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The Boston Monkey Chords

Music by: Otis Redding
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[Intro 1]
[G]

[Verse 1]
Hold it, little more [G]treble on bass,
hold it

[Interlude 1]
One, two three, four
[G][C][G][C][G]
[D]

[Verse 2]
You've got [D]to do this dance,
all across the USA
We gon' to do the dance
You do it any kind of way
You call it the Boston Mo- Monkey dance
Just [G]your [D]shake your shoulder[G]s
Wiggle your knees
You bop your head baby
Do it as you please
[C]You [G]gotta, keep a groove
going any kind of way
Just do it [C]baby, [G]just any old day
You got to do all [F]day, [E]ha[Eb][D]
That's that Boston Monkey, ha, yeah
You [G]gotta, keep a groove going
Any kind of way
Keep the same old beat
Just ev'ry day
You shake your shoulders
You wiggle your knees
You got to clap your hands
Like you're fans, if you please
You got[D]ta keep a groove
any kind of way
You- a keep on doin' it ev'ry day
Then you, learn the Boston Monkey baby
I said ya, learn the Boston Monkey baby,
yeah
[G]That's the same old beat [C]tho
[G]You're doing that Boston Monkey
That Boston [C]Monkey [G]honey
They got a groove, hey, now, huh

[Verse 3]
That's that Boston monkey
[G]
Got to keep a beat [C]goin'[G]
Shake your shoulders [D]honey
You gotta do it real bad
You can't move it, can't
do it outta crash
You gotta shake your shoulders
and wiggle your legs
But you can't not move your head
You gotta, you got [G]to groove baby
[C]You gotta,
[G]got to shake your shoulders
Then you're doin' the
Boston Monkey, baby
[C]How can[G] you do it if you ain't too old
[C]You got [G]to [F]keep on,
[E]keep on[Eb][D]
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
You're doin' the Bo[G]ston Monkey,
[C]yea[G]h
You're doin' the Boston Monkey,
baby, ha
You're doin' the [C]Boston [G]Monkey,
[C]honey
Every day, [G]your'e doing it [C]every kind of [G]way,
an[C]d ev'ry night

[Outro 1]
[G]
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