The Monkey Time Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
There's a [D]place right across town,
[Em][D]
the people gather round,
and then the [Bm]music be
[F#m]gins t[Em]o play.
[Bm]You'll feel the [F#m]groove
coming [Em]on its way
Are you ready?
Are you [F#m]ready?
Well you can't [G]catch
Cause I got mine
[A]For the market tim[D]e
Now the dance that the people do
I don't know how it started
All I know is when the beat
It a feel, it's hard to get by
And then the [Bm]music begins to [Em]play
And [Bm]automatic[F#m]ally y[Em]ou're on your way
Are you ready?
Are you [F#m]ready?
Well, you got [G]yours
Cause I got mine
[A]For the monkey tim[D]e
Do the monkey
[A]Do [Bm]the monke[A]y time[D]
You're the [F#m]monkey, [Bm]yeah
You're the mon[A]key [D]time
Oh, and twist them [Bm]hips
Twist them hips
And let your backbone [F#m]slip
[Bm]Let your backbone slip
Now, move your feet
Move your feet
Take it [F#m]on the[Bm] beat
Take it on the beat
Are [F#m]you re[Em]ady?
Are you [F#m]ready?
You give me [G]yours
Go nine by nine
[A]For the month and tim[D]e, oh

[Verse 2]
All [D]right, hey

[Verse 3]
Now the [D]dance that the people do

[Verse 4]
I don't know how it started
[D]All I know is when the beat
brings a feelin'
It's haunting [Em]your body,

[Verse 5]
[D]oh

[Verse 6]
And then the [Bm]music begins [Em]to play

[Verse 7]
And [Bm]automatically [Em]you're on your way,
on your way, [F#m]yeah

[Verse 8]
You got [G]yours,
cause I got mine
[A]for the market tim[D]e, oh

[Verse 9]
I'll do the market, [D]yeah,

[Verse 10]
give me a big strong line
[D]Oh, you're looking real fine,
hey, [G]yeah, [D]all right
Do [Em]the mon[D]key, yeah.
[D]Everybody, yeah.
That your back [G]won't [D]slip. [D]oh.
And shake those [D]hips.
Move your [D]feet now.
Yeah.
Do the monkey.