The Elephant Song

Simplificar Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste This is a song that a father wrote; performing it with his young daughter. I sing it with my son, and sometimes we reverse the roles 😂 It’s a catchy…cute little ditty, ngl. Not afraid to say it 😂 For the back-and-forth part, stop playing when you see this: ########## * - Final Strum G D G Elephants. I like elephants. G D G Elephants. I like elephants. Am D I like how they swing through trees. G Elephants - Child:“No!” ############# Parent/adult: What? C: Elephants don’t swing through trees! P: They don’t? Then what am I thinking of? C: Monkeys! P: Oh. Well in that case… G D G Monkeys! I like monkeys! Am D G I like how they swim in the ocean! I like…” C: No! ########## C: That’s fish! P: Oh. I See… C Bm7 C Bm7 Fish. I like fish. C Bm7 I like how they scratch at fleas (C: No--) Am and sniff at trees (C: Noo!) D G and bark at the mailman! C: No, no, no! ########## P: No? C: Those are dogs! P: Agh!! C Gotta like dogs! Right? (C: Yeah!) Yeah! Am D Curled up on the windowsill purring, (C: Noo…) and chasing mice - C: No! ########## P: Well what, then? C: Cats! P: Cats! Of course… G C B Cats. I like cats. G C B I like how they say, “Cock-a-doodle-doo!” C: No, no, no! ########## C: They Go, ‘meow!’ P: They do? C: You’re thinking about roosters! P: Ahhh… G D G Roosters. I like roosters. Am D I like how they reach into Am C G beehives for the honey - Hmm? ########## C: Hm-mm. P: No? C: BEARS do that. P: Ahh, Bears!! Yes, yes, yes, yes… C Bm7 C Bm7 Bears. I like bears. C I like how they jump up high C7 to catch a fly (C: Noo!) Csus2 G and sit on a lilypad! ########## C: No! No! No! No! No! No. Frogs! C Gotta like frogs! (C: Yeah!) Yeah! G D Running through a maze for some cheese… C: No! ########## P: No? C: That’s Mice. G C B Mice. I like mice. G C B I like how they say, ‘Hee haw! Hee haw!’ C: No! ########## C: They go ‘squeak, squeak.’ That’s a DONKEY! G D G Donkeys. I like donkeys. Am D G I like how they stomp through the jungle D G with their big gray trunks… C: No…that’s an elephant! P: Right…like I said… G D G* Elephants. I like elephants. C: You don’t know anything about animals! P: I do so! C: You’re silly. 😂 P: Am not…YOU’RE silly! ðŸ˜