        G*      A* A*
Code Monkey have every reason
D*      A*        G*      A* A*
To get out this place
D*
Code Monkey just keep on working
D*      A*        G*      A* A*
See your soft pretty face
D    A           G               A A
Much rather wake up, eat a coffee cake
D    A           G        A A
Take bath, take nap
D    A           G               A A
This job “fulfilling in creative way”
D    A           G        A A
Such a load of cr*p
 
[Pre-Chorus]
N.C.              G             A                      F#            Bm
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you
     A          G
Code Monkey just waiting for now
                A
Code Monkey say someday, somehow
 
[Chorus]
A                D       A
Code Monkey like Fritos
                 D                    A
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
                 G
Code Monkey very simple man
         G          A               A (let ring into next line)
With big warm fuzzy secret heart:
                     D  A  G  A A }
Code Monkey like you              } X3 or 4. depending how you play it out