The Animals - Monterey: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Monterey" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Monterey Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Animals
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Monterey" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm The people came and listened Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Some of them came and played F Esus4 E Others give flowers away, yes they did Am Bm Am Bm Down in Monterey Am Bm Am Bm Down in Monterey Young gods smiled upon the crowd Their music being born of love Children danced night and day Religion was being born Down in Monterey The Byrds and the Airplane did fly Oh, Ravi Shankar's music made me cry The Who exploded into fired light (yeah) Hugh Masekela's music was black as night The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind Jimi Hendrix, baby, believe me set the world on fire His majesty, Prince Jones smiled as he moved among the crowd Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud, yeah If you wanna find the truth in life, don't pass music by And you know I would not lie No, I would not lie No, I would not lie Down in Monterey Hu! huh-huh! Alright! Three days of understanding Of moving with one another Even the cops grooved with us Do you believe me? Yeah! Down in Monterey Down in Monterey, yeah Down in Monterey Down in Monterey, yeah I think that maybe I'm dreamin'! Monterey! Monterey-yeah! Down in Monterey Did you hear what I said? Down in Monterey That some music Monterey I said Monterey, Monterey, Monterey Yeah-yeah, hey-hey-hey A-ay, a-ay, a-ay-a-ay You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  E  Esus4  F  Bm  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 "Monterey" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Monterey" by The Animals.