Bass tabs
Tuning: Standard (E A D G) Verse 1: Come along, catch a Heffalump, G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|7-------------------0------------------------------------------------------| Sit with me on a muddy clump G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| We'll sing a song of days gone by G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7--------------------3---------7-------------------------------------------| Run along now, don't be glum G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7--------------0-----------------------------------------------------------| Get you gone, now, have some fun, G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7------------------0-------------------------------------------------------| Don't be long, for the end is nigh G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7----------------------3------7--------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus 1: Don't let moments pass along G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------5------------5---------------------------------------------------| E|0-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------| And waste before your eyes; G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------5----------------------------------------------------------------| E|0---------------------3----------------------------------------------------| March with me and the borogoves G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7---------------------0----------------------------------------------------| Come with me and the slithy toves G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7--------------------0-----------------------------------------------------| And never ask us why G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7---------3------0---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus: Come, come, come, come, come along now G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------| Run away from the hum-drum G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------| We'll go to a place that is safe from G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-------------7------------------------------------------------------------| Greed, anger and boredom G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|3----------------7---------------------------------------------------------| We'll dance and sing till sundown G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4---------------7----------------------------------------------------------| And feast with abandon G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4--------------7-----------------------------------------------------------| We'll sleep when the morning comes G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4--------------------7-----------------------------------------------------| And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------3------------------------7---------------------------------------| Bridge: We'll be here when the world slows down G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7----------------------0---------------------------------------------------| And the sunbeams fade away G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------7--------0----7----------------------------------------------------| Keeping time by a pendulum G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------| As the fabric starts to fray G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------7----------------0--------------------------------------------------| There's no such thing as time to kill G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------5----------------5-----------------------------------------| E|--------0----------------0-------------------------------------------------| Nor time to throw away G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------5--------------------------------------------------------------| E|----0-------------3--------------------------------------------------------| So, once for the bright sky, twice for the pig sty G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----7------------0-----------7-------------0-------------------------------| Thrice for another day G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7----------3-------7-------------------------------------------------------| Chorus: Come, come, come, come, come along now G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------| Run away from the hum-drum G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------| We'll go to a place that is safe from G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-------------7------------------------------------------------------------| Greed, anger and boredom G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|3----------------7---------------------------------------------------------| We'll dance and sing till sundown G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4---------------7----------------------------------------------------------| And feast with abandon G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4--------------7-----------------------------------------------------------| We'll sleep when the morning comes G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4--------------------7-----------------------------------------------------| And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------3------------------------7---------------------------------------| Verse 2: Come with me, catch a rare type specimen G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7---------------------0----------------------------------------------------| Cuddle up with a hesitant skeleton G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| We'll break our fast with friends G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7---------------3---------7------------------------------------------------| Once we're fed, we shall disappear rapidly G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7------------------------0-------------------------------------------------| Many moons to the west of here and happily G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------| Our journey never ends G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7-----------3-----7--------------------------------------------------------| Pre-Chorus 2: Shut your ears when sirens sing, G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------5----------------5-----------------------------------------------| E|0-------------------0------------------------------------------------------| Tie armbands to your feet; G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------5-------------------------------------------------------------| E|----0----------------3-----------------------------------------------------| Listen up and you won't go wrong again G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7-----------------0--------------------------------------------------------| Float along on a verse-less song and then G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| Get to where the two ends meet G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|7----------------3--------7------------------------------------------------| Chorus: Come, come, come, come, come along now G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------| Run away from the hum-drum G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------| We'll go to a place that is safe from G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4-------------7------------------------------------------------------------| Greed, anger and boredom G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|3----------------7---------------------------------------------------------| We'll dance and sing till sundown G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4---------------7----------------------------------------------------------| And feast with abandon G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4--------------7-----------------------------------------------------------| We'll sleep when the morning comes G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|4--------------------7-----------------------------------------------------| And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------3------------------------7---------------------------------------|
