Biography:
Headstones is a Canadian punk-influenced alternative rock band that began in 1987 in the bars of Kingston, Ontario. The band was initially active until 2003, subsequently reforming in 2011. The band consists of vocalist Hugh Dillon, guitarist Trent Carr, bassist Tim White, and drummer Dale Harrison.
Best known for their raucous live performances, the band became one of the most commercially successful Canadian rock bands of the 1990s. Over their career the band enjoyed nationwide radio-play in Canada and had several Juno Award nominations.
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[Intro]
E D A E
[Verse 1]
E D
Tweeter and the Monkey Man were hard up for cash
A E
They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
E D
To an undercover cop who had a sister named Jan
A E
For reasons unexplained she loved the Monkey Man
E D
Tweeter was a Boy Scout, 'course he went to Viet Nam
A E
Found out the hard way nobody gives a damn
E D
Thought that they'd find freedom just across the Jersey line
A E
Hopped into a stolen car, took Highway 99
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Verse 1]
E D
The undercover cop, he never liked the Monkey Man
A E
Even back in high school, wanted to see him in the can
E D
Jan got married at fourteen to a racketeer named Bill
A E
Made secret plans with the Monkey Man from a mansion on the hill
E D
It was out on Thunder Road, Tweeter at the wheel
A E
Pulled into paradise, you could hear the tires squeal
E D
It was Jan who'd told him many times "It was you to me who'd taught:
A E
In Kingston everything's legal as long as you don't get caught"
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Verse 2]
E D
Some place by Riway prison they ran out of gas
A E
The undercover cop cornered 'em, said "You didn't think that this could last"
E D
Jan jumped up out of bed said "There's some place I gotta go"
A E
She took the gun out of the drawer, and said "It's best that you don't know"
E D
An ambulance rolled up, State Trooper close behind
A E
Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind
E D
The undercover cop was found face down in a field
A E
The Monkey Man was on the river bridge using Tweeter as a shield
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Bridge]
E A G E A G
E A G E A G
E
[Verse 3]
E D
The town of Jersey City is quieting down again
A E
I'm sitting in a gambling club called The Lion's Den
E D
The TV set is blown up, every bit of it is gone
A E
Ever since the night when they showed that the Monkey Man was on
E D
Maybe I'll go to Florida, get myself some sun
A E
There ain't no more opportunity here and everything's been done
E D
Sometimes I think of Tweeter, sometimes I think of Jan
A E
Sometimes I don't think about nothin' but the Monkey Man
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Outro]
E A G E A G
E A G E A G
E D A E
[Verse 1]
E D
Tweeter and the Monkey Man were hard up for cash
A E
They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash
E D
To an undercover cop who had a sister named Jan
A E
For reasons unexplained she loved the Monkey Man
E D
Tweeter was a Boy Scout, 'course he went to Viet Nam
A E
Found out the hard way nobody gives a damn
E D
Thought that they'd find freedom just across the Jersey line
A E
Hopped into a stolen car, took Highway 99
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Verse 1]
E D
The undercover cop, he never liked the Monkey Man
A E
Even back in high school, wanted to see him in the can
E D
Jan got married at fourteen to a racketeer named Bill
A E
Made secret plans with the Monkey Man from a mansion on the hill
E D
It was out on Thunder Road, Tweeter at the wheel
A E
Pulled into paradise, you could hear the tires squeal
E D
It was Jan who'd told him many times "It was you to me who'd taught:
A E
In Kingston everything's legal as long as you don't get caught"
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Verse 2]
E D
Some place by Riway prison they ran out of gas
A E
The undercover cop cornered 'em, said "You didn't think that this could last"
E D
Jan jumped up out of bed said "There's some place I gotta go"
A E
She took the gun out of the drawer, and said "It's best that you don't know"
E D
An ambulance rolled up, State Trooper close behind
A E
Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind
E D
The undercover cop was found face down in a field
A E
The Monkey Man was on the river bridge using Tweeter as a shield
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Bridge]
E A G E A G
E A G E A G
E
[Verse 3]
E D
The town of Jersey City is quieting down again
A E
I'm sitting in a gambling club called The Lion's Den
E D
The TV set is blown up, every bit of it is gone
A E
Ever since the night when they showed that the Monkey Man was on
E D
Maybe I'll go to Florida, get myself some sun
A E
There ain't no more opportunity here and everything's been done
E D
Sometimes I think of Tweeter, sometimes I think of Jan
A E
Sometimes I don't think about nothin' but the Monkey Man
[Chorus]
E
When the walls came down
D
All the way to hell
A
Never saw them when they standin
E
Never saw them when they fell
[Outro]
E A G E A G
E A G E A G
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Heart Attack Man
Heart Evangelist (...)
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