Chords
Punish The Monkey

Key: D

Introduction:  Dm  

difficulty
intermediate |||||
 Dm 
They're driving long nails into coffins
 Dm 
You've been having sleepless nights
 Dm 
You've gone as quiet as a church mouse
 Dm 
And checking on your rights
 Dm 
The boss has hung you out to dry
 Bb                                             A4 
      And it looks as though
                                             Dm     Bb   Am 
They'll punish the monkey
 Gm                                                     Dm   Dm/C 
      And let the organ grinder go
Instrumental
 Dm  Dm/C  Dm 
Verse
 Bb                     Am                           Dm 
      You've been talking to a lawyer
 Bb                                                 Dm 
      Are you going to pretend
 Bb  Am                                     Dm 
      That you and your employer
 Bb                           Am 
    Are still the best of friends?
 Bb           Am                       Dm 
    Somebody's going to take the fall
 Bb                                             A 
    There's your quid pro quo
                                                   Dm  Bb 
They'll punish the monkey
 Gm   C                     Dm     Bb 
    Punish the monkey, yeah
 Gm         C                             Dm   Bb 
    They'll unish the monkey
 Gm                                                   Dm 
    And let the organ grinder go
Bridge
 F/C                             Bb           F/C 
      Here comes a police man
                   Bb           F/C 
He won't be side-tracked
                                             Bb         C 
He's asking about a smoking gun
           Dm  Bb         A 
He's after the facts
Solo

 Dm  Bb  Gm  Dm 
Verse
 Bb           Am                                 Dm 
    It's a quiet life from here on in
 Bb                                                 Dm 
    You've dropped your poison cup
 Bb     Am                         Dm 
    The telephone is ringing
 Bb                             Am 
    But you're not picking up
 Bb                 Am                       Dm 
    Time's up, Sir Lord Flunkey
 Bb                                 A 
And everybody knows
                                                   Dm  Bb 
They'll punish the monkey
 Gm   C                     Dm     Bb 
    Punish the monkey, yeah
 Gm         C                             Dm   Bb 
    They'll unish the monkey
 Gm                                                   Dm 
    And let the organ grinder go
                                                           Bb  Gm 
Oh, they'll punish the monkey
 C                             Dm     Bb 
    Punish the monkey, yeah
 Gm   C                         Dm   Bb 
        Punish the monkey
 Gm                                               Dm 
And let the organ grinder go
Bridge
 Dm 
Oh, punish the monkey
 Dm 
Punish the monkey
 Dm 
Punish the monkey
 Dm 
Yeah, they'll punish the monkey
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