Chords for Nellie the Elephant (1984 Version)
Tempo:
153.45 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Em]
To Bombay a [E] travelling [B] circus came.
[F#] They brought an [G] [B] intelligent elephant [F#] and Nelly was [B] her [Em] name.
One dark night [A] she slipped her [B] iron chain [F#] and off [D#] she ran to [C#] Hindustan and was [F#] never seen [B]
again.
The [G#]
[D#] [G]
[D#]
[C#m] [E] Pappy [A] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
[B] [E] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
[A] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy Ponky.
[Em] [B] [Em]
She danced with the [Bm] circus band.
[F#] When Nelly was [B] leading the big [F#] parade she looked [B] so proud and grand.
[Em] No more tricks for Nelly [Bm] to perform.
[F#] They taught her [B] how to take [F#] a bow and she took the crowd [B] by storm.
[A#] [G#]
[C] [D#]
[E]
The melody of the [A] Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she [E] ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
[B] [E] The melody of the Pappy [A] Ponky.
[E] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
[E] [C] [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky.
[C] The [F] melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[A#] And at [G] the Hurtle Tower they bombed all the waves.
And [C] everyone had to [G] swim and I was the [C] one to find the way.
[A] [C] [G#]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [G#] [C#]
[N]
[F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[G]
[D] The [F] melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
Off she [C] ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[F] The melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
[F] Off she ran with her Pappy [C] Ponky.
[F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky.
[C] [F]
[Fm]
[G#]
[G]
[Em]
To Bombay a [E] travelling [B] circus came.
[F#] They brought an [G] [B] intelligent elephant [F#] and Nelly was [B] her [Em] name.
One dark night [A] she slipped her [B] iron chain [F#] and off [D#] she ran to [C#] Hindustan and was [F#] never seen [B]
again.
The [G#]
[D#] [G]
[D#]
[C#m] [E] Pappy [A] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
[B] [E] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
[A] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy Ponky.
[Em] [B] [Em]
She danced with the [Bm] circus band.
[F#] When Nelly was [B] leading the big [F#] parade she looked [B] so proud and grand.
[Em] No more tricks for Nelly [Bm] to perform.
[F#] They taught her [B] how to take [F#] a bow and she took the crowd [B] by storm.
[A#] [G#]
[C] [D#]
[E]
The melody of the [A] Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she [E] ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
[B] [E] The melody of the Pappy [A] Ponky.
[E] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
[E] [C] [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky.
[C] The [F] melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[A#] And at [G] the Hurtle Tower they bombed all the waves.
And [C] everyone had to [G] swim and I was the [C] one to find the way.
[A] [C] [G#]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [G#] [C#]
[N]
[F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[G]
[D] The [F] melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
Off she [C] ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[F] The melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
[F] Off she ran with her Pappy [C] Ponky.
[F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky.
[C] [F]
[Fm]
[G#]
[G]
Key:
B
F#
C
E
G
B
F#
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
To Bombay a [E] travelling [B] circus came.
[F#] They brought an [G] [B] intelligent elephant [F#] and Nelly was [B] her [Em] name.
One dark night _ [A] she slipped her [B] iron chain [F#] and off [D#] she ran to [C#] Hindustan and was [F#] never seen [B] _
again.
_ The _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Pappy [A] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
_ [B] _ [E] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
_ [A] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy Ponky.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ She danced with the [Bm] circus band.
[F#] When Nelly was [B] leading the big [F#] parade she looked [B] so proud and grand.
[Em] No more tricks for Nelly [Bm] to perform.
[F#] They taught her [B] how to take [F#] a bow and she took the crowd [B] by storm. _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ The melody of the [A] Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she [E] ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky. _
[B] _ [E] The melody of the Pappy [A] Ponky. _
[E] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky. _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
_ _ Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky.
_ [C] _ The [F] melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
_ Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
_ _ _ [A#] And at [G] the Hurtle Tower they bombed all the waves.
And [C] everyone had to [G] swim and I was the [C] one to find the way.
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[G] _ _
[D] _ The [F] melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky. _
Pappy Ponky.
Off she [C] ran with her Pappy Ponky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] The melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
[F] Off she ran with her Pappy [C] Ponky. _
_ [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
_ Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
To Bombay a [E] travelling [B] circus came.
[F#] They brought an [G] [B] intelligent elephant [F#] and Nelly was [B] her [Em] name.
One dark night _ [A] she slipped her [B] iron chain [F#] and off [D#] she ran to [C#] Hindustan and was [F#] never seen [B] _
again.
_ The _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _ Pappy [A] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy [F#] Ponky.
_ [B] _ [E] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
_ [A] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran [E] with her Pappy Ponky.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ She danced with the [Bm] circus band.
[F#] When Nelly was [B] leading the big [F#] parade she looked [B] so proud and grand.
[Em] No more tricks for Nelly [Bm] to perform.
[F#] They taught her [B] how to take [F#] a bow and she took the crowd [B] by storm. _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ The melody of the [A] Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she [E] ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky. _
[B] _ [E] The melody of the Pappy [A] Ponky. _
[E] Pappy Ponky.
Off she ran with her Pappy [F#] Ponky. _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
_ _ Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky.
_ [C] _ The [F] melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
_ Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
_ _ _ [A#] And at [G] the Hurtle Tower they bombed all the waves.
And [C] everyone had to [G] swim and I was the [C] one to find the way.
_ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [G#] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
Off she ran with her Pappy Ponky.
[G] _ _
[D] _ The [F] melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky. _
Pappy Ponky.
Off she [C] ran with her Pappy Ponky. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] The melody of the Pappy [A#] Ponky said goodbye to the circus.
[F] Off she ran with her Pappy [C] Ponky. _
_ [F] The melody of the Pappy Ponky.
Pappy Ponky.
_ Off she ran with her Pappy [G] Ponky. _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _