Code Monkey

Jonathan Coulton

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Code Monkey

Written by Jonathan Coulton

Key: E

Code Monkey Key BB

Code Monkey Key CC

Code Monkey Key C#C#

Code Monkey Key DD(one step down)

Code Monkey Key D#D#(half step down)

Code Monkey Key EE(original key)

Code Monkey Key FF(half step up)

Code Monkey Key F#F#(one step up)

Code Monkey Key GG

Code Monkey Key G#G#

Code Monkey Key AA

Code Monkey Key A#A#

	  		

E   
Code Monkey get up get coffee 
E  
Code Monkey go to job 
E   
Code Monkey have boring meeting 
E   
With boring manager Rob 
E   B        A 
Rob say Code Monkey very diligent 
E       B      A 
But his output stink 
E   B        A 
His code not "functional" or "elegant" 
E       B           A 
What do Code Monkey think? 
(pause)           A             B                        G#7        C#m 
Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write god damned login page himself 
B          A 
Code Monkey not say it out loud 
B  
Code Monkey not crazy, just proud 
B is played until the E 
B           E    Em7 
Code Monkey like Fritos 
E6               E 
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew 
Am7 
Code Monkey very simple man 
B 
With big warm fuzzy secret heart: 
Code Monkey like you 


E           B           A 
Code Monkey hang around at front desk 
E        B            A     C#m  B 
Tell you sweater look nice 
E           B             A 
Code Monkey offer buy you soda 
E         B              A   C#m B 
Bring you cup, bring you ice 
E        B            A 
You say no thank you for the soda cause 
E    B        A    C#m B 
Soda make you fat 
E          B             A 
Anyway you busy with the telephone 
E  B        A     
No time for chat 
(Pause)          A                 B 
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle 
       G#7             C#m 
He sit down pretend to work 
B          A 
Code Monkey not thinking so straight 
B          A 
Code Monkey not feeling so great 


B           E    Em7 
Code Monkey like Fritos 
E6               E 
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew 
Am7 
Code Monkey very simple man 
B 
With big warm fuzzy secret heart: 
                D 
Code Monkey like you 


A             Am           E  D A Am 
Code Monkey like you a lot 

( hold E until next verse starts ) 

E           B          A 
Code Monkey have every reason 
E      B        A     C#m B 
To get out this place 
E           B            A 
Code Monkey just keep on working 
E        B           A       C#m B 
See your soft pretty face 
E           B        A                 C#m B 
Much rather wake up, eat a coffee cake 
E    B     A 
Take bath, take nap 
E    B    A             C#m      B 
This job "fulfilling in creative way" 
E      B       A 
Such a load of crap 


(pause)           A               B               G#7         C#m 
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you 
B               A 
Code Monkey just waiting for now 
B              A 
Code Monkey say someday, somehow 
B           E    Em7 
Code Monkey like Fritos 
E6               E 
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew 
Am7 
Code Monkey very simple man 
B 
With big warm fuzzy secret heart: 
Code Monkey like you 
( Play the E B A C#m B progression and insert the last line. ) 
Code Monkey like you

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