Song: "Elephant Elephant" Artist: Evelyn Evelyn Album: Evelyn Evelyn (2010) Transcribed by: Freeze1186 ([email protected]) Notes: The bass for most of the chords is doing an "Oompah" kind of rhythm of quarter notes alternating between the root and fifth of the chord. For example on the F chord, the bass is playing F,C,F,C and for the C chord, it plays C,G,C,G, etc. I'm going to write those out as F and F/C, C and C/G, etc. The easiest way to play that is to play the all the chords as barre chords and move your first finger to get the changing bass notes. There's a lot of little bass runs between chords too, but they're easy. You can figure them out on your own, just use your ears. INTRO (0.00) (Single Notes) C D E SECTION A (0:03) F F/C Elephant, elephant, C C/G Big and strong and gentle and in - telligent, intelligent. A D How could I feel blue? I’ve got my sister at my side G C And an elephant to ride. F F/C Oh, elephant, elephant, C C/G You’re sad and in a cage, but that’s ir - relevant, irrelevant. A D ’Cause everyone is jealous when they 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, 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 F/C Other kids have horses, other kids have dogs, C C/G F F/C Other kids have hamsters, other kids have frogs. D G But the pet for me is something much more grand! (0:49) REPEAT INTRO, THEN SECTION A TWO TIMES FOR THE SOLO 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 F/C Other kids have horses, other kids have dogs, C C/G F F/C Other kids have hamsters, other kids have frogs. D G But the pet for me is something much more grand! And benevolent, and elegant... (Single Notes) C D E And I’ve got an (1:48) F F/C elephant, elephant, C C/G Riding on your back I’m in my element, element. A D It’s true and it’s a fact that there is so much you can learn, G C When you’re on a pachy - derm. Bb Bb/F Oh, elephant, elephant, F F/C D Life’s not so bad, it’s swell of it to give me such a friend. G C F F/C D Oh, elephant, elephant, I’m with you to the end! G C Bb F elephant, elephant, I'm with you to the end! Goodnight, elephant!
