Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

JETHRO TULL – Steel Monkey from “Crest of a Knave” (1987) Capo 2 [Intro] Bm D A Bm E A x2 [Verse 1]

As the ^E5moon slips up, and the sun sets ^Gdown I'm a ^E5highrise jockey, and I'm ^Cheaven-bound ^A Do the ^E5workboot shuffle, loose brains from ^Gbrawn I'm a ^E5monkey puzzle and the ^Clid is on ^A

[Chorus 1]

^C#mCan you guess my name? ^D#mCan you guess my trade? ^EI'm going to catch you ^F#anyway ^C#mYou might be right, ^D#mI'll give you guesses three ^EFeel me climbing ^F#up your knee ^BmGuess what I am - I'm a ^Dsteel monkey

[Instrumental 1] Bm D G Bm D Bm D G [Verse 2]

Now ^E5some men hustle and some just ^Gthink And ^E5some go running be^Cfore you blink ^A And ^E5some look up and some look ^Gdown From three ^E5hundred feet a^Cbove the ground ^A

[Chorus 2]

^C#mCan you guess my name? ^D#mAnd can you guess my trade? ^EI won't rest before the ^F#world is made ^C#mArm in arm ^D#mthe angels fly ^EKeep me from falling ^F#out the sky ^Am ^FSteel ^Gmonkey ^Am ^FSteel ^Gmonkey ^Am ^FSteel ^Gmonkey ^Am ^F ^G

[Instrumental 2] Bm D A Bm E A Bm D Bm D G [Verse 3]

I ^E5work in the thunder and I work in the ^Grain I ^E5work at my drinking and I ^Cfeel no pain ^A I ^E5work on women, if they want me ^Gto You can ^E5have me climb all ^Cover you ^A

[Chorus 3]

^C#mNow, have you guessed my name? ^D#mAnd have you guessed my trade? ^EI'm cheap at the money ^F#I get paid ^C#mIn the sulphur city, ^D#mwhere men are men ^EWe bolt those beams then ^F#climb again ^Bm ^DSteel monkey

[Instrumental 3] Bm D G Bm D Bm D G x4

Jethro Tull - Steel monkey