Nellie The Elephant
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Verae 1
Dm A Dm A
To Bombay a travelling circus came
E A E A
they brought an intelligent elephant and Nellie was her name
Dm A Dm A
One dark night she slipped her iron chain
E A E A
and off she ran to Hindustan and was never seen again
[Refrão]
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
verse 2
Dm A Dm A
Night by night she danced to the circus band
E A E A
when Nellie was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand
Dm A Dm A
No more tricks for Nellie to perform
E A E A
they taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm
[Refrão]
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
Bridge
G D G D
The head of the herd was calling far far away
E A E A
they met one night in the silver light on the road to Mandalay
[Refrão]
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Oh Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
G D A E A
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
D G D
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trundled back to the jungle
G D G A D
Off she went with a trumpety trump trump trump trump
How to play Nellie The Elephant
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm. 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.