• Song:

    Porpoise Song

  • Artist:

    Monkees

  • Album:

    20 Greatest Hits

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                          "The Porpoise Song"
                      (Gerry Goffin - Carole King)

Intro:

	(organ and strings):

	E (022100@1)     E7/D       A/C# (042220@1)     G (320003@1)/ / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /
	A (x02220@1)      F# (244322@1)       B (x2444x@1)     Bmaj7[hold (x24342@1)4 bars]
	/ / / /   / / / /   / / / /   /

	(piano; acoustic gtr. enters 2nd bar):

	E (022100@1)/ / / /  / / / /

Verse 1:

	E (022100@1) C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)                 A (x02220@1)My, my the clock in the sky is pounding away
	        E (022100@1)             (organ fill: E (022100@1)name="chord_002220@1">A/E E7(no3) A/E)
	There's so much to say
	   E (022100@1)      C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)Aface, (x02220@1)avoice, (x02210@1)an overdub has no choice
	        E (022100@1)And it cannot rejoice

	 A (x02220@1)       /G     D/F# (200232@1)     Esus4 (022200@1)Wanting to be, to hear and to see
	 A (x02220@1)   /G        D/F# (200232@1)Crying    to the sky
	         E (022100@1)        E7/D        A/C# (042220@1)     D (xx0232@1)But the porpoise is laughing goodbye, goodbye
	 G (320003@1)                   D[vocals (xx0232@1)imply Dsus2]
	Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Break:

	(bass, doubled w/strings)

	 D (xx0232@1) 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 awhile (x02210@1)	The ego sings of castles and kings and things
	That go with alife (x02210@1)of style

	Wanting to feel, to know what is real
	Living    is alie (x02210@1)	The porpoise is waiting, goodbye, goodbye
	Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

Coda:

	 G (320003@1)                   D (xx0232@1)Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
	 G (320003@1)                  Bm (x24432@1)[45 ends cold]
	Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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