AMERICA - "Green Monkey" Tablature
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0Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 04:03:31 -0500
From: Steve Demkin <SDEMKIN@dcccnet.dccc.edu>
Subject: Chords: Green Monkey (by America)
Green Monkey (America)
From the Album, "Hatrick"
Intro 1: (distorted guitar)- repeat 2x
e---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D-------------------------o-o-o-o-
A-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o---------
E---------------------------------
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Intro 2: play chord progression (full band)
Am7 / D / Am7 / D / Am7 / D Am7 / D /
(D) Am7 D
When the deep blue night is running
Am7 D
close on the track,
(D) Am7 D
And you can feel the green monkey crawling
(D) Am7 D
a - cross your back.
(D) Am7 D Am7 D
Don't take me so real you for-get how to feel,
(D) Am7 D
Don't let the threat of the dagger turn your
Am7 D
Heart into steel.
* coda
Em9 A7
Smell the perfume of a silent dream
Em9 A7
Fly the ocean, read a story to me.
Em9 A7
Speak the wisdom of the redwood tree,
Em9 (tacet)
Speak to me. (return to Intro 1 and 2 -- solo over verse chords
then return to * coda, sing w/rhythm guitar only).
After * coda is played second time, return to both intro 1 & 2
and fade out over dueling guitar solos (check out the recorded
album version -- Joe Walsh is the guest lead guitar player).
This song is not a 'typical' America song and is great for jamming...
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