Composers: Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart To hear the full version, copy and paste this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MADRPuAcKFA TWO TABBED VERSIONS First: the full length version Secondly: the abridged one used on the TV show credits In the choruses add the C7 as an upstroke. For the verses, while still letting the chords sustain, you could add these alternating bass notes: Am = x02210 G = 320033 or 355433 F = 133211 A = x02220 or 577655 D = xx0232 A7 = x02020 or 575655 G7 = 320001 or 353433 B5 = 799xxx or x244xx C = x32010 or x35553 E5 = 022xxx or 079900 C7 = x32310 or x35353 N.C. = No chords Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for this tab ====================================================== FULL LENGTH, SINGLE VERSION: [Verse 1] Here we come, walking down the street, We get the funniest looks from ...everyone we meet! [Chorus] Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees, And people say we monkey a - round, But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down! [Verse 2] We go wherever we want to, do what we like to do, We don't have time to get restless, There's always something new! [Chorus] Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees, And people say we monkey a - round, But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down! [Verse 3] We're just trying to be friendly, A- Come and watch us sing and play, We're the young gene - ration, And we've got something to say! Aghhh! [Verse 4] Any - time, or any - where, just look over your shoulder, Guess who'll be standing there? [Chorus] Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees, And people say we monkey a - round, But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down! [Guitar solo Break] ||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :|| [x4] [Chorus] Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees, And people say we monkey a - round, But we're too busy singing ...to put any - body down! [Verse 3] We're just trying to be friendly, Come and watch us sing and play, We're the young gene - ration, And we've got something to say! [Coda] ||: Hey, hey, we're The Monkees! :|| [Repeat] [As the song used a fade out, here's a suggestion, adapted from the TV credits version, for a proper ending...] Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees, You never know where we'll be found, So, you better get ready, we may be coming to your town! ================================================================== SHORT TV SHOW CREDITS VERSION PLEASE NOTE: This tab is specifically the shorter arrangement of the song as used in the show's opening credit sequence. The closing theme music is the same as the opening one, except for a very clumsily done edit where the 2nd line of the verse was deleted to fit the shorter timing of the TV end credits. To hear the theme tune, copy and paste this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZCPkHCf8O8 = x02210 = x32010 = x02020 = 133211 = x32310 = x24442 = xx0232 = 320033 = x21202 E7 = 020100 N.C. = No chords ======================================================= [Intro] Here we come, walking down the street, We get the funniest looks from everyone we meet! [Chorus 1] Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees, And people say we monkey a - round, But we're too busy singing... ...To put any - body down-----! [Verse] We're just trying to be friendly, A - Come and watch us sing and play, We're the young gene - ration, And we've got something to say! [Chorus 2] Hey, Hey, we're The Monkees, You never know where we'll be found, So, you better get ready, We may be coming to your town-------!