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Porcelain Monkey (Warren Zevon) Submitted by Daniel Green Intro: Dm Dm Dm Dm / Dm G (x2)
DmHe was an accident wDmaiting to hDmappen MDmost accidents hGappen at home MDmaybe he should've gone oDmut more oDmften MDmaybe he should've aGnswered the phone HFip-shakin' shoutin' in gGold lame' That's hFow he earned his regal sGobriquet TFhen he threw it aGll away For a pDmorcelain monkey Dm Dm
He tFhrew it away for a pGorcelain monkey GFave it all up for a fGigurine He tFraded it in for a nGight in Las Vegas And his fFace on vGelveteen
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