Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel Lyric and Guitar Chords

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If you are looking for Shock the Monkey guitar chords, you’ve come to the right place.
You can play Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel using guitar or guitar.
This song by Peter Gabriel can also be played by that instruments.
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Shock the Monkey guitar chords has rhythm and included in Peter Gabriel (1982) album.
You can also find another musical genres, including jazz guitar chords, country music guitar chords, pop guitar chords, world music guitar chords, and rock guitar chords here.

Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel Guitar Chords


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Shock the Monkey ? Peter Gabriel


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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Peter Gabriel
Shock the Monkey (1982)
(Gabriel)

From: “Peter Gabriel [4/Security]”


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MAIN RIFF

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e|------1-----0---|----------------|
B|3-3---3-----3-3-|----------------|keyboard
G|2-2---2-----2-2-|----------------|
D|0-0-------------|--0)------------|
A|-------------(3-|3---------------| (bass)
E|----------------|----------------|

CODA
F F(add9) C6/E[/ch] C/E Dm
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e|1-1---3---------|5-5---7---------|1---------------|1---------------|
B|1-1---1---------|5-5---5---------|3---------------|2---------------|
G|2-2---2---------|5-5---5---------|2---------------|3---------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
Dm [E-A-D-G-B-E]x-x-0-2-3-1
C x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
F x-x-3-2-1-1
C/E x-x-2-0-1-0


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INTRO (MAIN RIFF]
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VERSE 1
Cover me when I run
Cover me through the fire
Something knocked me out’ the trees
Now I’m on my knees
Cover me, darling please

CHORUS
Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey
Don’t you know when you’re going to shock the monkey

VERSE 2
Fox the fox, rat up the rat
You can ape the ape, I know about that
There is one thing you must be sure of
I can’t take any more
Darling, don’t you monkey with the monkey

CHORUS
Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey
Don’t you know when you’re going to shock the monkey

MIDDLE 8
Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Wheels keep turning
(Monkey) Something’s burning
(Monkey) Don’t like it but I guess I’m learning
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Shock!
| Bb | % |
Shock!
| Bb | % |
Shock!
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

INTERLUDE (MAIN RIFF)
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VERSE 3
Cover me, when I sleep
Cover me, when I breathe
You throw your pearls before the swine
Make the monkey blind
Cover me, darling please

MIDDLE 8
Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Too much at stake
(Monkey) Ground beneath me shake
(Monkey) And the news is breaking
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Shock!
| Bb | % |
Shock!
| Bb | % |
Shock!
Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

CODA (see above)
| F | C/E | Dm | % |
Shock the monkey
| F | C/E | Dm | % |
Shock the monkey

Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey to life
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)
Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)

| F | C/E | Dm
Shock the monkey

Dm [Main Riff]
Shock the monkey to life

If you want to learn Peter Gabriel Shock the Monkey guitar chords, The 5 chords we’ll look at are the C major, A major, G major, E major, and D major.
The reason we use all major chords is that the minor versions of any of these chords just require tiny adjustments.
Each one of those minor chords is completely based on its major counterpart

The more you practice, the easier guitar will feel to play Shock the Monkey. Guitar is hard to learn in the beginning, but gets easier the longer you stick with it.

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