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Porcelain Monkey (Warren Zevon)
[Intro]
 Em   Em   Am   Em/  Em   D(x2)
EmHe was an accident wAmaiting to hEmappen
MEmost accidents hDappen at home
MEmaybe he should've gone oAmut more oEmften
MEmaybe he should've aDnswered the phone
HCip-shakin' shoutin' in gDold lame'
That's hCow he earned his regal sDobriquet
TChen he threw it aDll away
For a pEmorcelain monkeyAm  Em  
He tChrew it away for a pDorcelain monkey
GCave it all up for a fDigurine
He tCraded it in for a nDight in Las Vegas
And Chis face Don velveEmteen
From Ema shotgun shack singing AmPentecostal Emhymns
ThrouEmgh the wrought iron gates to thDe TV room
He haEmd a little world, it was Amsmaller thaEmn your hand
It's Ema rockabilly ride from the glitDter to the gloom
Left Cbehind by the lDatest trends
CEating fried chicken with Dhis regicidal friends
CThat's how the story Dends
DWith a porcelain monEmkey
He tChrew it away for a pDorcelain monkey
GCave it all up for a fDigurine
He tCraded it in for a nDight in Las Vegas
And Chis face Don velveEmteen
[Instrumental]
 Em   Em   Am   Em/  Em   D(x2)
CHip-shakin' shoutin' in Dgolden lame'
CThat's how he earned his Dregal sobriquet
CThen he threw it all aDway
DFor a porcelain monkeyEm  
CHe threw it away for a Dporcelain monkey
CGave it all up for a fDigurine
CHe traded it in for a Dnight in Las Vegas
CAnd his fDace on velveteEmen

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Porcelain Monkey

by Warren Zevon

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Porcelain Monkey (Warren Zevon)

[Intro]

Em Em Am Em Em D

/ (x2)

Em Am Em

He was an accident waiting to happen

Em D

Most accidents happen at home

Em Am Em

Maybe he should've gone out more often

Em D

Maybe he should've answered the phone

C D

Hip-shakin' shoutin' in gold lame'

C D

That's how he earned his regal sobriquet

C D

Then he threw it all away

Em Am Em

For a porcelain monkey

C D

He threw it away for a porcelain monkey

C D

Gave it all up for a figurine

C D

He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas

C D Em

And his face on velveteen

Em Am Em

From a shotgun shack singing Pentecostal hymns

Em D

Through the wrought iron gates to the TV room

Em Am Em

He had a little world, it was smaller than your hand

Em D

It's a rockabilly ride from the glitter to the gloom

C D

Left behind by the latest trends

C D

Eating fried chicken with his regicidal friends

C D

That's how the story ends

D Em

With a porcelain monkey

C D

He threw it away for a porcelain monkey

C D

Gave it all up for a figurine

C D

He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas

C D Em

And his face on velveteen

[Instrumental]

Em Em Am Em Em D

/ (x2)

C D

Hip-shakin' shoutin' in golden lame'

C D

That's how he earned his regal sobriquet

C D

Then he threw it all away

D Em

For a porcelain monkey

C D

He threw it away for a porcelain monkey

C D

Gave it all up for a figurine

C D

He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas

C D Em

And his face on velveteen

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