Monkey Man

Amy Winehouse

R&B / SoulMedium for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              Intro - A D E A (x2) 
 
A 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                 E      A 
You huggin up the big monkey man  
A 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                 E       A 
You huggin up the big monkey man. 
 
 
A 
I never saw you, I only heard of you  
D              E        A 
Huggin up the big monkey man 
A  
I never saw you, I only heard of you  
D              E        A 
Huggin up the big monkey man.  
 
 
A 
It's your lie, it's your lie  
D                 E         A 
You huggin up the big monkey man  
A 
It's your lie, it's your lie  
D             E             A 
You huggin up the big monkey man.  
 
 
A 
Now I know that, now I understand 
D             E         A 
Huggin up the big monkey man  
  
Now I know that, now I understand  
D              E           A    
Huggin up the big monkey man.   
 
 
A 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                  E         A            
You huggin up the big monkey man  
A 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                 E         A 
You huggin up the big monkey man. 
 
 
Solo de Baixo: A, Bm, E, A. (2X) 
 
 
A 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                  E         A            
You huggin up the big monkey man  
A 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                 E         A 
You huggin up the big monkey man.  
 
 
A 
I never saw you, I only heard of you  
D              E        A 
Huggin up the big monkey man 
A  
I never saw you, I only heard of you  
D              E        A 
Huggin up the big monkey man 
 
 
A 
It's your lie, it's your lie  
D                 E          A 
You huggin up the big monkey man  
A 
It's your lie, it's your lie  
D                  E        A 
You huggin up the big monkey man. 
 
 
A 
Now I know that, now I understand 
D              E         A  
Huggin up the big monkey man  
A  
Now I know that, now I understand  
D              E         A    
Huggin up the big monkey man.   
 
 
A 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                  E         A            
You huggin up the big monkey man  
 
Aye aye aye, aye aye aye  
D                 E         A 
You huggin up the big monkey man. 
 
 
Solo Final: A, D, E, A. (2x)

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Chord set

A · D · E · Bm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.