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Elephant Parade

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[Intro]
Cm  Eb  Ab  Eb
[Intro]
(Hip-Abhip hooray for the Ebelephants Gmon parCmade)Eb  Ab  Eb  
(Hip Abhip hooray for the Ebelephants Gon parade)
[Verse 1]
   AmTake the gist of it and twist it
'Til it makes you smiEble
And don't be scared if there's a snare
Sometimes it takes a while
GThere's much to learn from every turn inside a labyrinth
Don't Abyou try to think about it
No way to talk about it
[Pre-Chorus]
   AmAnd I will ever change and never cease to be amazedEb  
Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
GI want to hold and nurture every second of this Ablife
That has been given to me
Even though limitedly
[Chorus]
   CmJackrabbit, snake Ebpit runnin' oh
AbMy my, been a Eblong time comin' homeAb  
Jackrabbit Ebdying deep Gdown in his Cmsoul
Dag-nabbit, you hate Ebme, but hey now
Hip-Abhip hooray with your Ebbaritones on your
Hip-Abhip hooray for the Ebelephants Gmon parade
[Verse 2]
   AmYou're preaching to the chorus
Line alright for this whole time
And EbI'm fine if I can
Tell a lie about the minor crimes
GI won't try to justify the reason why
AbI think that I'll never die is so preposterous
It's Amlike a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drainEb  
Or airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane
GHip-hip hooray for the elephants on paradeAb  
They're gonna trample themselves
They're gonna trample themselves
[Chorus]
   CmJackrabbit, snake Ebpit runnin' oh
AbMy my, been a Eblong time comin' homeAb  
Jackrabbit Ebdying deep Gdown in his Cmsoul
Dag-nabbit, you hate Ebme, but hey now
Hip-Abhip hooray with your Ebbaritones on your
Hip-Abhip hooray for the Ebelephants Gon parCade
[Bridge]
  GI got the feeling that I wanna be alone with you
And Cm7I got the feeling that you
Might Ebwant to be alone with me tooCm  
Take a finger and snap, just like that
And I Ebhad to say hey baby let's go
FAnd make it home for our show
GSimple defragmentation gets us to the point at last
EbBut no relaxing 'til they give us all our memory back
Cm7Touche but they had the wherewithal
To take it all Ebout of order anyway
They can always make you pay Gup
And I will ever change and never cease to be aEbmazed
Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away
Cm7I want to hold and nurture every second of this Eblife
That has been given to me
FEven though limitedlyG  
Like a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drain
EbOr airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane
CHip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade
EbHip hooray for the Felephants on paradeG  
Take the gist of it and twist it 'til it makes you smileEb  
And don't be scared if there's a snare
Sometimes it takes a while
CThere's much to learn from every Ebturn inside a labyrinth
GmDon't you try to think about it
Ain't no way to talk about it
GI will ever change and never cease to be amazed
BbAir bubbles up and overEbflows and then it goes away
CI want to hold and nurture every second of this Eblife
That has been given to me
FEven the limits in me
[Outro]
   GmJackrabbits, snake pit runnin' oh
My my been a long time coming
Jackrabbits, snake pit running
Hip-hip Hooray for the elephants Ebon parCmadeC  G  

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Elephant Parade

by Relient K

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm7

[Intro]

Cm Eb Ab Eb

[Intro]

Ab Eb Gm Cm Eb Ab Eb

(Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade)

Ab Eb G

(Hip hip hooray for the elephants on parade)

[Verse 1]

Take the gist of it and twist it

'Til it makes you smile

And don't be scared if there's a snare

Sometimes it takes a while

There's much to learn from every turn inside a labyrinth

Don't you try to think about it

No way to talk about it

[Pre-Chorus]

Am Eb

And I will ever change and never cease to be amazed

Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away

G Ab

I want to hold and nurture every second of this life

That has been given to me

Even though limitedly

[Chorus]

Cm Eb

Jackrabbit, snake pit runnin' oh

Ab Eb Ab

My my, been a long time comin' home

Eb G Cm

Jackrabbit dying deep down in his soul

Dag-nabbit, you hate me, but hey now

Ab Eb

Hip-hip hooray with your baritones on your

Ab Eb Gm

Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade

[Verse 2]

You're preaching to the chorus

Line alright for this whole time

And I'm fine if I can

Tell a lie about the minor crimes

I won't try to justify the reason why

I think that I'll never die is so preposterous

Am Eb

It's like a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drain

Or airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane

G Ab

Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade

They're gonna trample themselves

[Chorus]

Cm Eb

Jackrabbit, snake pit runnin' oh

Ab Eb Ab

My my, been a long time comin' home

Eb G Cm

Jackrabbit dying deep down in his soul

Dag-nabbit, you hate me, but hey now

Ab Eb

Hip-hip hooray with your baritones on your

Ab Eb G C

Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade

[Bridge]

I got the feeling that I wanna be alone with you

Cm7

And I got the feeling that you

Eb Cm

Might want to be alone with me too

Take a finger and snap, just like that

And I had to say hey baby let's go

And make it home for our show

Simple defragmentation gets us to the point at last

But no relaxing 'til they give us all our memory back

Cm7

Touche but they had the wherewithal

To take it all out of order anyway

They can always make you pay up

And I will ever change and never cease to be amazed

Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away

Cm7 Eb

I want to hold and nurture every second of this life

That has been given to me

F G

Even though limitedly

Like a bag of circus peanuts in a sewage drain

Or airin' out your dirty laundry on a weather vane

Hip-hip hooray for the elephants on parade

Eb F G

Hip hooray for the elephants on parade

Take the gist of it and twist it 'til it makes you smile

And don't be scared if there's a snare

Sometimes it takes a while

C Eb

There's much to learn from every turn inside a labyrinth

Don't you try to think about it

Ain't no way to talk about it

I will ever change and never cease to be amazed

Bb Eb

Air bubbles up and overflows and then it goes away

C Eb

I want to hold and nurture every second of this life

That has been given to me

Even the limits in me

[Outro]

Jackrabbits, snake pit runnin' oh

My my been a long time coming

Jackrabbits, snake pit running

Eb Cm C G

Hip-hip Hooray for the elephants on parade

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