Tweeter And The Monkey Man
Bob DylanVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Tweeter and the monkey man were hard up for cash
They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
To an undercover cop who had a sister named jan
For reasons unexplained she loved the monkey man
Tweeter was a boy scout before she went to vietnam
And found out the hard way nobody gives a damn
They knew that they found freedom just across the jersey line
So they hopped into a stolen car took highway 99
(chorus)
And the walls came down all the way to hell
Never saw them when theyre standing
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
The undercover cop never liked the monkey man
Even back in childhood he wanted to see him in the can
Jan got married at fourteen to a rackateer named bill
She made secret calls to the monkey man from a mansion on the hill
It was out on thunder road - tweeter at the wheel
They crashed into paradise - they could hear them tires squeal
The undercover cop pulled up and said everyone of yous a liar
If you dont surrender now its gonna go down to the wire
(chorus)
And the walls came down all the way to hell
Never saw them when theyre standing
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
An ambulance rolled up - a state trooper close behind
Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind
The undercover cop was left tied up to a tree
Near the souvenir stand by the old abandoned factory
Next day the undercover cop was hot in pursuit
He was taking the whole thing personal,He didnt care about the loot
Jan had told him many times it was you to me who taught
In jersey anythings legal as long as you dont get caught
(chorus)
And the walls came down all the way to hell
Never saw them when theyre standing
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
Someplace by rahway prison they ran out of gas
The undercover cop had cornered them said boy, you didnt Think that this could last
Jan jumped out of bed said theres someplace I gotta go
She took a gun out of the drawer and said its best if you dont know
The undercover cop was found face down in a field
The monkey man was on the river bridge using tweeter as a shield
Jan said to the monkey man Im not fooled by tweeters curl
I knew him long before he ever became a jersey girl
(chorus)
And the walls came down all the way to hell
Never saw them when theyre standing
Never saw them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
Now the town of jersey city is quieting down again
Im sitting in a gambling club called the lions den
The tv set been blown up, every bit of it is gone
Ever since the nightly news show that the monkey man was on
I guess Ill to to florida and get myself some sun
There aint no more opportunity here, everythings been done
Sometime I think of tweeter, sometime I think of jan
Sometime I dont think about nothing but the monkey man
And the walls came down all the way to hell
Never saw them when theyre standing
outro:
Never saw them when they fell
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Readable chord sheet for Tweeter And The Monkey Man by Bob Dylan
[Am] Tweeter and the monkey man were [G]hard up for cash
They[F] stayed up all night selling c[Am]ocaine and hash
To an undercover cop who had a[G] sister named jan
For r[F]easons unexplained she love[Am]d the monkey man
[Am]Tweeter was a boy scout before she[G] went to vietnam
And [F]found out the hard way nobody [Am]gives a damn
They knew that they found free[G]dom just across the jersey line
So th[F]ey hopped into a stolen car[Am] took highway 99
(chorus)
[Am]And the walls came down [Em]all the way to hell
[D]Never saw them when theyre standing
Never sa[Am]w them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Am]The undercover cop never liked the[G] monkey man
Even[F] back in childhood he wanted t[Am]o see him in the can
Jan got married at fourteen to[G] a rackateer named bill
She m[F]ade secret calls to the mon[Am]key man from a mansion on the hill
[Am]It was out on thunder road - tweet[G]er at the wheel
They[F] crashed into paradise - they [Am]could hear them tires squeal
The undercover cop pulled up a[G]nd said everyone of yous a liar
If yo[F]u dont surrender now its go[Am]nna go down to the wire
(chorus)
[Am]And the walls came down [Em]all the way to hell
[D]Never saw them when theyre standing
Never sa[Am]w them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Am]An ambulance rolled up - a state t[G]rooper close behind
Twee[F]ter took his gun away and mess[Am]ed up his mind
The undercover cop was left ti[G]ed up to a tree
Near [F]the souvenir stand by the o[Am]ld abandoned factory
[Am]Next day the undercover cop was ho[G]t in pursuit
He w[F]as taking the whole thing pers[Am]onal,He didnt care about the loot
Jan had told him many times it[G] was you to me who taught
In je[F]rsey anythings legal as lon[Am]g as you dont get caught
(chorus)
[Am]And the walls came down [Em]all the way to hell
[D]Never saw them when theyre standing
Never sa[Am]w them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Am]Someplace by rahway prison they ra[G]n out of gas
The [F]undercover cop had cornered th[Am]em said boy, you didnt Think that this could last
Jan jumped out of bed said the[G]res someplace I gotta go
She t[F]ook a gun out of the drawer[Am] and said its best if you dont know
[Am]The undercover cop was found face [G]down in a field
The [F]monkey man was on the river br[Am]idge using tweeter as a shield
Jan said to the monkey man Im [G]not fooled by tweeters curl
I kne[F]w him long before he ever b[Am]ecame a jersey girl
(chorus)
[Am]And the walls came down [Em]all the way to hell
[D]Never saw them when theyre standing
Never sa[Am]w them when they fell
(play before going into the next verse)
[D] [Am] [D] [Am]
[Am]Now the town of jersey city is qui[G]eting down again
Im s[F]itting in a gambling club call[Am]ed the lions den
The tv set been blown up, ever[G]y bit of it is gone
Ever [F]since the nightly news show[Am] that the monkey man was on
[Am]I guess Ill to to florida and get [G]myself some sun
Ther[F]e aint no more opportunity her[Am]e, everythings been done
Sometime I think of tweeter, s[G]ometime I think of jan
Somet[F]ime I dont think about noth[Am]ing but the monkey man
[Am]And the walls came down [Em]all the way to hell
[D]Never saw them when theyre standing
[Am] outro: [Am] [D] [Am]
Never saw them when they fell
Have fun!!