{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":397996,"song":"Effervescing Elephant","artist":"Syd Barrett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11558109-effervescing-elephant-chords-by-syd-barrett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/397996?type=chord","rating":4.79494,"votes":52,"content":"Syd Barrett\r\nBarrett\r\n\r\nStandard tuning\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------\r\nNotes:  These are the intros of the two versions of the song\r\nI've heard.  Use either.  This is a very fun and easy song. \r\nEnjoy.\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------\r\nEffervescing Elephant\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro 1:  A (hold for one measure)\r\n\r\nEnd intro 1\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro 2:  \r\n\r\n[tab]E|-------------------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------------------|\r\nG|-------------------------------------|\r\nD|-----5--5--5--7-5-4-5---7--7--7------| End intro 2\r\nA|--5-------------------5--------------|\r\nE|-------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAn Effervescing Elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nonce whispered to the tiny ear the ear of one inferior [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                       \r\nthat by next June he'd die, oh yeah! [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nbecause the tiger would roam. [/tab]\r\n\r\nThe little one said: \"Oh my goodness I must stay at home! \r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand every time I hear a growl I'll know the tiger's on the prowl [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand I'll be really safe, you know the elephant he told me so.\" [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nEveryone was nervy, oh yeah! [/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nand the message was spread [/tab]\r\n\r\nto zebra, mongoose, and the dirty hippopotamus \r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwho wallowed in the mud and chewed his spicy hippo-plankton food [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nand tended to ignore the word preferring to survey a herd [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nof stupid water bison, oh yeah!  And all the jungle took fright, [/tab]\r\n\r\nand ran around for all the day and the night \r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut all in vain, because, you see, the tiger came and said: \"Who me?! [/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou know, I wouldn't hurt not one of you. I'd much prefer something to chew [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nand you're all too scant.\" oh yeah! [/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe ate the Elephant[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------\r","plain_text":"Syd Barrett\nBarrett\n\nStandard tuning\n---------------------------------------------------------------\nNotes:  These are the intros of the two versions of the song\nI've heard.  Use either.  This is a very fun and easy song. \nEnjoy.\n---------------------------------------------------------------\nEffervescing Elephant\n\n\nIntro 1:  A (hold for one measure)\n\nEnd intro 1\n\n\nIntro 2:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe little one said: \"Oh my goodness I must stay at home! \n\n\n\n\n\nto zebra, mongoose, and the dirty hippopotamus \n\n\n\n\nand ran around for all the day and the night \n\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------","chords":["A","E","B","G","D","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}