Porcelain Monkey (Warren Zevon) Submitted by Daniel Green Intro: Em Em Am Em / Em D (x2)

^EmHe was an accident w^Amaiting to h^Emappen M^Emost accidents h^Dappen at home M^Emaybe he should've gone o^Amut more o^Emften M^Emaybe he should've a^Dnswered the phone H^Cip-shakin' shoutin' in g^Dold lame' That's h^Cow he earned his regal s^Dobriquet T^Chen he threw it a^Dll away For a p^Emorcelain monkey ^Am ^Em

He t^Chrew it away for a p^Dorcelain monkey G^Cave it all up for a f^Digurine He t^Craded it in for a n^Dight in Las Vegas And his f^Cace on v^Delveteen

From a shotgun shack singing Pentecostal hymns Through the wrought iron gates to the TV room He had a little world, it was smaller than your hand It's a rockabilly ride from the glitter to the gloom Left behind by the latest trends Eating fried chicken with his regicidal friends That's how the story ends With a porcelain monkey (Repeat Chorus) (Repeat Intro) Hip-shakin' shoutin' in gold lame' That's how he earned his regal sobriquet Then he threw it all away For a porcelain monkey He threw it away for a porcelain monkey Gave it all up for a figurine He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas And his face on velveteen

Warren Zevon - Porcelain monkey