Monkey Back

C      F             Ab            G
Oh God save me for I am wicked and damned
C      F                Ab                  G
Oh God show me a better way to the Promised Land

[Chorus]
               F                    Eb                    C
'You Cause I - I can't take it no - I can't shake it no - I can't break it no - Don't wanna eat 
it no more
  F                 Eb                C
I cannot hide it    I'm undecided     I can't fake it no     I can't fake it no
F                  F       G                                                    C
I can't take it    I can't shake shake shake shake       that 'ol monkey off my back
         F                   C                              F                C
Gimme my money back     slip through your crack    gimme my money back   sit back

[Verse 1]
       F                  Ab                       G
Oh God know me   I'm just dirty footprints at your door
C      F                        Ab                  G
Oh God hold me    from one more trip and the liquor store

[Chorus]
           F                    Eb                     C
'Cause I - I can't take it no   I can't shake it no    I can't break it no    Don't wanna eat it
 no more
  F                 Eb                C
I cannot hide it    I'm undecided     I can't fake it no     I can't fake it no
F                  F       G                                                    C
I can't take it    I can't shake shake shake shake       that 'ol monkey off my back
         F                   C                              F                C
Gimme my money back     slip through your crack    gimme my money back   sit back
           F                  C                     F
Gimme my money back    Slip through your crack     an' get back

[Solo]
Am   Am/G  D/F# F  Em
Am   Am/G  D/F# F  Em

[Bridge]
 Am     Am/G          D/F#      F       Em   Am           Am/G            D/F#  F Em
I'm not praying for a miracle , hear my hear my    just a little peace of mind
Am           D/F#          G              Em                F                  Am     G
And if what I do is all in vain    as I'm screamin' goin' insane    Still I am not my name no no

[Verse 3]
C             F                   Ab               G
God wouldn't save me, So now it's me and my rotten friends
C               F                         Ab            G
The drugs ain't working, no they're just jacking me off again

[Chorus]
           F                    Eb                     C
'Cause I - I can't take it no   I can't shake it no    I can't break it no    Don't wanna eat it
 no more
  F                 Eb                C
I cannot hide it    I'm undecided     I can't fake it no     I can't fake it no
F                  F        G                                                   C
I can't take it    I can't shake shake shake shake       that 'ol monkey off my back
         F                   C                              F                C
Gimme my money back     slip through your crack    gimme my money back   sit back
         F                  C            F                     C F Ab G       C
Gimme my money back    Slip through your crack an' get back