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Elephant Song

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This song and chords are written by Children's music artist Eric Herman, you can find 
Chords used:
G: 320003
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
C: x32010
Bm7: x24232
Em: 022000
Cmaj7: x32000
Csus2: x32030
B: x24442
GElephants, I lDike elepGhants
AmI like how they swiDng through trees
CFish,     Bm7           EmI Clike Bm7fishEm  
CI like how they scraCmaj7tch at fleas and sniff at Csus2trees
and bark at the mailmanG  
Gotta like dogsC, curled Gup on the windowsill purring and chasinDg mice
G    Cmaj7      B      G     Cmaj7
CBats,      I like cats, I like how they say "cock a doodle doo"
And so on..

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Elephant Song

by Eric Herman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Cmaj7

Csus2

This song and chords are written by Children's music artist Eric Herman, you can find

Chords used:

: 320003

: xx0232

: x02210

: x32010

Bm7

: x24232

: 022000

Cmaj7

: x32000

Csus2

: x32030

: x24442

G D G

Elephants, I like elephants

Am D

I like how they swing through trees

C Bm7 Em C Bm7 Em

Fish, I like fish

C Cmaj7 Csus2

I like how they scratch at fleas and sniff at trees

and bark at the mailman

C G D

Gotta like dogs, curled up on the windowsill purring and chasing mice

G Cmaj7 B G Cmaj7

Cats, I like cats, I like how they say "cock a doodle doo"

And so on..

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