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Artist-Headstones Song-Tweeter And The Monkey Man Album-Pitcure Of Health 1993 Guitarists- Trent Carr origonal Words And Score By-The Travelling Willburys Sung By-Hugh Dillion of the headstones ()-harmonic /-slide b-bend E E E E D D D D A A A A E E E E |---------2-2-2-2--------------------| |---------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------| |-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1----| |-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-2-2-2-2---------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2----| |-0-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-0----|
ETweeter and the monkey man wereD hard up for cash AThey Stayed up all night sellingE cocaine and hash. ETo an undercover sop who had a Dsister named Jan. AFor Reasons unexplained she lEoved the monkey man ETweeter was a boy scout coz he Dwent to vietnam AFound out the hard way nobEody gives a damn EThey knew that they found freedom just acrossD the jersey line ASo they hopped into a stolen car tEook highway 99
EAnd the walls came downE aDll the way to hellD ANever saw them when they're standinAg ENever saw them when they fellE
E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------| |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7--/--2| same chords as before The undercover cop never liked the monkey man Even back in highShcool wanted to see him in the can Jan got married at fourteen to a rackateer named bill She made secret plans to the monkey man from a mansion on the hill
EIt was out on Thunder Road, DTweeter at the wheel APulled into paradise, you could heEar the tires squeal EIt was Jan who'd told him many times "It was yoDu to me who'd taught: DIn Kingston everything's legal as long as you donA't get caught"
EAnd the walls came downE DAll the way to hellD ANever saw them when they standinA ENever saw them when they fEell
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ESome place by Riway prison theyD ran out of gas AThe undercover cop cornered 'em, said "You didn't tEhink that this could last" EJan jumped up out of bed said "There's someD place I gotta go" AShe took the gun out of the drawer, and said "E;It's best that you don't know" EAn ambulance rolled up, StDate Trooper close behind ATweeter took his gun away andD messed up his mind EThe undercover cop was found faDce down in a field AThe Monkey Man was on the bridge usingE Tweeter as a shield EAnd the walls came dowEn AAll the way to hellA DNever saw them when they standinD ENever saw them when they felEl
guitar1 guitar2 A A A G |--------------|------------------| x x x 3 |--------------|------------------| 2 2 2 2 |--------------|------------------| 2 2 2 0 |------5b------|-------10b--------| 2 2 2 0 |----5---7-5-7-|----10----12-10-12| 0 0 0 3 |--7-----------|-12---------------| x x x 3 same chords The town of Jersey City is quieting down again I'm sitting in a gambling club called The Lion's Den The TV set is blown up, every bit of it is gone Ever since the night when they showed that the Monkey Man was on Maybe I'll go to Florida, get myself some sun There ain't no more opportunity here and everythings been done Sometimes I think of Tweeter, sometimes I think of Jan Sometimes I don't think about nothin' but the Monkey Man And the walls came down All the way to hell Never saw them when they standin Never saw them when they fell