Porcelain Monkey

porcelain monkey ( warren zevon ) submitted by daniel green 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 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