Mr. Monotony Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][Eb][D][G][Em][Eb][D][G][Em][Edim][Eb][D][G]
[Em][Edim][Eb][D]

[Verse 1]
[G]Playin' on his [Em]slide- trom[Eb]bone[D]
[G]In a certain mon[Em]oton[C]e
[Eb]He w[G]as known as Mr[C]
[D]Mon[G]oton[Fdim]y
[Em]Any [Eb]pleas[D]ant[G]
[Em]inter[C]lude[Eb][G]
That would mean a [C]change of [Eb]mood[D]
[G]Didn't go with Mr [C]Mon[D]oto[G]ny.[Fdim][Em]
[Eb]Some[C]times he would change the [Ab]key
[C]But the same dull mel[Am]ody[Ab][G]
[C]Would emerge from Mr[Fm]
[G]Mon[C]oton[D]y
[Ab][C]

[Verse 2]
[D]Folks for miles would run[G] awa[D]y
Only one pre[G]ferred [Bb]to stay.[D]
She would come around [G]and [Bb]say:
[F]"Have you [G]got any Monotony today?"

[Interlude 1]
[C][G][D][G][Em][C]
[Eb][G][Em][Eb][G][F][Edim][Eb][G][Em][C][Eb][G]

[Verse 3]
They got married [C]as they [Eb]should[G]
And around the [C]neighbour[Eb]hood[G]
She was known [C]as [D]Mrs
[G]Monotony[C][Eb][G]
They were happy [C]as could [Eb]be[G]
And they raised a [C]family
[Eb]Six [G]or seven little[Eb][D]
[G]Mono[C]tonies[G]

[Verse 4]
[C]From another village came
[F]a snappy [C]clarinetter
She heard him play and strange
to [F]say she liked him better
[C]That was the end of [G]Mr [C]Monotony
[Eb]Oh,

[Verse 5]
[Ab]she [C]refu[D]sed[G]
him [C]when he tried[A][D]
Bringing her back [G]to his [C]side
[A]She [D]just ans[Em]wered
[Fdim]when he [G]cried:
"Have you got any [C]Mono
tony [G]today?"[Em]
[D]"Have you [Dsus4]got any M[Am]onotony
[D]tod[G]ay?"[Eb]
[D]"Have [G]you [Em]got any [Eb]Mono
[G]tony [Em]today?"[C][D]

[Verse 6]
Bye, [G]bye, Mr Monotony
Mr Monotony,
Is that you?
Hey, [D]Mr Monotony
Oh, this playing is wonderful!
Oh, Mr Monotony,

[Verse 7]
I come back to [G]you any
[C]tim[Eb]e.[G]
Mr Monotony, don't go away Surely I didn't really mean it!

[Verse 8]
Oh, Mr Monotony, [G]I
need you back