A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Tweeter And The Monkey Man by Traveling Wilburys - Guitar Chords
<< Back to Traveling Wilburys Song List
Version 1 Version 2
The Traveling Wilburys - Tweeter and the Monkey Man
(Dylan/Petty/Orbison/Harrison/Lynne)
Am G
Tweeter and the monkey man were hard up for cash
F Am
They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
G
To an undercover cop who had a sister named jan
F Am
For reasons unexplained she loved the monkey man
Am G
Tweeter was a boy scout before she went to vietnam
F Am
And found out the hard way nobody gives a damn
G
They knew that they found freedom just across the jersey line
F Am
So they hopped into a stolen car took highway 99
(chorus)
Am Em
And the walls came down all the way to hell
D
Never saw them when theyre standing
Am
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
D Am D Am
Am G
The undercover cop never liked the monkey man
F Am
Even back in childhood he wanted to see him in the can
G
Jan got married at fourteen to a rackateer named bill
F Am
She made secret calls to the monkey man from a mansion on the hill
Am G
It was out on thunder road - tweeter at the wheel
F Am
They crashed into paradise - they could hear them tires squeal
G
The undercover cop pulled up and said everyone of yous a liar
F Am
If you dont surrender now its gonna go down to the wire
(chorus)
Am Em
And the walls came down all the way to hell
D
Never saw them when theyre standing
Am
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
D Am D Am
Am G
An ambulance rolled up - a state trooper close behind
F Am
Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind
G
The undercover cop was left tied up to a tree
F Am
Near the souvenir stand by the old abandoned factory
Am G
Next day the undercover cop was hot in pursuit
F Am
He was taking the whole thing personal,He didnt care about the loot
G
Jan had told him many times it was you to me who taught
F Am
In jersey anythings legal as long as you dont get caught
(chorus)
Am Em
And the walls came down all the way to hell
D
Never saw them when theyre standing
Am
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
D Am D Am
Am G
Someplace by rahway prison they ran out of gas
F Am
The undercover cop had cornered them said boy, you didnt Think that this could last
G
Jan jumped out of bed said theres someplace I gotta go
F Am
She took a gun out of the drawer and said its best if you dont know
Am G
The undercover cop was found face down in a field
F Am
The monkey man was on the river bridge using tweeter as a shield
G
Jan said to the monkey man Im not fooled by tweeters curl
F Am
I knew him long before he ever became a jersey girl
(chorus)
Am Em
And the walls came down all the way to hell
D
Never saw them when theyre standing
Am
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
D Am D Am
Am G
Now the town of jersey city is quieting down again
F Am
Im sitting in a gambling club called the lions den
G
The tv set been blown up, every bit of it is gone
F Am
Ever since the nightly news show that the monkey man was on
Am G
I guess Ill to to florida and get myself some sun
F Am
There aint no more opportunity here, everythings been done
G
Sometime I think of tweeter, sometime I think of jan
F Am
Sometime I dont think about nothing but the monkey man
Am Em
And the walls came down all the way to hell
D
Never saw them when theyre standing
Am outro: Am D Am
Never saw them when they fell
Have fun!!
We also have 11 songs by Traveling Wilburys
- Congratulations
- Dirty World
- End Of The Line
- Handle With Care
- Heading For The Light
- Inside Out
- Last Night
- Nobodys Child
- Not Alone Any More
- Rattled
- Tweeter And The Monkey Man
Guitar-Link.com Email: info@guitar-link.com