Porpoise Song Chords by Monkees #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "The Porpoise Song" (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) Intro: (organ and strings): E E7/D A/C# G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / A F# B Bmaj7 [hold 4 bars] / / / / / / / / / / / / / (piano; acoustic gtr. enters 2nd bar): E / / / / / / / / Verse 1: E C D A My, my the clock in the sky is pounding away E (organ fill: E A/E E7(no3) A/E) There's so much to say E C D A A face, a voice, an overdub has no choice E And it cannot rejoice A /G D/F# Esus4 Wanting to be, to hear and to see A /G D/F# Crying to the sky E E7/D A/C# D But the porpoise is laughing goodbye, goodbye G D [vocals imply Dsus2] Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Break: (bass, doubled w/strings) D v v v v -9-7---4-2-------| -----------4-2-0-| -----------------| -----------------| Verse 2: Clicks, clacks, riding the backs of giraffes for laughs Is all right for a while The ego sings of castles and kings and things That go with a life of style Wanting to feel, to know what is real Living is a lie The porpoise is waiting, goodbye, goodbye Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye Coda: G D Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye G Bm [45 ends cold] Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers