Monster In The Closet

D D A Bm G A Bm D E D D Hey hey, I got a monster in the closet The door's open even though I've tried to lock it A His teeth are long, he's gonna eat me today Bm G No matter what you say, I won't be OK, so there D Hey hey, won't you just turn out your pocket And gimme something I can put up on the docket A A simple strategy for fighting it back Bm G It's not like talking to it nice is gonna put it on track G A Bm G A Bm Just a stick or a broom that'll help me get it out of the room G A Bm A I don't wanna meet my own doom tonight D A So hey, just help me out Bm G A Bm Lend me a shotgun please for just one round D Hey hey, I got a monster in the closet We used some tape and now I'm hoping that'll block it A Must be a gate into another dimension Bm G And now I feel like a moderator in a detention, oh yeah D Hey hey, just a picture in a locket Now that it's gone and torn my bones out of their sockets A A solemn memory for those who knew best Bm G But for the monster in the closet, wasn't even a test G A Bm G A Bm So why couldn't you loan me a little help of your own? G A Bm A Couldn't even look in the room to make sure D A So hey, just help me out Bm G A Bm D E D Lend me a shotgun please for just one round D A Hey, just help me out Bm G A Bm Lend me an 8-gauge please, put it in my mouth E F# G And I called, I called your name out loud D You never came and it was just the bones you found Bm It didn't leave a single bit of meat Eb E Not enough for positive police ID F# G And now I'm gone, gone, gone, don't you regret D Never giving me the time you say you'd spend G A Bm Sitting by my crackpot ass in bed A By my bed D A So hey, just help me out Bm G A Bm D E D Lend me a shotgun please for just one round D A Hey, just help me out Bm G A Bm Lend me an 8-gauge please, put it in my mouth