Signifying Monkey (1949) chords by Willie Dixon
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major)
Verse 1
You (A minor)
call (C major) your (A minor) self the (C major) jungle (G major) king
You call yourself (A minor) (C major) the (G major) jungle king
You (C major) call yourself the jungle (F major) king
I (G major) found out (C major) you ain't a (G major) doggone thing
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Verse 2
Said the (C major) Monkey (A minor) to the Lion on
the (D minor) bright summer (G major) day,
"There's a (C major) big,
bad cat (A minor) livin' (D minor) down (G major) the way
He (C major) talked about your (A minor) folks
in a (F major) heck of a way (G major)
A lot of other (C major) things (G major) I'm afraid to say"
Verse 3
The (C major) Lion jumps (A minor) up all full (D minor) of rage
(G major) Like a (C major) Harlem cat (A minor) that's
blown (D minor) his (G major) gauge
He (C major) meets the Elephant in the
(F major) front of the tree
He says, "Now (C major) big boy it's you or (G major) me"
Verse 4
The (G major) Elephant (C major) look (A minor) s him from
the (D minor) corner (G major) of his eyes
"You better (C major) find someone
(A minor) to (D minor) fight your (G major) size"
The (C major) Lion jumps up and
makes a (G major) fancy (F major) pass (G major)
But the (A minor) Elephant knock (C major)
s him (G major) over (C major) in the grass (G major)
Verse 5
They (C major) fought all night (A minor) and they fought (D minor) all (G major) day
I don't know (C major) how the (A minor) Lion,
(C major) well he (G major) got away
He (C major) come back through the jungle (A minor)
more dead (F major) than alive
And that's when (G major) the (C major) Monkey
really started (G major) (C major) his jive
Verse 6
You (C major) call yourself (A minor) the jungle (G major) king
You (C major) call your (A minor) self the (G major) jungle king
You (C major) call your (A minor) self the (F major) jungle king
I (C major) found (G major) out (A minor) you ain't a (G major) doggone (C major) thing
Interlude 1
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (F major)
(C major) (A minor) (C major) (C minor) (G major) (F major) (C major)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (G major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 7
Well he (C major) waked up his (A minor) temper when
he jumpin' (F major) up and down
(C major) And his foot missed the limb and
his (A minor) head (G major) hit the ground
Like a (C major) bolt of light'n (A minor) ing
and a streak (F major) of heat
(C major) The Lion (G major) was on him with all (C major) four feet (G major)
Verse 8
But the (C major) Monkey looks (A minor) up from
the (D minor) corner of his (G major) eye
Says, "Now (C major) (A minor) Mr. Lion, I apolo (C major) (G major) gize"
The (C major) Monkey (A minor) on his back stud (F major)
ies up a scheme (G major)
He's tryin' to trick (C major) that jungle (G major) king
Verse 9
"Be (C major) bad with me, (A minor) I wish (D minor) you would
(G major) I'd tear (A minor) you up all (C major) (G major) over the wood"
The (C major) Lion jumps (A minor) up, squares (F major) off for a fight
But the (G major) Monkey jumped
com (C major) pletely (C major) out of sight
(G major) "So (C major) if you bother (A minor) me (F major) again
I'll (C major) turn you over (G major) to my Elephant friend"
Verse 10
You (C major) call (A minor) yourself the (D minor) jungle (G major) king
You (C major) call yourself the jungle (A minor) (G major) king
You (C major) call yourself the jungle (F major) king
I (C major) found out (A minor) you ain't a
doggone (C major) thing
Outro 1
(C major) (A minor) (A minor)
Signifying Monkey (1949)
Willie Dixon
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