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"The Monkey Time"
(Curtis Mayfield)

Intro:

guitar (w/bass trombones), 2X:

(F)
v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
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-----2---3-5-----|-----2---3-5-3---
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Verse 1: (guitar continues as per intro)

FF Piano Chord 

There's a place right across town, whenever you're ready
Where people gather 'round, whenever they're ready
DmDm Piano Chord 
      AmAm Piano Chord 
      GmGm Piano Chord 

And then the music begins to play
DmDm Piano Chord 
      AmAm Piano Chord 
          GmGm Piano Chord 

You feel a groove comin' on its way

Chorus:

GmGm Piano Chord 
              AmAm Piano Chord 

Are you ready (are you ready)
BbBb Piano Chord 
                   CC Piano Chord 

Well, you get yours, cause-a I got mine
FF Piano Chord 

For the Monkey Time (Monkey Time)

[repeat intro]
(Monkey Time)

Verse 2:

Now the dance that the people do, I don't know how it started
All I know is that when the beat brings a feel
It's so hard to get parted
And then the music begins to play
Automatically you're on your way

[Repeat chorus]

Bridge:

(FF Piano Chord 
)                  DmDm Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 

Do the Monkey, yeah (do the Monkey Time)
(FF Piano Chord 
)                  DmDm Piano Chord 
      CC Piano Chord 
       FF Piano Chord 

Do the Monkey, yeah (do the Monkey Time)

DmDm Piano Chord 
    AmAm Piano Chord 
         DmDm Piano Chord 

Ah-twist them hips (twist them hips)
AmAm Piano Chord 
       DmDm Piano Chord 
             AmAm Piano Chord 
       DmDm Piano Chord 

Let your backbone slip (let your backbone slip)
AmAm Piano Chord 
        DmDm Piano Chord 
    AmAm Piano Chord 
        DmDm Piano Chord 

Now move your feet (move your feet)
AmAm Piano Chord 
      DmDm Piano Chord 
       AmAm Piano Chord 
      DmDm Piano Chord 
    AmAm Piano Chord 

Get on the beat (get on the beat)

[repeat chorus]

[repeat intro]
(Monkey Time)

[repeat verse 2]

[repeat chorus]

Coda [repeat intro riff to fade]:

Ah, do the Monkey, yeah
Give me a big strong line
You're lookin' real fine [fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers