Signifying Monkey (1949) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][C]
[G][C][Am][C][Am]
[G][C]

[Verse 1]
[Am]You
call [C]your[Am]self the [C]jungle [G]king
You call [Am]yourself [C]the jun[G]gle king
You [C]call yourself [F]the jungle king
I [G]found out [C]you ain't a [G]doggone thing

[Verse 2]
Said the [C]Monkey [Am]to the Lion on
the [Dm]bright summer [G]day,
"There's a [C]big,
bad cat [Am]livin' [Dm]down [G]the way
He [C]talked about your [Am]folks
in a [F]heck of [G]a way
A lot of other [C]things [G]I'm afraid to say"

[Verse 3]
The [C]Lion [Am]jumps up all [Dm]full of rage
[G]Like a Har[C]lem cat[Am] that's
[Dm]blown [G]his gauge
He [C]meets the Elephant in the
[F]front of the tree
He says, [C]"Now big boy it's you or [G]me"

[Verse 4]
The [G]Elephant [C]loo[Am]ks him from
the [Dm]corner [G]of his eyes
"You better [C]find someone
[Am]to fight[Dm] your [G]size"
The [C]Lion jumps up and
makes a [G]fancy [F]pas[G]s
But the [Am]Elephant [C]knock
s him [G]over [C]in the [G]grass

[Verse 5]
They [C]fought all [Am]night and they [Dm]fought [G]all day
I don't [C]know how the [Am]Lion,
[C]well he [G]got away
He [C]come back through [Am]the jungle
more [F]dead than alive
And that's [G]when the [C]Monkey
really [G]started [C]his jive

[Verse 6]
You [C]call your[Am]self the [G]jungle king
You [C]call your[Am]self the [G]jungle king
You [C]call your[Am]self the [F]jungle king
I [C]found [G]out [Am]you ain't a [G]doggone [C]thing

[Interlude 1]
[C][Am][C][G][C][Am][C][F]
[C][Am][C][Cm][G][F][C]
[G][C][Am][G][Am]
[G][C][Am][C][G][C]

[Verse 7]
Well he [C]waked up his [Am]temper when
he jumpin' [F]up and down
[C]And his foot missed the limb and
his [Am]head [G]hit the ground
Like a [C]bolt of [Am]light'ning
and [F]a streak of heat
[C]The Lion was[G] on him with all[C] four fee[G]t

[Verse 8]
But the [C]Monkey looks [Am]up from
the [Dm]corner of his [G]eye
Says, [C]"Now [Am]Mr. Lion, I a[C]polo[G]gize"
The [C]Monkey [Am]on his back s[F]tud
ies up a [G]scheme
He's tryin' to [C]trick that [G]jungle king

[Verse 9]
"Be [C]bad with [Am]me, I w[Dm]ish you would
[G]I'd tear you[Am] up all [C]over[G] the wood"
The [C]Lion jumps [Am]up, squares o[F]ff for a fight
But the [G]Monkey jumped
com[C]pletely [C]out of sight
[G]"So if [C]you bot[Am]her me [F]again
I'll [C]turn you [G]over to my Elephant friend"

[Verse 10]
You [C]call [Am]yourself the [Dm]jungle [G]king
You [C]call yourself the [Am]jungle [G]king
You [C]call yourself the [F]jungle king
I [C]found out [Am]you ain't a
doggone [C]thing

[Outro 1]
[C][Am][Am]