Bruce Springsteen – Part Man Part Monkey (Guitar)

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                Cm
They prosecuted some poor sucker in these United States

For teachin' that man descended from the apes

            Fm
They coulda settled that case without a fuss or fight

                  Cm
If they'd seen me chasin' you, sugar, through the jungle last night

       G7
They'd called in that jury and-a one, two, three, said,

      Cm
"Part man, part monkey, definitely"

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         Cm
Well the church bell rings from the corner steeple

Man in a monkey suit, swears he'll do no evil

       Fm
Offers his lover's prayer, but his soul lies

Cm
Dark and driftin', and unsatisfied

     G7
Well hey, bartender, tell me what do ya see

     Cm
Part man, part monkey, looks like to me

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          Fm
Well, the night is dark, the moon is full

    Cm
The flowers of romance exert their pull

   Fm
We talk awhile, my fingers slip

    G7
I'm hard and crackling like a whip

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         Cm
Well did God make man in a breath of holy fire

Or did he crawl on up out of the muck and mire

         Fm
Well the man on the street believes what the bible tells him so

            Cm
But you can ask me, mister, because I know

          G7
Tell them soul-suckin' preachers to come on down and see

     Cm
Part man, part monkey, baby, that's me

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