Elephant Parade

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[Intro]
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(Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade)
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(Hip hip hooray for the elephants on parade)


[Verse 1]
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   Take the gist of it and twist it
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'Til it makes you smile

And don't be scared if there's a snare

Sometimes it takes a while
G
There's much to learn from every turn inside a labyrinth
     Ab
Don't you try to think about it

No way to talk about it


[Pre-Chorus]
Am                                                       Eb
   And I will ever change and never cease to be amazed

Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
G                                               Ab
I want to hold and nurture every second of this life

That has been given to me

Even though limitedly


[Chorus]
Cm                   Eb
   Jackrabbit, snake pit runnin' oh
Ab            Eb                       Ab
My my, been a long time comin' home
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Jackrabbit dying deep down in his soul
                     Eb
Dag-nabbit, you hate me, but hey now
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Hip-hip hooray with your baritones on your
    Ab                 Eb        Gm
Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade



[Verse 2]
Am
   You're preaching to the chorus

Continues after the ad
Line alright for this whole time
    Eb
And I'm fine if I can

Tell a lie about the minor crimes
G
I won't try to justify the reason why
Ab
I think that I'll never die is so preposterous
    Am                                               Eb
It's like a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drain

Or airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane
G                                           Ab
Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade

They're gonna trample themselves

They're gonna trample themselves


[Chorus]
Cm                   Eb
   Jackrabbit, snake pit runnin' oh
Ab            Eb                       Ab
My my, been a long time comin' home
           Eb         G           Cm
Jackrabbit dying deep down in his soul
                     Eb
Dag-nabbit, you hate me, but hey now
    Ab                   Eb
Hip-hip hooray with your baritones on your
    Ab                 Eb        G     C
Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade


[Bridge]
G
  I got the feeling that I wanna be alone with you
    Cm7
And I got the feeling that you
      Eb                            Cm
Might want to be alone with me too

Take a finger and snap, just like that
      Eb
And I had to say hey baby let's go
F
And make it home for our show
G
Simple defragmentation gets us to the point at last
Eb
But no relaxing 'til they give us all our memory back
Cm7
Touche but they had the wherewithal
               Eb
To take it all out of order anyway
                             G
They can always make you pay up

                                              Eb
And I will ever change and never cease to be amazed

Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
Cm7                                             Eb
I want to hold and nurture every second of this life

That has been given to me
F                      G
Even though limitedly

Like a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drain
Eb
Or airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane
C
Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade
Eb                 F                    G
Hip hooray for the elephants on parade

                                                          Eb
Take the gist of it and twist it 'til it makes you smile

And don't be scared if there's a snare

Sometimes it takes a while
C                                Eb
There's much to learn from every turn inside a labyrinth
Gm
Don't you try to think about it

Ain't no way to talk about it

G
I will ever change and never cease to be amazed
Bb                     Eb
Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
C                                               Eb
I want to hold and nurture every second of this life

That has been given to me
F
Even the limits in me


[Other]
Gm
   Jackrabbits, snake pit runnin' oh

My my been a long time coming

Jackrabbits, snake pit running
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Hip-hip Hooray for the elephants on parade