Warren Zevon - Porcelain monkey
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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