Intro: 
 
        bass: 
 
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        Am      Bm        {8X; continue into verse} 
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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                      Esus4         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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                                               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}