Monkey On A Wire chords - Kasey Chambers Chords

Monkey On A Wire chords

Written by Shane Nicholson

4 beats per chord (cut time feel)
` = 2 beats
(capo at second fret)

VERSE:
Em         Em        Am             Am
  They make  no sound  they ring no bell
`Am     `G/B  C           C               Em
 Leaving no   traces they got no tales to tell
Em         Em       Am             Am
  They find  no home  they make no love
`Am     `G/B  C            C           Em
 Casting no   shadow while balancing a-bove

CHORUS:
Em    Em        Am           Am
Oh-oh here I go me and my de-sire
`Am   `G/B   C             Dsus2       Em
 Every-one's got their own monkey on a wire
Em    Em         Am            Am
Oh-oh down below leader of the choir is
`Am     `G/B     C    Dsus2
 Waiting for the next monkey on a

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LINK:
Em  Em
Wire

VERSE:
Em         Em       Am          Am
  They keep  no fear  no second prize
`Am     `G/B  C*         C               Em
 Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes
Em         Em        Am              Am
  They come  in green  they leave in black
`Am     `G/B  C          C                Em
 Holding dead roses with bullets in their back

CHORUS:
Em    Em        Am           Am
Oh-oh here I go me and my de-sire
`Am   `G/B   C*            Dsus2       Em
 Every-one's got their own monkey on a wire
Em    Em         Am               Am
Oh-oh down below racked up in the fire
`Am     `G/B     C*   Dsus2
 Waiting for the next monkey on a

VERSE: (fiddle solo)
Em  Em  Am  Am
Wire
`Am  `G/B  C*  C-lick  Em

breakdown
Em                Em                 Am                  Am
  They make (they make) no sound (no sound) they ring no bell
`Am     `G/B  C           C-lick           Em
 Walking like Jesus going straight on into Hell

CHORUS-LONG: tutti
Em    Em           Am              Am
Oh-oh there you go you and your de-sire and
`Am   `G/B   C             Dsus2       Em
 Every-one's got their own monkey on a wire
Em    Em         Am            Am
Oh-oh down below leader of the choir is
`Am     `G/B     C*   Dsus2       Em
 Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Em    Em         Am               Am
Oh-oh down below racked up in the fire
`Am     `G/B     C*   Dsus2
 Waiting for the next monkey on a

TAG: (gradual increase in tempo)
Em  Em  Am  Am
Wire
`Am     `G/B     C*   C-lick
 Waiting for the next monkey on a
Em  Em  Am  Am
Wire
`Am     `G/B     C*   C-lick
 Waiting for the next monkey on a
Em  Em  Am  Am
Wire
`Am  `G/B  C*  C-lick  Em

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CHORDS:                       Dsus2             C*                 C-lick
    Em  Am  G/B  C  Dsus2     1  2  3  4        1  2  3 + 4        1  2  3  4
E|--0---0----3---0---0--|  E|----0--------|  E|----0------0--|  E|-0-----------|
B|--0---1----0---1---3--|  B|----3-----3--|  B|----1------1--|  B|-1-----------|
G|--0---2----0---0---2--|  G|----2-----0--|  G|----0------0--|  G|-0-----------|
D|--2---2----0---2---0--|  D|----0-----0--|  D|-------0h2----|  D|-2-----------|
A|--2---0----2---3------|  A|-------------|  A|-3------------|  A|-3--2--0-----|
E|--0-------------------|  E|-2.----3--2--|  E|--------------|  E|----------3--|

. = thumb
h = hammer-on

Dsus2 is guitar voicing only
Vocals sing 4th and 6th
Other instruments add 7th and 3rd