[Intro]
A E x4
[Verse 1]
E
Everywhere has a wheeler and dealer
E A
Raised in the back streets of town
E B
Everywhere has a spieler who's a clown
[Verse 2]
E
Every haunt has a hustler and bustler
E A
Born with the tongue of a snake
E B
Every haunt has a muscler on the make
[Chorus]
B A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
[Chorus]
A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
[Break]
A E x4
[Verse 3]
E
Everywhere has a ducker and diver
E A
Doing his best to impress
E B
Everywhere has a skiver in a mess
[Verse 4]
E
And every place has a joker at poker
E A
Born with a marked deck of cards
E B
Every place has a smoker in the yards
[Chorus]
B A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
[Chorus]
A B
And them kind of monkeys can't swing, uh, uh, uh
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
[Solo]
E G A A G E
E G A A G E
F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E
E A x2
E B
[Chorus]
B A B
Oh, them kind of monkeys can't swing
A B
And them birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
[Chorus]
A B
And them kind of a-monkeys can't swing
A B
And them a-birdies can't sing
A B
If them pigs could fly
E
Maybe they'd fly away from me
[Outro]
A E x4
F F# G G# A A# B C C# D D# E
E