Song: Hey,hey, we're The Monkees (Full unedited song)
Artist: The Monkees
Composers: Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
Tabbed by DJ
19th Mar 2016
Am = x02210 C = x32010 or x35553 A7 = x02020
F = 133211 C7 = x32310 or x35353 B = x24442
D = xx0232 G = 320033 E4 = 022200
G7 = 320001 A = x02220
In the choruses add the C7 as an upstroke.
For Verses 2 and 4, while still letting the chords sustain,
you could add the bass notes:
Am F
e |--0--------|----------|--1--------|----------|
B |--1--------|----------|--1--------|----------|
G |--2--------|----------|--2--------|----------|
D |--2--------|----------|--3-----3--|----------|
A |--0-----0--|----------|--3--3-----|----------|
E |-----0-----|----------|--1--------|----------|
D G7
e |--2--------|----------|--1--------|----------|
B |--3--------|----------|--0--------|----------|
G |--2--------|----------|--0-----0--|----------|
D |--0-----0--|----------|--0--0-----|----------|
A |-----0-----|----------|--2--------|----------|
E |-----------|----------|--3--------|----------|
*************************************************************
[Intro]
Am F
Here we come, walking down the street,
D G7
We get the funniest looks from ...everyone we meet!
[Chorus]
C C7
Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees,
F G C C7
And people say we monkey a - round,
F G C C7 F G Am
But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down!
[Verse 2]
Am F
We go wherever we want to, do what we like to do,
D
We don't have time to get restless,
G7
There's always something new!
[Chorus]
C C7
Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees,
F G C C7
And people say we monkey a - round,
F G C C7 F G A
But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down!
[Verse 3]
A7 D
We're just trying to be friendly,
G A7 D
Come watch us sing and play,
G A7 D
We're the young gene - ration,
G A7 B E4
And we got something to say---! Agh---!
[Verse 4]
Am F D
Any - time, or any - where, just look over your shoulder,
G7
Guess who'll be standing there?
[Chorus]
C C7
Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees,
F G C C7
And people say we monkey a - round,
F G C C7 F G C C7 F G
But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down!
[Break]
C7
||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x4]
[Chorus]
C C7
Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees,
F G C C7
And people say we monkey a - round,
F G C C7 F G A
But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down!
[Verse 3]
A7 D
We're just trying to be friendly,
G A7 D
Come watch us sing and play,
G A7 D
We're the young gene - ration,
G A7 D
And we got something to say!
[Coda]
G A7 D
||: Hey, hey, we're The Monkees! :|| [Repeat]
[Suggestion for ending, a verse borrowed from the TV credits]
G A7 D
Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees,
G A7 D
You never know where we'll be found,
G A7 D G A7 D D
So, you better get ready, we may be coming to your town!
