#------------PLEASE NOTE------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research.# #------------#                           "The Porpoise Song"                       (Gerry Goffin - Carole King) Intro: (organ and strings): / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / / / / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / (piano; acoustic gtr. enters 2nd bar): / / / /  / / / / Verse 1: My my the clock in the sky is pounding away There’s so much to say                                A face a voice an overdub has no choice And it cannot rejoice Wanting to be to hear and to see Crying    to the sky But the porpoise is laughing goodbye goodbye G                     D [vocals imply Dsus2] Goodbye goodbye goodbye Break: (bass doubled w/strings) 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: Goodbye goodbye goodbye G                    Bm  [45 ends cold] Goodbye goodbye goodbye -- another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers