Tiger & the Monkey chords by Jim Lauderdale
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Intro 1
(D major) (B major) (E minor) (A major)
(D major)
Verse 1
(D major) Tiger and
a monkey went to (G major) war
The (A major) monkey rode in on a labrador (D major)
The ti (B major) ger came on roller skates
Skids and (E minor) fancy figure eights
(A major) Juggling a dozen plates or (D major) more
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Verse 2
Strutting (D major) cocky to the n'th degree (G major)
(A major) Monkey brought his field artil (D major) lery
(B major) Look at what the tiger brought
Some (E minor) ante-bellum cannon cannon shot
Engraved (A major) with Louisiana fili (D major) gree
Verse 3
(G major) Round and round and round
again we (F sharp major) go
(G major) Round and round and round (A major)
again you (D major) know
You're (G major) sweet as a buttercup
With (F sharp major) the gold side up
Don't (A major) ever think of leaving
Verse 4
till you go
(D major) Blackbird sitting on a daisy (G major) chain
Says (A major) maybe you should
come out of the (D major) rain
Why (B major) don't you just postpone your war
Clothe (E minor) your hungry, feed your poor
Before (A major) you take your sword up once
Interlude 1
again
(D major) (G major) (A major)
(D major) (Baug) (E minor) (A major)
(D major)
Verse 5
(G major) Round and round and round
again we (F sharp major) go
(G major) Round and round and round (A major)
again you (D major) know (A major) (D major)
You're (G major) sweet as a buttercup
With (F sharp major) the gold side up
(A major) Don't ever think of leaving till you go
Verse 6
Well (D major) now I've told you everything I (G major) know
But (A major) that never shut me up be (D major) fore
Been (B major) dealing down the line
Crooked deck (E minor) s and loaded dice
How far (A major) do you think your luck may (D major) go
Verse 7
(D major) Come and kiss me quick oh Molly Dee (G major)
(A major) One for you another one for me (D major)
We'll make (B major) love upon the fence
Barring (E minor) fatal accidents
Show (A major) how one and one can still
make (D major) three
Verse 8
You're sweet (B major) as a buttercup
(E minor) With the gold side up
Don't (A major) ever think of leaving till you go
Outro 1
(D major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
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