Dave Matthews Band – Proudest Monkey (Guitar Acoustic)
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Guitar Acoustic
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| This is the live version taken from the album Crash, on Youtube at
| Here both solos are taken by the trumpeter.
| I've set out the words so they line up with the chords to help singer/players.
| Later in the song you'll hear the horns leading you in - showing you when to change to C.
| The acoustic guitar riff is tabbed below. picking directions p=thumb, i=index.
| Base the third finger of your fretting hand on the 6th fret of the D string.
| Use finger 1 for the 4th frets on E and A. Use finger 2 for the 6th fret on A.
| If your voice is higher or lower please slide up or down to suit.
[Intro]
G# C# G# C# | 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 e|-------------------------|-------------------------| b|-------------------------|-------------------------| g|-------------------------|-------------------------| d|--------6-----6-------6--|--------6-----6-------6--| a|----------6-------4------|----------6-------4------| e|-4-4---------------------|-4-4---------------------| p p i p i p i p p i p i p i
[Verse 1]
G# C# G# C# Swi.........................ing in this G# C# G# C# Tree Me oh I G# C# G# C# Bounce around so well Branch to branch Limb to G# C# G# C# Limb you see All in a day’s G# C# G# C# Dream I’m stuck Like the other G# C# G# C# Monkeys here Me I am a G# C# G# C# Humble monkey Sitting up in my G# C# G# C# Tree again But then came a G# C# G# C# Da..............ay I climbed out of these G# C# G# C# Safe limbs Ventured a- G# C# G# C# -way Walking tall, head high up and G# C# G# C# Singing I went to the G# C# G# C# City Car horns, corners and the G# C# G# C# Gritty Now i am the G# C# G# C# Proudest monkey you ever G# C# G# C# Seen Monkey see, monkey do yeah
[Instrumental 1]
G# C# G# C#
[Verse 2]
G# C# G# C# Then came the G# C# G# C# Day Staring at myself I turned to G# C# G# C# Question me I wonder do I want G# C# G# C# The simple, simple life that I once G# C# G# C# Lived in a way You know things they were so G# C# G# C# Quiet then In a way those were my G# C# G# C# Better days but now I am the G# C# G# C# Proudest monkey you ever seen... G# C# G# C# ...seen Monkey see, monkey do yeah
[Instrumental 2]
G# C# G# C#
[Outro]
G# C# G# C# Monkey see, monkey do Monkey see, monkey do