Biography:
Los Kung-Fu Monkeys are a six-piece Punk & Ska Band out of Tijuana. Yes Tijuana! that infamous border town known for it's zebra-like spray painted donkeys, velvet paintings and a revolution. No not the street filled with clubs for tourist and hookers but the musical and art revolutionary movement now taking place in Tijuana. A movement that was spearheaded by the world reknown and now defunct Tijuana No! which is now lead by the techno-banda DJ's the Nortec Collective, the eclectic Julietta Venegas and Los Kung-Fu Monkeys.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Ska Chords
D xxx775
G xxx433
Power Chords
D x577xx
C x355xx
G 355xxx
A 577xxx
[Intro]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5--|
(Horns come in)
D G D G D
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------9--7-9--7-9--7-------5h4-5-5-4-5--4------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G D G (D)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------4---|
A|-7-5-5-7-5-7---------7-5-5-7-5-7-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 1](Ska Chords)
D G
Break up with my girl and I'm taking it easy
D G
Lost my job and I'm taking it easy
D G
My car broke down and I'm taking it easy
D G
Sun is coming down and I'm taking it easy
[Pre Chorus](Ska Chords)
D G
Cause all I want to do is pick up my guitar
D G
I'm going down to have a drink at the bar
D G
When everything comes to a stop
D G
Life gets you down but you get back up
[Verse 2](Ska Chords)
D G
Late for a meeting and I'm taking it easy
D G
Stuck in traffic and I'm taking it easy
D G
Angry at the police and I'm taking it easy
D G
Getting screwed by the system and it's not getting easy
[Chorus] x2(Power Chords)
D C
Cause every now and then
G A
Things come together
D C
Cause every once in a while
G A
We get it right!
[Solo]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5--|
e|-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|
B|-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-3--5-3-------------------2--3-2--------|
B|--------5-3----3-3-3-3-5---------5-3----|
G|--------------------------------------2-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------2--3-2---------|
B|--3-3-3-3-5---------5-3-----|
G|-------------------------2--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Verse 3](Ska Chords)
D G
Lost my keys and I'm taking it easy
D G
Home team lost and we are taking it easy
D G
Rent is due and I'm taking it easy
D G
Haven't slept in two days and it's not getting easy
[Pre Chorus] x2
[Chorus] x2
D N.C.
My car broke down and I'm taking it easy
D N.C.
Sun is coming down and I'm taking it easy
[Outro](Ska Chords)
D G
taking it easy
D G
taking it easy
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5--|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------7-|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--7-|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--5-|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5----|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
************************************
D xxx775
G xxx433
Power Chords
D x577xx
C x355xx
G 355xxx
A 577xxx
[Intro]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5--|
(Horns come in)
D G D G D
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------9--7-9--7-9--7-------5h4-5-5-4-5--4------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G D G (D)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-------------------4---|
A|-7-5-5-7-5-7---------7-5-5-7-5-7-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
[Verse 1](Ska Chords)
D G
Break up with my girl and I'm taking it easy
D G
Lost my job and I'm taking it easy
D G
My car broke down and I'm taking it easy
D G
Sun is coming down and I'm taking it easy
[Pre Chorus](Ska Chords)
D G
Cause all I want to do is pick up my guitar
D G
I'm going down to have a drink at the bar
D G
When everything comes to a stop
D G
Life gets you down but you get back up
[Verse 2](Ska Chords)
D G
Late for a meeting and I'm taking it easy
D G
Stuck in traffic and I'm taking it easy
D G
Angry at the police and I'm taking it easy
D G
Getting screwed by the system and it's not getting easy
[Chorus] x2(Power Chords)
D C
Cause every now and then
G A
Things come together
D C
Cause every once in a while
G A
We get it right!
[Solo]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5--|
e|-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|
B|-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-3/5-5-5-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-3--5-3-------------------2--3-2--------|
B|--------5-3----3-3-3-3-5---------5-3----|
G|--------------------------------------2-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------2--3-2---------|
B|--3-3-3-3-5---------5-3-----|
G|-------------------------2--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Verse 3](Ska Chords)
D G
Lost my keys and I'm taking it easy
D G
Home team lost and we are taking it easy
D G
Rent is due and I'm taking it easy
D G
Haven't slept in two days and it's not getting easy
[Pre Chorus] x2
[Chorus] x2
D N.C.
My car broke down and I'm taking it easy
D N.C.
Sun is coming down and I'm taking it easy
[Outro](Ska Chords)
D G
taking it easy
D G
taking it easy
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5--|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7--7--5--5-----------------7-|
D|-7--7--5--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--7-|
A|-5--5--3--3--5-5-5-5--7--7--5-|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--5--5----|
************************************
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
************************************
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