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Shock the Monkey ? Peter Gabriel
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Peter Gabriel
Shock the Monkey (1982)
(Gabriel)
From: "Peter Gabriel [4/Security]"
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MAIN RIFF
[Dm]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|------1-----0---|----------------|
B|3-3---3-----3-3-|----------------|keyboard
G|2-2---2-----2-2-|----------------|
D|0-0-------------|--0)------------|
A|-------------(3-|3---------------| (bass)
E|----------------|----------------|
CODA
F F(add9) [ch]C6/E[/ch] C/E Dm
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|1-1---3---------|5-5---7---------|1---------------|1---------------|
B|1-1---1---------|5-5---5---------|3---------------|2---------------|
G|2-2---2---------|5-5---5---------|2---------------|3---------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
Dm [E-A-D-G-B-E]x-x-0-2-3-1
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
F x-x-3-2-1-1
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0
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INTRO (MAIN RIFF]
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VERSE 1
Cover [Dm]me when I [Dm]run
Cover [Dm]me through the [Dm]fire
[Dm]Something knocked me out' the trees
[Dm] Now I'm on my knees
Cover [Dm]me, darling [Dm]please
CHORUS
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [C]monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know when you're going to[Dm] shock the monkey
VERSE 2
Fox the [Dm]fox, rat up the [Dm]rat
You can ape the [Dm]ape, I know about [Dm]that
There [Dm]is one thing you must be sure of
[Dm] I can't take any more
Darling,[Dm] don't you monkey with the monkey
CHORUS
Hey, hey, hey, hey, [C]monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know when you're going to[Dm] shock the monkey
MIDDLE 8
Hey, hey, hey, [Dm]hey (Mon[C]key) Wheels keep turning[Dm]
(Mon[C]key) Something's burning[Dm]
(Mon[C]key) Don't like it but I guess I'm learning
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Shock!
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Shock!
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Shock!
[C] Watch the monkey get [Dm]hurt, monkey
INTERLUDE (MAIN RIFF)
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VERSE 3
Cover [Dm]me, when I [Dm]sleep
Cover [Dm]me, when I [Dm]breathe
You [Dm]throw your pearls before the swine
[Dm] Make the monkey blind
Cover [Dm]me, darling [Dm]please
MIDDLE 8
Hey, hey, hey, [Dm]hey (Mon[C]key) Too much at stake[Dm]
(Mon[C]key) Ground beneath me [Dm]shake
(Mon[C]key) And the news is breaking
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Shock!
| Bb | % |
Shock!
| Bb | % |
Shock!
[C] Watch the monkey get [Dm]hurt, monkey
CODA (see above)
| F | C/E | Dm | % |
Shock the monkey
| F | C/E | Dm | % |
Shock the monkey
[Dm]Shock the monkey to life
[Dm]Shock the monkey to life
[Dm]Shock the monkey to life
[Dm]Shock the monkey to life
[Dm] Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)
[Dm] Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)
| F | C/E | Dm [break]
Shock the monkey
Dm [Main Riff] [break]
Shock the monkey to life
