Mark Knopfler - Punish The Monkey Chords

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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They're driving long nails into coffins
Dm
You've been having sleepless nights
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You've gone as quiet as a church mouse
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And checking on your rights
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The boss has hung you out to dry

Bb                       Asus4
   And it looks as though
                      Dm   Bb  Am
They'll punish the monkey
Gm                           Dm  Dm/C
   And let the organ grinder go

[Instrumental]
Dm Dm/C Dm

[Verse]
Bb           Am              Dm
   You've been talking to a lawyer
Bb                         Dm
   Are you going to pretend
Bb Am                   Dm
   That you and your employer
Bb              Am
  Are still the best of friends?
Bb      Am            Dm
  Somebody's going to take the fall
Bb                       A
  There's your quid pro quo

[Chorus]
                         Dm Bb
They'll punish the monkey
Gm  C           Dm   Bb
  Punish the monkey, yeah
Gm     C               Dm  Bb
  They'll unish the monkey
Gm                          Dm
  And let the organ grinder go

[Bridge]
F/C               Bb      F/C
   Here comes a police man
         Bb      F/C
He won't be side-tracked
                      Bb     C
He's asking about a smoking gun
     Dm Bb     A
He's after the facts

[Solo]
Bb Am Dm Bb Dm (x2)
Bb Am Dm Bb Asus4 A
Dm Bb Gm Dm

[Verse]
Bb      Am                 Dm
  It's a quiet life from here on in
Bb                         Dm
  You've dropped your poison cup
Bb   Am             Dm
  The telephone is ringing
Bb               Am
  But you're not picking up
Bb         Am            Dm
  Time's up, Sir Lord Flunkey
Bb                 A
And everybody knows

[Chorus]
                         Dm Bb
They'll punish the monkey
Gm  C           Dm   Bb
  Punish the monkey, yeah
Gm     C               Dm  Bb
  They'll unish the monkey
Gm                          Dm
  And let the organ grinder go
                             Bb Gm
Oh, they'll punish the monkey
C               Dm   Bb
  Punish the monkey, yeah
Gm  C             Dm  Bb
    Punish the monkey
Gm                        Dm
And let the organ grinder go

[Bridge]
Dm
Oh, punish the monkey
Dm
Punish the monkey
Dm
Punish the monkey
Dm
Yeah, they'll punish the monkey

[Outro]
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