Specials - Monkey Man Ukulele

...MONKEY MAN... by The Specials
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*from 'The Specials' (1979)*


Intro:

(Spoken):

(n.F)
 This one's for the bouncers; big, big Monkey Man.

C, F  G, C (x2)

Chorus 1:

    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.
    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.

Verse 1:

        C
I never saw you, I only heard of you;
F               G          C
 Huggin' up the big monkey man.
        C
I never saw you, I only heard of you;
F               G          C
 Huggin' up the big monkey man.

Verse 2:

     C
It's no lie, it's no lie, them a tell me;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.
     C
It's no lie, it's no lie, them a tell me;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.

Verse 3:

      C
Now I know that, now I understand;
       F         G      C
You're turning a monkey on me.
      C
Now I know that, now I understand;
       F         G      C
You're turning a monkey on me.

Chorus 2:

    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.
    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.

Verse 4:

      C
I was on my way to Banbury Cross,
     F       G         C
Then I see a monkey up-on a white horse.
     C
With rings on he fingers, bells on him toes,
F              G          C
 Sing a little song, wher-ever he be.

            C
'Cos he's a monkey, 'cos he's a monkey,
            F             G             C
'Cos he's a weedy, weedy, weedy, little monkey man.

Chorus 3:

    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.
    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.

Chorus 4:

    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.
    C
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye, tell you baby;
    F              G          C
You huggin' up the big monkey man.

Outro:

C, F  G, C (x2)


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