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Capo: I
[Intro]
G D Em
[Verse 1]
They are hGere, down, next Dto mineEm  
Put your hGand inside my hDand, we'll be aEmlright
There are Gno words left tDo say, we're toEmo weak to fight
There's a Gshadow creeping Din, blacking oEmut all the light
[Chorus]
There's an eGlephantD  
We're so Emused to himBm  G  
Storing bGooks on his bDackG  
Don't notGice how fDastG  
He's filGling up our whole DhouseG  
We don't Gtalk, we don't even Dshout anymoreG  
[Verse 2]
If we lGay real stDill, we'll Embe okay
Let the Gdust settle 'round our Dbodies, as wEme decay
There is noGthing left for us to Dthrow, resentment's Emgone away
We're both waGiting for some sort of trDuth, that neither of Emus will say
[Chorus]
There's an eGlephantD  
We're so Emused to himC  G  
Storing bGooks on his bDackG  
Don't notGice how fDastG  
He's filGling up our whole DhouseG  
We don't Gtalk, we don't even Dshout anymoreG  

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Elephant

by Laura Brino

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo: I

[Intro]

G D Em

[Verse 1]

G D Em

They are here, down, next to mine

G D Em

Put your hand inside my hand, we'll be alright

G D Em

There are no words left to say, we're too weak to fight

G D Em

There's a shadow creeping in, blacking out all the light

[Chorus]

G D

There's an elephant

Em Bm G

We're so used to him

G D G

Storing books on his back

G D G

Don't notice how fast

G D G

He's filling up our whole house

G D G

We don't talk, we don't even shout anymore

[Verse 2]

G D Em

If we lay real still, we'll be okay

G D Em

Let the dust settle 'round our bodies, as we decay

G D Em

There is nothing left for us to throw, resentment's gone away

G D Em

We're both waiting for some sort of truth, that neither of us will say

[Chorus]

G D

There's an elephant

Em C G

We're so used to him

G D G

Storing books on his back

G D G

Don't notice how fast

G D G

He's filling up our whole house

G D G

We don't talk, we don't even shout anymore

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