MONKEES - "porpoise song" Tablature

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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 ....
E (organ fill: E A/E E7(no3) A/E)
There's so much ...
E C D A
A face, a voice, an ...
E
And it cannot ...

A /G D/F# Esus4
Wanting to be, ....
A /G D/F#
Crying ...
E E7/D A/C# D
But the porpoise is ...
G D [vocals imply Dsus2]
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 ....

Coda:

G D
Goodbye, goodbye...
G Bm [45 ends cold]
Goodbye, goodbye...


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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