Shock The Monkey chords by Peter Gabriel (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Dm7

Verse 1

Dm7

Cover me when I run

Cover me through the fire

Dm7

Something knocked me out' the trees

Now I'm on my knees

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Chorus 1

Cover me, darling please, hey

Monkey, monkey, monkey

Don't you know you're gonna

Dm7

shock the monkey

Hey, hey

Verse 2
Dm7 
Fox the fox
Rat on the rat
You can ape the ape
I know about that
Dm7 
There is    one thing you must be sure of
I can't take anymore
Darling,

Chorus 2
don't you monkey with the monkey, hey
C 
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're gonna
Dm7 
shock the monkey hey, hey
Dm7 
Shock the monkey, hey yeah

Bridge 1
C 
Dm7 
(Monkey) Wheels keep turning
C 
Dm7 
(M-monkey) Something's burning
C 
(Monkey)
Bb 
Don't like it but I guess I'm learning
Shock, shock, shock
C 
Dm7 
Bb 
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock, shock, shock
C 
Dm7 
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

Interlude 1

Dm7

Verse 3

Dm7

Cover me when I sleep

Cover me when I breathe

Dm7

You throw your pearls before the swine

Make the monkey blind

Chorus 3
Cover me, darling please, hey
C 
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're gonna
Dm7 
shock the monkey hey, hey
Dm7 
Shock the monkey, hey yeah

Bridge 2
C 
Dm7 
(Monkey) Too much at stake
C 
Dm7 
(M-monkey) Ground beneath me shake
C 
Bb 
(Monkey) And the news is breaking
Shock, shock, shock
C 
Dm7 
Bb 
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock, shock, shock
C 
Dm7 
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

Outro 1
F 
F/E 
Dm7 
Shock the monkey
F 
F/E 
Dm7 
Shock the monkey
F 
F/E 
Dm7 
Shock the monkey hey, hey
Shock the monkey
Dm7 
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Dm7 
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey)
F 
F/E 
Dm7 
Shock the monkey
(Shock the monkey)
F 
F/E 
Dm7 
Shock the monkey
(Shock the monkey)
F 
F/E 
Dm7 
Shock the monkey
Shock the monkey to life

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D minorBPM: 149

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F/E: x-x-2-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Shock The Monkey by Peter Gabriel, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It suits players who want to learn Shock The Monkey the way Peter Gabriel intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Shock The Monkey

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