The Boston Monkey chords by Otis Redding
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Intro 1
(G major)
Verse 1
Hold it, little more (G major) treble on bass,
hold it
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Interlude 1
One, two three, four
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major)
Verse 2
You've got (D major) 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
Just your (G major) shake your (D major) shoulder (G major) s
Wiggle your knees
You bop your head baby
Do it as you please
You (C major) gotta, (G major) keep a groove
going any kind of way
Just do it baby, (C major) just (G major) any old day
You got to do all (F major) day, (E major) (E flat major) ha (D major)
That's that Boston Monkey, ha, yeah
You gotta, (G major) 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
You got (D major) ta 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
That's (G major) the same old beat (C major) tho
You're (G major) doing that Boston Monkey
That Boston (C major) Monkey honey (G major)
They got a groove, hey, now, huh
Verse 3
That's that Boston monkey
(G major)
Got to keep a beat (C major) goin' (G major)
Shake your shoulders honey (D major)
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
You gotta, you got to (G major) groove baby
(C major) You gotta,
(G major) got to shake your shoulders
Then you're doin' the
Boston Monkey, baby
(C major) How can you (G major) do it if you ain't too old
You (C major) got to (G major) (F major) keep on,
(E major) keep on (E flat major) (D major)
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
You're doin' the Boston (G major) Monkey,
(C major) (G major) yeah
You're doin' the Boston Monkey,
baby, ha
You're doin' the (C major) Boston Monkey, (G major)
(C major) honey
Every day, (G major) your'e doing it (C major) every kind of (G major) way,
an (C major) d ev'ry night
Outro 1
(G major)
The Boston Monkey
Otis Redding
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