Shock The Monkey

Peter Gabriel

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Shock The Monkey

Year: 1983 - Album: Plays Live

Written by Peter Gabriel

Key: Dm

Shock The Monkey Key AmAm

Shock The Monkey Key A#mA#m

Shock The Monkey Key BmBm

Shock The Monkey Key CmCm(one step down)

Shock The Monkey Key C#mC#m(half step down)

Shock The Monkey Key DmDm(original key)

Shock The Monkey Key D#mD#m(half step up)

Shock The Monkey Key EmEm(one step up)

Shock The Monkey Key FmFm

Shock The Monkey Key F#mF#m

Shock The Monkey Key GmGm

Shock The Monkey Key G#mG#m

	  		
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 MAIN RIFF 
  Dm 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
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  C/E        Dm 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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 ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------  



INTRO (MAIN RIFF 
  Dm                
  Dm                


verse 1 
      Dm        Dm 
Cover me when I run 
      Dm             Dm 
Cover me through the fire 
Dm 
Something knocked me out' the trees 
Dm 
 Now I'm on my knees 
      Dm          Dm 
Cover me, darling please 


 
                    C 
Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey 
                                   Dm 
Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey 



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



                    C 
Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey 
                                   Dm 
Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey 



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


INTERLUDE (MAIN RIFF) 
  Dm                
  Dm                


verse 3 
      Dm         Dm 
Cover me, when I sleep 
      Dm         Dm 
Cover me, when I breathe 
    Dm 
You throw your pearls before the swine 
Dm 
 Make the monkey blind 
      Dm          Dm 
Cover me, darling please 


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


CODA (see above) 

  F   C/E   Dm       
           Shock the monkey 
  F   C/E   Dm       
           Shock the monkey 

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

  F   C/E   Dm               break 
            Shock the monkey

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