Elephant Chords

Capo 1(Key: Eb)

[verse 1]
 
D
I hear the children play
                       Em
With the guards of the jail
                       G
With the guards of the jail
                       D
With the guards of the jail
 
 
D
I’m thinking of a new name
                     Em
That I could give myself
                  G
One day I’ll be myself
                       D
Oh, one day I’ll be my own
 
 
D
It’s been forty long years
                     Em
In the desert I have been
                         G
I’ve even hit the devil’s nose
                     D
In the desert I have grown
 
 
[pre chorus]
D
And as the woman said
                           Em
That day when I was crying out
                             G
God puts his diamonds in the sand
                              D
But then he always takes them back
 
 
 
 
D
Have a good day brother
            G
Me and your sister will rise up
                          A
Like an elephant from the mud
        G
In your carefree sleep
        Bm
We will break free
        Bm
We will break free
 
D
Have a good day brother
            G
Me and your little bro will rise up
                          A
Like an elephant from the storm
        G
In your carefree sleep
        Bm
We will break free
        Bm
We will break free
 
 
[verse 2]
D
And the city will be reborn
                        Em
And the streets will be washed
                             G
May the streets be clean and washed
                             D
May the streets be clean and washed
 
 
D
And we will wave our hand
                               Em
And everybody will forgive the past
                               G
And everybody will forgive the past
                               D
And everybody will forgive the past
 
 
[pre chorus]
D
And as the woman said
                           Em
That day when I was crying out
                             G
God puts his diamonds in the sand
                              D
But then he always takes them back
 
 
 
D
Have a good day brother
            G
Me and your sister will rise up
                          A
Like an elephant from the mud
        G
In your carefree sleep
        Bm
We will break free
        Bm
We will break free
 
D
Have a good day brother
            G
Me and your little bro will rise up
                          A
Like an elephant from the storm
        G
In your carefree sleep
        Bm
We will break free
        Bm
We will break free
 
 
D
Have a good day brother
            G
Me and your sister will rise up
                          A
Like an elephant from the mud
        G
In your carefree sleep
        Bm
We will break free
        Bm
We will break free
 
D
Have a good day brother
            G
Me and your little bro will rise up
                          A
Like an elephant from the storm
        G
In your carefree sleep
        Bm
We will break free
        Bm
We will break free
 
 
[ending]
D
I’m thinking of a new name
                     Em
That I could give myself
                  G
One day I’ll be myself
                       D
Oh, one day I’ll be my own
 
D
I’m thinking of a new name
                     Em
That I could give myself
                  G
One day I’ll be myself
                       D
Oh, one day I’ll be my own