«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-
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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
