The Traveling Wilburys Tweeter and the Monkey Man Riff 1: |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------------------| |------3-----------| |0-3/5----5-3-5-5--| Riff 2: |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-------3-3----------------| |-0-3-5-----5-5-3-3-0-0----| Riff 1 D D Am Riff 1 D D Am

^AmTweeter and ^Gthe Monkey Man were hard up for cash They s^Ftayed up all^Am night selling cocaine and hash To an und^Gercover cop who had a sister named Jan For r^Feasons unexplained she l^Amoved the Monkey Man.

^AmTweeter was a b^Goy scout before she went to Vietnam And f^Found out the hard way, nob^Amody gives a damn They knew that they found freedom just a^Gcross that Jersey line So they h^Fopped into a stolen car took H^Amighway 99

^AmAnd the walls came down ^EmAll the way to hell Never ^Dmsaw them when their standing Never s^Amaw them when they fell

riff 1, then D D Am

^AmThe undercover cop never l^Giked the Monkey Man ^FEven back in childhood he wanted to ^Amsee him in the can Jan got married at fourteen to a r^Gacketeer named Bill She made ^Fsecret calls to the Monkey Man from a m^Amansion on the hill

^AmIt was out on thunder road T^Gweeter at the wheel ^FThey crashed into paradise you could h^Amear them tires squeal The undercover cop pulled up said E^Gveryone of you is a liar If you d^Font surrender now its gonna ^Amgo down to the wire

^AmAnd the walls came down ^EmAll the way to hell Never ^Dmsaw them when they're standing Never s^Amaw them when they fell

riff 2

^AmAn ambulance rolled up a state t^Grooper close behind ^FTweeter took his gun away and m^Amessed up his mind The undercover cop was left tied ^Gup to a tree ^FNear the souvenir stand by the old ab^Amandoned factory Next day the undercover cop was ^Ghot in pursuit ^FHe was taking the whole thing personally He didn't c^Amare about the loot Jan had told him many times it was y^Gou to me who taught In J^Fersey anythings legal as long as you dont get c^Amaught

^AmAnd the walls came down ^EmAll the way to hell Never ^Dmsaw them when they're standing Never s^Amaw them when they fell

riff 1, then D D Am

^AmSomeplace by Rahway prison they ^Gran out of gas ^FThe undercover cop had cornered them said ^AmBoy

you didn't think that this could last

Jan jumped out of bed said There's so^Gmeplace I gotta go She t^Fook a gun out of the drawer and said It's b^Amest if you don't know

^AmThe undercover cop was found face d^Gown in a field ^FThe Monkey Man on the river bank using T^Amweeter as a shield Jan said to the Monkey Man I'm not f^Gooled by Tweeters curl I k^Fnew him long before he ever be^Amcame a Jersey girl

^AmAnd the walls came down.. ^EmAll the way to hell.. Never ^Dmsaw them when they're standing Never s^Amaw them when they fell

riff 1, then D D Am

^AmNow the town of Jersey City is q^Guieting down again I'm s^Fitting in a gambling club c^Amalled the Lion's Den The TV set been blown up, every ^Gbit of it is gone Ever s^Fince the nightly news show that the M^Amonkey Man was on

^AmI guess I'll go to florida and g^Get myself some sun There a^Fin't no more opportunity here e^Amverythings been done Sometime I think of Tweeter, some ^Gtime I think of Jan Sometime I think of nothing but the ^AmMonkey Man

^AmAnd the walls came down.. ^EmAll the way to hell.. Never ^Dmsaw them when they're standing Never s^Amaw them when they fell

Traveling Wilburys - Tweeter and the monkey man