Green Monkey
Written by Dewey Bunnell, ©1973
Am D Em9 Am7 C ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ||||*| |||*|* |||||| ||||*| ||||*| ||**|| ||||*| |**||* ||*||| ||*||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |*|||| Am D Am D Am D Am D (Intro) Am D Am D When the deep blue night is running close on your track Am D Am D And you can feel the green monkey crawlin' across your back Am D Am D Don't take me so real that you forget how to feel Am D Am D Don't let the threat of the dagger turn your heart into steel Em9 Am7 Smell the perfume of the silent dream Em9 Am7 Fly the ocean, read a story to me Em9 Am7 Speak the wisdom of a redwood tree C Speak to me Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D Am D So you think that star cluster shining bright in the sky Am D Am D Will speak the fate of your evening, tell the truth to your lie Am D Am D Don't let the features you read control the tickets you buy Am D Am D Soon as you learn that you live, you're just beginning to die Em9 Am7 Smell the perfume of the silent dream Em9 Am7 Fly the ocean, read a story to me Em9 Am7 Speak the wisdom of a redwood tree C Speak to me Am D Am D Am D Am D Em9 (slower) Am7 Smell the perfume of the silent dream Em9 Am7 Fly the ocean, read a story to me Em9 Am7 Speak the wisdom of a redwood tree C Speak to me