Them Kinda Monkeys Can't Swing Chords
by Slade
Them Kinda Monkeys Can't Swing by Slade is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E, B, G, F, F#, G#, A#, C, C#, D and D#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A E (x4)
verse 1
E
Everywhere has a wheeler and dealer
E A
Raised in the back streets of town
E B
Everywhere has a spieler who's a clown
verse 2
E
Every haunt has a hustler and bustler
E A
Born with the tongue of a snake
E B
Every haunt has a muscler on the make
B A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
Break: A E (x4)
verse 3
E
Everywhere has a ducker and diver
E A
Doing his best to impress
E B
Everywhere has a skiver in a mess
verse 4
E
And every place has a joker at poker
E A
Born with a marked deck of cards
E B
Every place has a smoker in the yards
B A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing, uh, uh, uh
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
Solo
E G A A G E
E G A A G E
F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E
E A (x2)
E B
B A B
Oh, them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
A B
And them kind of a-monkeys can't swing
A B
And them a-birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
Outro
A E (x4)
F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E
E