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Too Much Monkey Business – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Chuck Berry
Recorded during a warm-up at the sessions for Stay Away, Joe (1968)
Released on: “Elvis Sings Flaming Star” (1969)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Open B9 tuning (C#-F#-B-F#-A-D#)
It’s not easy to find out what’s going on in the song, but I guess this
is pretty close; the open tuning is key. The Verse riff is not always
played strictly like the tab here, but that’s the main pattern that can be
heard in the intro. One must create a steady groove with the right-hand
picking, so add dead or extra notes that make your individual groove flow –
this is more important than playing exactly what I tabbed here. You'll find
lyrics with well-aligned chords below the tab section.
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[Intro]
F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D# ----|----------------|----------------
A –-0h|1-1-----4---2-0h|----------------|
F# --0-|--0-----0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B ----h2---4-2-5---4---|----------------|
F# ----|0---------0-----|----------------|
C# ----|----------------|----------------|
F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D# |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |1-1-----4---2-0h|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F# |--0-----0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------|
B h2---4-2-5---4---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F# |0---------0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C# |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
F# | C#5 F#5 ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A –-0h|1-1-2---1---2-0h|----------------|----------------|1-1-2---1-------|----------------|
F#--0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--0-0---0---2/--/7---------------|
B ----h2---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------h2---4---2---2/--/7---------------|
F#----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
C#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
B7 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-2---1-----0h|----------------|
F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---4---2---4---|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#7 B7 F# C#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-2---1---2-0h|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h|
F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
[Verse 2]
F# | C#5 F#5 ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A –-0h|1-1-2---1---2-0h|----------------|----------------|1-1-2---1-------|----------------|
F#--0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--0-0---0---2/--/7---------------|
B ----h2---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------h2---4---2---2/--/7---------------|
F#----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
C#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
B7 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-2---1-----0h|----------------|
F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---4---2---4---|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#7 B7 F# C#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h|
F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
[Verse 3]
F# | C#5 F#5 ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A –-0h|1-1-2---1---2-0h|----------------|----------------|1-1-2---1-------|----------------|
F#--0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--0-0---0---2/--/7---------------|
B ----h2---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------h2---4---2---2/--/7---------------|
F#----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
C#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
B7 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-2---1-----0h|----------------|
F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---4---2---4---|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#7 B7 F# C#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h|
F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
[Solo}
F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D# |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |1-1-----4---2-0h|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F# |--0-----0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------|
B h2---4-2-5---4---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F# |0---------0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C# |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B7 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-2---1-----0h|----------------|
F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---4---2---4---|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#7 B7 F# C#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h|
F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
[Verse 4]
F# | C#5 F#5 ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A –-0h|1-1-2---1---2-0h|----------------|----------------|1-1-2---1-------|----------------|
F#--0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--0-0---0---2/--/7---------------|
B ----h2---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------h2---4---2---2/--/7---------------|
F#----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
C#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
B7 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-2---1-----0h|----------------|
F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---4---2---4---|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#7 B7 F# C#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h|
F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
[Verse 5]
F# | C#5 F#5 ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A –-0h|1-1-2---1---2-0h|----------------|----------------|1-1-2---1-------|----------------|
F#--0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--0-0---0---2/--/7---------------|
B ----h2---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------h2---4---2---2/--/7---------------|
F#----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
C#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
B7 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-2---1-----0h|----------------|
F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---4---2---4---|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#7 B7 F# C#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h|
F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
[Verse 6]
F# | C#5 F#5 ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A –-0h|1-1-2---1---2-0h|----------------|----------------|1-1-2---1-------|----------------|
F#--0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--0-0---0---2/--/7---------------|
B ----h2---4---2---4---|----------------|----------------h2---4---2---2/--/7---------------|
F#----|0-----0---0-----|----------------|----------------|0-----0-0-------|----------------|
C#----|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
[Chorus]
B7 F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|0---0---0-0-----|--0-0---0-------|----------------|----------------|
A |0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0-0-0---0h|1-1-2---1-----0h|----------------|
F#|0---0---0-0---0-|--0-0-0---0---0-|--0-0---0---0-0-|--------%-------|
B |0-----0-0-------|0---0---0---0---h2---4---2---4---|----------------|
F#|----------------|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C#7 B7 F# C#7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D#|--2-2---2-2-----|--0-0---0-0-----|----------------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
A |--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0h|1-1-x---1-----0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0h|
F#|--2-2---2-2---2-|--0-0---0-0---0-|--0-x---0---0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
B |--2-2---2-2-----|0-----0-----0---h2---x---2-------|--2-2-2-2-2-2---|
F#|2-----2-----2---|----------------|0-----0---0-----|----------------|
C#|0-----0-----0---|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
[Outro] (repeat and fade)
F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D# |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A |1-1-----4---2-0h|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F# |--0-----0---0-0-|--------%-------|--------%-------|--------%-------|
B h2---4-2-5---4---|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F# |0---------0-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
C# |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
F# C#x-- F#0-- B2--F#0-- A1--D#x
B7 x- x- 0-0- 0-0
C#7 0- 2- 2-2- 2-2
C#5 x- x- 2-2- x-x
F#5 x- x- 7-7- x-x
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[Intro]
| F# | % |
(riff: see tab)
| F# | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
F#Salesman talking to me tried to run me up a creek
Says you can F#buy it, go on try it, you can pay me next week, C#5oh- F#5oh
(break)
[Chorus]
Too much monkey B7business, too much monkey F#business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, uh-uh-huh
[Verse 2]
F#Blonde haired, good looking trying to get me hooked
Wants me to F#marry, settle down and get a home and write a book, C#5oh- F#5oh
[Chorus]
Too much monkey B7business, too much monkey F#business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
[Verse 3]
F#Pay phone, something wrong, dial gone
Well me F#ought to sue the operator for telling me a tale, C#5oh- F#5oh
[Chorus]
Too much monkey B7business, too much monkey F#business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
[Solo]
| F# | % | % | % |
| B7 | % | F# | % |
| C#7 | B7 | F# | C# |
[Verse 4]
F#Been to Vietnam, been a fighting in the war
Army F#bar, army chow, army clothes, army car, C#5oh- F#5oh
[Chorus]
Too much monkey B7business, too much monkey F#business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
[Verse 5]
F#Working in the filling station, too many tasks
“Wipe the F#window, check the tires, check the oil, a dollar gas!”, C#5oh- F#5oh
[Chorus]
Too much monkey B7business, too much monkey F#business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
[Verse 6]
F#Blonde haired, good looking trying to get me hooked
Wants me to F#marry, settle down and get a home and and write a book, C#5oh- F#5oh
[Chorus]
Too much monkey B7business, too much monkey F#business
C#7 B7 F# | C#7 |
Too much monkey business for me to be involved in, ah-ha-huh
[Outro]
F# [ F# ]
Too much monkey business, ah-ha-huh
F# [ F# ]
Too much monkey business, ah-ha-huh
(repeat and fade)