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A D (2x)
A                                       D               A
There's a capsicum pepper plant growing out in the backyard
                                D                        A    
There's a capsicum pepper plant growing out in the backyard
               E
And i....i am a monster
                                D
I can't believe the thing I've done
                                A
I can't believe the thing I've done

                                    D
There's a friend of mine living in dallas
                             A
About a two days' drive from here
                                D
Gotta friend of mine living in dallas
                                   A
And that's a two days' drive from here
             E
And I...I am a monster
                                D
I can't believe the thing I've done
                               A      D A (2x)
I can't believe the thing I've done
             
                        D      A
And there's a cold wind blowing
                          D
And there's a silver bell hanging
                          A
And there's a silver bell ringing
 
              E
And i....i am a monster
                               D
I can't believe the thing I've done
                               A    D  A  D  A  E  D  A    A.
I can't believe the thing I've done

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To play the little riff during the verse chords, use these chord shapes:

(same chords, just a different way of playing them that I think is what JD plays live and probably on the album)

Use your index finger to go on and off the high E string on the fifth fret.

A
e---0--5-0-5-0--
b---0-----------
g---6-----------
d---7-----------
a---0-----------
E---------------

D
e---0--5-0-5-0--
b---0-----------
g---7-----------
d---0-----------
a---------------
E---------------

Use a regular E and D for the "I am a monster" part, and then slide your middle finger from the D down to the sixth fret for the final A that returns to the verse.