Intro:

        bass:

        (Am)
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----5-7-----5-6-|-7---------------|-------0---------|
G|-5-7-----5-7-----|-----0-----------|-0-2-3-----3---2-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

        Am      Bm        [8X; continue into verse]
         v   v   v   v
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-0---0---2-------|
D|-----------0---3-|

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
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v   v   v   v
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-----5-7-5-7-5-5--|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------|-5-7--------------|
D|-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]