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                                           TAME IMPALA
                                           "Elephant"
Easy and Raw Acoustic Version
[Intro]
   Dm   F/  F!
[Verses]
DmWell, he feels like an elephant shaking his big grey trunk for the hell of it
 F/  F!
He knows
tGhat you're dreaming about being loved by hDmim
   A     Bb      A    Ab    A     Ab        G   F/  F!
Too bad your chances are slim
  Dm   F/  F!
DmAnd it's not like mister shook to get shy when they ask him who is on top
  F/      F                                            G  Dm  
There must be something deep down in the dark down there
     A    Bb     A   Ab   A   Ab          G   F/  F!
He's not too easily scared
  Dm   F/  F!
DmHe's got friends but they got fear wouldn't care too much if he just disappeared
  F/    F                                           G  Dm  
Oh, look see there he is now coming down the stairs
 C   B   Bb   A   G   F   E   Eb    Dm(From High to Low)
Here he comes!!!
[Instrumental]
Dm   F    G   Gm    (keep every chord longer)
C B Bb A G F E Eb Dm
  Dm   F/  F!
DmHe pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac (yeah!) 'Cause he doesn't like it looking like he looks back
 F/      F                              G  Dm  
He talks like his opinion is a simple fact
F
DmSomebody grabbed his collar He cried the whole way home
 F/   F                                            G  Dm  
No one been remembered a thing when they saw him again
AThat's hBbow Ait Abis 'tAil tAbhe Gend
DmYeah!
Dm

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Elephant

by Tame Impala

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TAME IMPALA

"Elephant"

Easy and Raw Acoustic Version

[Intro]

Dm F F

/ !

[Verses]

Well, he feels like an elephant shaking his big grey trunk for the hell of it

F F

/ !

He knows

G Dm

that you're dreaming about being loved by him

A Bb A Ab A Ab G F F

/ !

Too bad your chances are slim

Dm F F

/ !

And it's not like mister shook to get shy when they ask him who is on top

F F G Dm

There must be something deep down in the dark down there

A Bb A Ab A Ab G F F

/ !

He's not too easily scared

Dm F F

/ !

He's got friends but they got fear wouldn't care too much if he just disappeared

F F G Dm

Oh, look see there he is now coming down the stairs

C B Bb A G F E Eb Dm

(From High to Low)

Here he comes!!!

[Instrumental]

Dm F G Gm (keep every chord longer)

C B Bb A G F E Eb Dm

Dm F F

/ !

He pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac (yeah!) 'Cause he doesn't like it looking like he looks back

F F G Dm

He talks like his opinion is a simple fact

Somebody grabbed his collar He cried the whole way home

F F G Dm

No one been remembered a thing when they saw him again

A Bb A Ab A Ab G

That's how it is 'til the end

Yeah!

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