The Monkey Punk ©2006 Garrett Clevenger
Riff:
{Am G Am     F     G       } {Am G Am G E }

Am riff                  Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Am riff                  were cruisin’ together but could not decide
Bb7   Am G Am    who was the leader. Too much pride.
C    G   Am To give up control was suicide.
Am riff                 
Am riff                 Jekyll was handsome, nice and thoughtful.
Am riff                 Hyde was so ugly, mean and a fool.
Bb7   Am G Am   He also was stronger and lived to rule but
C    G   Am           Jekyll would rather die than be his tool.
Am riff                 
Chorus:
Am     F      G       The Monkey Punk’s in us all.
Am     F      G       Swingin’ us towards our downfall.
Am     F  C  E      Egotistical. Dictatorial.
Am     F      G       The Monkey Punk’s in us all.

Am riff                  It’s not fiction if it’s the truth.
Am riff                  Everyone knows it. We don’t need no sleuth.
Bb7   Am G Am    Do you listen to Angels and feel some ruth
C    G   Am           or do your Demons give you your excuse?
Am riff                 
Am riff                  Onward and upward. Inside and out.
Am riff Forward and backward. Within and without.
Bb7   Am G Am    A meal may fill you but there’s no doubt:
C    G   Am           Hunger even returns to the devout.
Am riff                 
{chorus}

Am riff                  Every human’s divided this way
Am riff                  by the confusion every day.
Bb7   Am G Am    The voices of reason often give way
C    G   Am           to discord, discomfort and dismay.
Am riff                 
Am riff                  I hear you talkin’. I feel your rage.
Am riff                  Hyde is just dyein’ to be freed from his cage.
Bb7   Am G Am    I cannot hide him. I wanna rampage.
C    G   Am           I try to turn from Hyde and be a sage.
Am riff                 
{chorus}
Am    F     The Monkey Punk       {repeat}
Am            in us all.