Porcelain Monkey Chords

Intro

Em Em Am Em Em D

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 monkey Am 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 his fCace on vDelveteen

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