Intro: 
 
      bass: 
 
      (Am ) 
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      -----5-7-----5-6- | -7--------------- | -------0--------- 
      -5-7-----5-7----- | -----0----------- | -0-2-3-----3---2- 
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      Am      Bm        {8X; continue into verse} 
       v   v   v   v 
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      -0---0---2------- 
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Verse 1: 
 
           Am     Bm       Am      Bm  Am  Bm 
      The people came and listened 
       Am           Bm        Am    Bm  Am  Bm 
      Some of them came and played 
        F                      E4         E 
      Others give flowers away, yes they did 
               Am      Bm  Am  Bm 
      Down in Monterey 
               Am      Bm  Am  Bm 
      Down in Monterey 
 
Verse 2: 
 
      Young gods smiled upon the crowd 

      Their music being born of love 

      Children danced night and day 

      Religion was being born 

      Down in Monterey 
 
foo: 
 
      bass {as per verses} w/drums and sound effects: 
            ( Am ) ( Bm )         ( Am )     ( Bm )     ( Am ) ( Bm ) ( Am ) ( Bm ) 
      The Byrds      and the Airplane      did fly   {w/guiro} 
      Oh, Ravi Shanknar's {sic} music made me cry    {w/sitar} 
      The Who exploded into fire and light           {w/feedback} 
      Hugh Masekela's music was black as night       {w/trumpet} 
      The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind 
      Jimi Hendrix, baby believe me, set the world on fire 
      His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he grooved among the crowd 
      Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud 
      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 
 
      bass: 
 
      {N.C.}                              Am 
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      -0-2---3---4----- | -0-1---2---3---4- | --------- | ------------------ 
 
                                             Monterey! 
 
      {instrumental break - sitar solo over Am Bm 
 
Verse 3: 
 
      Three days of understanding 
      Of moving with one another 
      Even the cops grooved with us 
      Do you believe me, yeah 
      Down in Monterey 
 
Coda: 
 
               Am        Bm  {continue} 
      Down in Monterey, yeah 

      Down in Monterey 

      Down in Monterey, yeah 
       Am {N/C/}                       Am {N/C/} 
      I think that maybe I'm dreamin' 
       Am      Bm  {continue} 
      Monterey 
      Monterey 
      Down in Monterey 
      Down in Monterey 
      Did you hear what I say 
      Down in Monterey {fade}