The Monkey That Became President

The Monkey That Became President easy guitar chords by Tom T. Hall

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Guitar
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Fret 1

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  • D

  • A

  • G

  • E

  • F#

    2
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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    was 
    there 
    on 
    the day 
    the monkey 

    came 
    into 
    this 
    world 

    His face 
    was round 
    and 
    reddish 

    and 
    his 
    hair 
    was 
    slightly 
    curled 

    He 
    didn't 
    look 
    too 
    dif
    ferent 
    from 

    the 
    others 
    I had 
    seen 

    Who'd- 
    a- thought 
    he 
    was 
    the 

    answer 
    to 
    the nation's 
    dream? 

    Verse 2
    At 
    first 
    he 
    didn't 
    seem 

    to be 
    in
    telligent 
    at all 

    Each 
    time 
    he'd start 
    to walk 
    about 

    he'd stumble 
    and he'd 
    fall 

    My 
    first 
    impression 
    was 
    to be 

    a most 
    mistaken 
    thought 

    Lord 
    a'mighty, 
    what's 
    this 
    little 

    hairy 
    monkey 
    wrought? 

    Verse 3

    Because 
    witnessed 
    his 
    departure 

    from 
    his 
    mother's 
    wom

    I felt 
    inclined 
    to check 
    his progress 

    every 
    after
    noon 

    One 
    day 
    the keeper 
    of 
    the zoo 

    called 
    in 
    the live 
    TV 

    Frankly 
    said, 
    "I think 
    you'll 
    be 

    amazed 
    at 
    what 
    you see" 

    Verse 4

    The 
    mon
    key 
    walked 
    and talked 

    and waved 
    his 
    arms 
    about 
    his head 

    In 
    the corner 
    was 
    the stack 

    of books 
    that 
    he had 
    read 

    "An 
    Educated 
    Monkey!", 

    said 
    the pa
    pers 
    'cross 
    the land 

    It 
    was more 
    than 
    weary 

    sociologists 
    could 
    stand 

    Verse 5

    Oh, 
    his 
    fame 
    was 
    universal, 

    he 
    was 
    on 
    the Carson 
    show 

    People 
    talked 
    about 
    him 
    kindly 

    everywhere 
    he'd 
    go 

    His in
    sight 
    was 
    amaz
    ing, 

    his 
    philo
    sophy 
    was 
    fair 

    He 
    became 
    a politician 

    welcome 
    everywhere 

    Verse 6
    His 
    wit 
    was 
    not 
    to be 
    compared 

    with 
    any 
    mind 
    intact 

    He'd 
    lace 
    a phrase 
    with 
    irony 

    and blend 
    it 
    all 
    with 
    fact 

    Conser
    vatives 
    applauded 
    and 
    the lib

    erals 
    were 
    en
    tranced 

    The bigots 
    and 
    the 
    integrationists were 

    in his 
    camp 

    Verse 7

    Nobody 
    dared 
    to meet 
    him 

    in 
    an open 
    press 
    debate 

    He was 
    nominated 
    by 

    the folk
    from 
    every 
    state 

    Yes, 
    monkey 
    was 
    the Pres
    ident, 

    though 
    maybe 
    not 
    the first 

    And there 
    was peace 
    and 
    harmony 

    throughout 
    the 
    universe 

    Verse 8
    The 
    dream 
    I had 
    last 
    night 

    has 
    been 
    re
    lated 
    as 
    it came 

    As 
    for 
    interpretation, 
    well, 

    it's really 
    very 
    plain 

    Would 
    you 
    rather 
    have 
    a monkey 
    up 
    in Wash
    ington, 

    D.C. 

    Or have 
    those 
    people 
    making 

    Outro 1
    monkeys 
    out 
    of 
    you 
    and me? 



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