Warren Zevon – Porcelain Monkey (Ukulele)

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Submitted by Daniel Green Intro: Dm Dm Dm Dm / Dm G (x2)
Dm                  Dm         Dm
He was an accident waiting to happen

 Dm             G
Most accidents happen at home

 Dm                      Dm       Dm 
Maybe he should've gone out more often

 Dm                 G 
Maybe he should've answered the phone 

 F                       G
Hip-shakin' shoutin' in gold lame'

        F                       G 
That's how he earned his regal sobriquet 

 F                G
Then he threw it all away

       Dm                 Dm Dm
For a porcelain monkey 

    F                   G
He threw it away for a porcelain monkey

 F                    G
Gave it all up for a figurine

    F                  G 
He traded it in for a night in Las Vegas

         F       G 
And his face on velveteen 
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