The Boston Monkey chords by Otis Redding
Intro 1
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Verse 1
G
Hold it, little more treble on bass,
hold it
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Interlude 1
One, two three, four
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C
G
C
G
D
Verse 2
D
You've got to do this dance,
all across the USA
We gon' to do the dance
You do it any kind of way
You call it the Boston Mo- Monkey dance
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D
G
Just your shake your shoulders
Wiggle your knees
You bop your head baby
Do it as you please
C
G
You gotta, keep a groove
going any kind of way
C
G
Just do it baby, just any old day
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E
Eb
D
You got to do all day, ha
That's that Boston Monkey, ha, yeah
G
You gotta, keep a groove going
Any kind of way
Keep the same old beat
Just ev'ry day
You shake your shoulders
You wiggle your knees
You got to clap your hands
Like you're fans, if you please
D
You gotta keep a groove
any kind of way
You- a keep on doin' it ev'ry day
Then you, learn the Boston Monkey baby
I said ya, learn the Boston Monkey baby,
yeah
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C
That's the same old beat tho
G
You're doing that Boston Monkey
C
G
That Boston Monkey honey
They got a groove, hey, now, huh
Verse 3
That's that Boston monkey
G
C
G
Got to keep a beat goin'
D
Shake your shoulders honey
You gotta do it real bad
You can't move it, can't
do it outta crash
You gotta shake your shoulders
and wiggle your legs
But you can't not move your head
G
You gotta, you got to groove baby
C
You gotta,
G
got to shake your shoulders
Then you're doin' the
Boston Monkey, baby
C
G
How can you do it if you ain't too old
C
G
F
You got to keep on,
E
Eb
D
keep on
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
G
You're doin' the Boston Monkey,
C
G
yeah
You're doin' the Boston Monkey,
baby, ha
C
G
You're doin' the Boston Monkey,
C
honey
G
C
G
Every day, your'e doing it every kind of way,
C
and ev'ry night
Outro 1
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The Boston Monkey
Otis Redding
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