Elephant Parade
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Intro: Cm Eb Ab Eb
Intro
Ab Eb Gm Cm Eb Ab Eb
(Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade)
Ab Eb G
(Hip hip hooray for the elephants on parade)
Verse: 1
Am
Take the gist of it and twist it
'Til it makes you smile
Eb
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 Em
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
[Refrão]
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 Gm
Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade
Verse: 2
Am
You're preaching to the Chorus
Em
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
Fm
They're gonna trample themselves
[Refrão]
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
C
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
Em
Touche but they had the wherewithal
F G
To take it all out of order anyway
Gm G
They can always make you pay up
Bm
And I will ever change and never cease to be amazed
Eb
Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
C
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
Bb 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
Bb
Take the gist of it and twist it 'til it makes you smile
Eb
And don't be scared if there's a snare
Sometimes it takes a while
C Eb F
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
I will ever change and never cease to be amazed
Bb Eb
Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
C
I want to hold and nurture every second of this life
That has been given to me
F
Even though limitedly
Outro
Gm
Jackrabbits, snake pit runnin' oh
My my been a long time coming
Jackrabbits, snake pit running
Eb Cm C G
Hip-hip Hooray for the elephants on parade
How to play Elephant Parade
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.