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Syd Barrett
Barrett
Standard tuning
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Notes:  These are the intros of the two versions of the song
I've heard.  Use either.  This is a very fun and easy song. 
Enjoy.
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Effervescing Elephant
Intro 1:  A (hold for one measure)
End intro 1
Intro 2:  
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----5--5--5--7-5-4-5---7--7--7------| End intro 2
A|--5-------------------5--------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
An AEffervescing Elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk 
once Dwhispered to the tiny ear the ear of one inferior 
that Aby next June he'd die, oh yeah! 
because the tiger would E7roam. 
The little one said: "Oh my goodness I must stay at home! 
and Aevery time I hear a growl I'll know the tiger's on the prowl 
and DI'll be really safe, you know the elephant he told me so." 
AEveryone was nervy, oh yeah! 
and the message was E7spread 
to zebra, mongoose, and the dirty hippopotamus 
who Awallowed in the mud and chewed his spicy hippo-plankton food 
and Dtended to ignore the word preferring to survey a herd 
of Astupid water bison, oh E7yeah!  And all the jungle took fright, 
and ran around for all the day and the night 
but all in vain, Abecause, you see, the tiger came and said: "Who me?! 
You know, I Dwouldn't hurt not one of you. I'd much prefer something to chew 
and Ayou're all too scant." oh E7yeah! 
He ate the EleAphant
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Effervescing Elephant

by Syd Barrett

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Syd Barrett

Barrett

Standard tuning

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Notes: These are the intros of the two versions of the song

I've heard. Use either. This is a very fun and easy song.

Enjoy.

---------------------------------------------------------------

Effervescing Elephant

Intro 1: A (hold for one measure)

End intro 1

Intro 2:

E|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-----5--5--5--7-5-4-5---7--7--7------| End intro 2

A|--5-------------------5--------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

An Effervescing Elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk

once whispered to the tiny ear the ear of one inferior

that by next June he'd die, oh yeah!

because the tiger would roam.

The little one said: "Oh my goodness I must stay at home!

and every time I hear a growl I'll know the tiger's on the prowl

and I'll be really safe, you know the elephant he told me so."

Everyone was nervy, oh yeah!

and the message was spread

to zebra, mongoose, and the dirty hippopotamus

who wallowed in the mud and chewed his spicy hippo-plankton food

and tended to ignore the word preferring to survey a herd

A E7

of stupid water bison, oh yeah! And all the jungle took fright,

and ran around for all the day and the night

but all in vain, because, you see, the tiger came and said: "Who me?!

You know, I wouldn't hurt not one of you. I'd much prefer something to chew

A E7

and you're all too scant." oh yeah!

He ate the Elephant

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