Too Much Monkey Business

Elvis Presley

Composição de: Chuck Berry

Tom:

Afinação:

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           Too Much Monkey Business – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Chuck Berry
Recorded during a warm-up at the sessions for Stay Away, Joe (1968)
Released on: “Elvis Sings Flaming Star” (1969)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The key of Elvis’ version is F#, which is due to the open tuning that 
is
used by guitarist Jerry Reed (Open B9: C#-F#-B-F#-A-D#). In standard 
tuning,
I’d suggest playing in E and using a capo to match the key of the 
original.

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Capo: 2nd fret
Play: E
Key: F#

For chords in original key transpose +2.

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CHORDS
      E-A-D-G-B-e
E     0-2-2-1-0-0
A7    x-0-2-0-2-0
B7    x-2-1-2-0-2

B5    x-2-4-x-x-x
E5    x-7-9-x-x-x

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Optional: standard tuning verse pattern that is similar to the
          open tuning picking

VERB ON 1
    E   E6  E7  E6   E   E6  E7  E6   E   E6  E7  E6   E   
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 
E6  E   B5   E5
2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-2---3---2---|----------------|----------------|--0-2---0-------|
E|----------------| 
B|----------------| 

G 0h1---1---1---1-0h|--------%-------|--------%-------|1---1---1-------|----------------|
D 2|--------2---2-2-|----------------|----------------|--------2---4/--/
E|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|--------2---2/--
B|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------| 0-------0------
E|/7---------------|  
B|-|----------------| 

VERB ON 2
    E   E6  E   E6   E   E6  E   E6   E   E6  E   E6   E   
    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 
E6  E   B5   E5
2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-2---0---2---|----------------|----------------|--0-2---0-------|
E|----------------| 
B|----------------| 

G 0h1---1---1---1-0h|--------%-------|--------%-------|1---1---1-------|----------------|
D 2|--------2---2-2-|----------------|----------------|--------2---4/--/
E|2-------2-------|----------------|----------------|--------2---2/--
B|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------| 0-------0------
E|/7---------------|  
B|-|----------------| 

STRUCTUD  of the song parts

[Verse]       1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4
| E | % | % | E     B5 | E5     |
                       (break)

[Chorus]

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| A7 | % | E | % |
| B7 | A7 | E | B7 |

The B5-E5 break that links Verse and Chorus is played by sliding the
B5 power chord up until you arrive at the 7th fret for the E5.
Alternatively, you can play B5: x-2-4-x-x-x and then E5 x-x-2-4-x-x
without the slide.

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[Intro]

| E | % |
| E | % | % | % |


[Verse 1]

E
Salesman talking to me, tried to run me up a creek
             E                                               B5 E5
Says you can buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week, oh-oh
                                                              (break)

[Chorus]

                A7                        E
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
B7                           A7                E          | B7  |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, uh-uh-huh


[Verse 2]

E
Blonde haired, good looking trying to get me hooked
           E                                                   B5 E5
Want me to marry, settle down and get a home and write a book, oh-oh
                                                                 
(break)

[Chorus]

                A7                        E
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business

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B7                           A7                E          | B7  |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh


[Verse 3]

E
Pay phone, something wrong, dime gone
         E                                                B5 E5
Well, me ought to sue the operator for tellin' me a tale, oh-oh
                                                          (break)

[Chorus]

                A7                        E
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
B7                           A7                E          | B7  |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh


[Solo]

| E  | % | % | % |
| A7 | % | E  | % |
| B7 | A7 | E | B7 |


[Verse 4]

E
Been to Vietnam, been a-fighting in the war
     E                                       B5 E5
Army bar, army chow, army clothes, army car, oh-oh
                                              (break)

[Chorus]

                A7                        E
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
B7                           A7                E          | B7  |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh


[Verse 5]

E
Working in the filling station, too many tasks

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          E                                                       B5 E5
“Wipe the window, check the tires, check the oil, a dollar gas!”, oh-oh
                                                                   
(break)

[Chorus]

                A7                        E
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
B7                           A7                E          | B7  |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh


[Verse 6]

E
Blonde haired, good looking trying to get me hooked
           E                                                      
Want me to marry, settle down and get a home and and write a book, 
 B5 E5
oh-oh
                                                                    
(break)

[Chorus]

                A7                        E
Too much monkey business, too much monkey business
B7                           A7                E          | B7  |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh


[Outro]

E                                 [ E ]
 Too much monkey business, ah-ha-huh
E                                 [ E ]
 Too much monkey business, ah-ha-huh
(repeat and fade)

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