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Porpoise Song

Biography:

The Monkees assembled to be the stars of an American television series of the same name, which ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968. The original lineup was: Micky Dolenz (drums, vocals), Michael Nesmith (guitar, vocals), Davy Jones (percussion, vocals) and Peter Tork (bass, keyboards, vocals) . The Monkees were formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California and initially disbanded in 1970 at the conclusion of their recording contract. At their peak they were competing with The Beatles for the top spot on album charts.

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"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

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