Tweeter and the Monkey Man

Headstones · 120 BPM · 4/4

Tweeter and the Monkey Man

Headstones

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TweetEer DanAd tEhe

EMonkey Man were harduDp for cash

DThey stayed uAp all night seElling ******* and hash

ETo an undercover cDop who had a sister naAmed

AJanFor reasons Eunexplained she loved the

EMonkeyD Man

DTweeter was a boyA scout course he went to

AViEetnamAnd found out the hard way,D nobody gives a Adamn

AThey knew that they foEund freedom just across the

EJersey line

ESo they hopped into a stolen car,D took

DHighway 99

DAnd the walls cameA down

AAll Ethe way to hell

ENever saw them when they're standing

ENever saw themD when theAy fell

AThe undeErcover cop never liked the

EMonkey Man

EEveDn back in childhood he wanteAd to see him in the can

AJanE got married at fourteen to a racketeer Dnamed

DBillShe made secreAt calls to the

AMonkey Man fromE a mansion on the hill

EIt was out on

EThDunder Road,

DTweetAer at the wheel

AThey crashedE into paradise, they could hear them tires squeal

EThe undercoveDr cop pulled up and said "Everyone of you is a liaArIf you don't surrender nEow, it's gonna go down toEm the wire"

EmAnd the walEls came down

EAll the way to heDll

DNever saw them whenA they're standing

ANeEver saw tDhem AwhenE they felDl

DAn ambulance rolleAd up, a

AState-TrooperE close behind

ETweeter took his gun awayD and messed up hisA mind

AThe undercoverE cop was left tied up to a tree

ENear the souvenir stand, byD the old abandoned factory

DNext day the uAndercover cop was hEot in pursuit

EHe was taking the whole thing perAsonal, he didGn't care abouDt the loot

DJaEn had told hAim many timeGs, "It was yAou to me whoEm taughtIn JAersey anythiGng's legal, as long as yEou don't getA caught"

AAGnd thEe walls came down

EAll the way to hell

ENever saw them when thDey're standing

DNeAver sEaw them wDhen Athey Efell

ESome place by

ERahwey PrDison they ran ouAt of gas

AThe undercover cop had Ecornered them, said"Boy, you didn't think this could Dlast?"

DJan jumped out of bedA, said, "There's someplaEce I gotta go"

EShe took the gun out of the drawer, said, "It's best that you don't Dknow"

DThe undercover cop was found face doAwn in a field

AThe Monkey

AMaEn was on the rEmiver bridge uEsing

ETweeter as a shiAeld

AJan saiGd to the

GMonkey MEan, "I'm not foolAed by TweetGer's curlI knew Emhim long beAfore he ever becaGme a Jersey Girl"

GAnd the Ewalls came down

AAllG the way to hell

Never saw them when they're standing

Never saw them when they fell

Now the town of

Jersey City is quieting down again

I'm sitting in a gambling club called the

Lion's Den

The TV set was blown up, every bit of it was gone

Ever since the nightly news showed that the

Monkey Man was on

I guess I'll go to

Florida to get myself some sun

There ain't no more opportunity here, everything's been done

Sometimes

I think of

Tweeter, sometimes

I think of

JanSometimes

I don't think about nothing but the

Monkey Man

And the walls came down

All the way to hell

Never saw them when they're standing

Never saw them when they fell

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All Chords Used (5)

KeyE major

Tempo~120 BPM

How to play Tweeter and the Monkey Man by Headstones on guitar

This is a great beginner tune because it sits in a steady groove and lets you focus on clean changes instead of tricky shapes. In E major at about 120 BPM, it should feel driving but comfortable once you lock into the pulse.

You only need open shapes here, so your fretting hand can stay relaxed and close to the nut. The main change to watch is the move from E to D and back again, since that shift can feel less automatic than the others at first.

Start by looping E - D - A - E slowly until the motion feels smooth. Then add the full song at a slower tempo, and only speed up when each change sounds even and clean.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.

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Tutorials & guides for "Tweeter and the Monkey Man"

Em Chord on Guitar - The Easiest Chord You Can Learn

D Chord Guitar - How to Play D Major (Finger Positions + Tips)

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