PJ Harvey - The Orange Monkey: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Orange Monkey" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am Em A restlessness took hold my brain F G And questions I could not hold back An orange monkey on a chain On a bleak uneven track An orange monkey on a chain On a bleak uneven track Told me that to understand You must travel back in time I took a plane to a foreign land And said, "I'll write down what I find" Beneath a mountain's jagged shelves Cloaked with snow and shadows sheer Plates tipped up upon themselves The pain of fifty million years And mules and goats were running wild A happy chaos carried on And old men and the young boys smiled And worked until the day was gone The packs of sandy-coloured dogs Walked streets that looked like building sites But piles of rocks and dust and smog Could not block out a different light When I returned I ran to meet The monkey, but his face had changed He stood before me on two feet The track was now a motorway You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  Em  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Orange Monkey" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Orange Monkey" by PJ Harvey.