Key: C
Introduction:
E
Don't be afraid, it's only business the alien
E
prophet sighed. The vulture and the magpie took
E
the cashbox from its hook, the monkey in the corner
E
wrote the figures in his book.
E
Crazed, the checkout's lady fingers flash across the till,
E
and the captain posts the menu of the day and in banks across
E
the world, Christian, Moslem, Hindu, Jew and every other race,
E
creed, color, tint or hue get down on their knees and pray.
E
The racoon and the groundhog neatly
E
make up bags of change but the monkey in the corner,
E
well, he's slowly drifting out of range
'solo forthcoming'
C# C#/D#
'Christ, it's freezing inside,' the veteran cries
D/A A
The hyenas break cover and stream through the meadow
C# C#/D#
And the fog rolls in through his bottle of gin
D/A A
So he picks up a stone that looks like a bone
D
And the bullets fly and the rivers run dry
D/C# D/C C
And the fat girls sigh and the network anchor persons lie
B4
And the soldier's alone in the video zone
B
But the monkey's not watching
He's slipped out to the kitchen to pile the dishes
Em
And answer the phone