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Nellie The Elephant by Toy Dolls
Nellie The Elephant
Intro: Em B7 Em C B7 Em
Verse:
Em B7 Em G B
To Bombay a travelling circus came,
F#7 B F#7 B
they brought an intelligent elephant and Nellie was her name.
One dark night she slipped her iron chain
and off she ran to Hindustan and was never seen again
music stops
Ooooooooooooooooh
chorus: faster
E A E
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and said good-bye to the circus
A E F#7 B7 E
Off she went with a trumpety-trump, TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!
E A E
Now Nellie the elephant packed her trunk and trumbled back to the jungle
A E F#7 B7 E
Off she went with a trumpety-trump. TRUMP! TRUMP! TRUMP!
Night by night, she danced to the circus band,
when Nellie was leading the big parade she looked so proud and grand
No more tricks for Nellie to perform
they taught her how to take a bow and she took the crowd by storm
Music stops
Ooooooooooooooooh
chorus.
after last chord: C
Bb F Bb F
The head of the herd was calling far, far away;
G7 C G7 C
they met one night in the silver light on the road to Mandalay
Ooooooooooooooooh
chorus:
Outro:
F Bb F Bb F G7 C
F Bb F Bb F G7 C7 F
To Bombay a travelling circus came
They brought an intelligent elephant
and Nellie was her name
One dark night she slipped her iron chain,
and off she ran to Hindustan
and was never seen again
oooooooooooooooooo...
[Chorus:]
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Night by night she danced to the circus band
When Nellie was leading the big parade
she looked so proud and grand
No more tricks for Nellie to perform
They taught her how to take a bow
and she took the crowd by storm
oooooooooooooooooo...
[Chorus:]
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
The head of the heard was calling far far away
they met one night in silver light
on the road to Mandalay
oooooooooooooooooo...
[Chorus:]
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
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version 2
Tuning:Standard
intro:
e|-0-------0-------0---2---0--|
B|-0---4---0-------1---4---0--|
G|-0---4---0-------0---2---0--|
D|-2---4---2-------2---4---2--|
A|-2---2---2-------0---0---2--|
E|-0-------0---------------0--|
verse:
e|-0-------0-----0-----------0----2----0-------|
B|-0---4---0-----0-----4-----1----4----1----4--|
G|-0---4---0-----0-----4-----0----2----0----4--| *2
D|-2---4---2-----2-----4-----2----4----2----4--|
A|-2---2---2-----2-----2-----0----0----0----2--|
E|-0-------0-----0-----------------------------|
chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------4--|
G|---------------------2-2--4-4------------2-2--4-4----------------------4--|
D|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4------------4--|
A|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4------------2-2--4-4------------2-2--4-4--4-4--6-6--2--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------2-2--2-2-----|
PM.....................................................................
e|-------------------------------------------------------------2-----0--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------4--4--0--|
G|---------------------2-2--4-4------------2-2--4-4------------2--4--0--|
D|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--4--4--2--|
A|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4------------2-2--4-4------------2-2--4-4--0--2--2--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
PM...........................................................
Em B5 Em
to bom bay
Olga taught me how to play this so its 100%.
Verse should be played in arpeggio.
some of the chords may seem wierd at first.
To Bombay a travelling circus came
They brought an intelligent elephant
and Nellie was her name
One dark night she slipped her iron chain,
and off she ran to Hindustan
and was never seen again
oooooooooooooooooo...
[Chorus:]
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Night by night she danced to the circus band
When Nellie was leading the big parade
she looked so proud and grand
No more tricks for Nellie to perform
They taught her how to take a bow
and she took the crowd by storm
oooooooooooooooooo...
[Chorus:]
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
The head of the heard was calling far far away
they met one night in silver light
on the road to Mandalay
oooooooooooooooooo...
[Chorus:]
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and said goodbye to the circus
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
Nellie the elephant packed her trunk
and trundled off to the jungle
off she rode with a trumpety trump
trump trump trump
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