Elephant Elephant

INTRO (0.00)

(Single Notes) C D E

SECTION A (0:03)

F         F/C
Elephant, elephant,

Big and strong and gentle and in - 
C          C/G
telligent, intelligent.


How could I feel blue? I’ve got my 
A            D
sister at my side

       G           C
And an elephant to ride.

    F         F/C
Oh, elephant, elephant,

You’re sad and in a cage, but that’s
      C         C/G
 ir - relevant, irrelevant.

’Cause everyone is jealous when they
 A             D
 see me riding by,

     G                       C
On a friend of such of great size.


SECTION B (0:24)

Bb    Bb/F
Other kids ride bikes, that’s true,

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   F       F/C       D       D/A
Or daddies pick them up from school,

    G          G/D
But that won’t do for me you 
understand. (Understand)

C     C/G               F     
Other kids have horses, other kids 
F/C
have dogs,

C     C/G                 F     
Other kids have hamsters, other kids
F/C
 have frogs.

        D                          
But the pet for me is something 
       G
much more grand!

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SECTION B (1:13)

Bb    Bb/F
Other kids ride bikes, that’s true,

   F       F/C       D       D/A
Or daddies pick them up from school,

    G          G/D
But that won’t do for me you 
understand. (Understand)

C     C/G               F     
Other kids have horses, other kids 
F/C
have dogs,

C     C/G                 F     
Other kids have hamsters, other kids
F/C
 have frogs.

        D                          
But the pet for me is something 
       G
much more grand!


And benevolent, and elegant...

(Single Notes)     C    D   E
               And I’ve got an


(1:48)

F         F/C
elephant, elephant,

Riding on your back I’m in my 
C        C/G
element, element.

It’s true and it’s a fact that there
    A               D
 is so much you can learn,

            G            C
When you’re on a pachy - derm.

    Bb        Bb/F
Oh, elephant, elephant,

Life’s not so bad, it’s swell of it 
   F       F/C    D
to give me such a friend.

    G                       C     
Oh, elephant, elephant, I’m with 
          F    F/C  D
you to the end!

G                       C        
elephant, elephant, I'm with you 
       Bb      F
to the end!