Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)
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G+G
G+G 
G7G7
An effervescing elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk
C majorC 
C7C7
once whispered to the tiny ear, the ear of one in fear, you hear
G+G
that by next June he'd die, Oh yeah!
D MajorD
And the tiger would roam, the little one said,
D7D7
"Oh my goodness -- I must stay at home!
G+G G7G7
And every time I hear a growl, I'll know the tiger's on the prowl,
C majorC C7C7
And I'll be really safe, you know, the elephant, he told me so."
G+G
Everyone was nervous, Oh yeah!
D MajorD D7D7
And the message was spread to zebra, mongoose and the dirty hippopotamus
G+G G7G7
who wallowed in the mud and chewed his spicy hippo-plankton food
C majorC
and tended to ignore the word,
C7C7 G+G
referring to a survey I heard of stupid water bison
D MajorD
Oh yeah! And all the jungle took fright,
D7D7
and ran around for all the day and the night,
G+G
But all in vain because, you see, the tiger came and said,
G7G7 C majorC
"Who me? You know I wouldn't hurt not one of you --
C majorC G+G
I much prefer something to chew, and you're all too scant."
C majorC D MajorD G+G
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