Chords for Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant - (We're Mad, Sunderland, UK, 1984)
Tempo:
144.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
F#
G#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F]
[E]
[Gm]
[G#] Thank you.
[Gm]
[G#] This one's [G] called Nelly the Elephant.
Bombay, a [B] travelling circus came.
[F#] They brought an intelligent elephant and Nelly [B] was her name.
[E]
[Gm]
[G#] Thank you.
[Gm]
[G#] This one's [G] called Nelly the Elephant.
Bombay, a [B] travelling circus came.
[F#] They brought an intelligent elephant and Nelly [B] was her name.
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B
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G#
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G#] Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ This one's [G] called Nelly the _ Elephant.
To _ Bombay, a [B] travelling circus came.
[F#] They brought an intelligent elephant and Nelly [B] was her name.
_ [Em] One dark night, she slit her [G#] eye in shame.
And off she ran to Hindustan and was never [B] seen again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Night [Em] by night, she danced to [B] the circus band.
When [F#] Nelly was leading [B] the big [F#] parade, she
looked so [B] proud and [G] grand.
[G#m] No more [Em] _ tricks, for Nelly to [B] _
[G#] perform.
They taught her how
to take a bow and she [F#] took the [B] crown by _ storm. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ And off _ [A] she _
[E] _ [A] _ went [E] with the Dominick Trump, [F#] Trump, [B] Trump, Trump.
[E] And off _ _ _ _ _ she went with the Dominick [F#] Trump, Trump, [E] Trump, Trump.
[A] I love the high school days, [E] far far away
They're like [B] one eye in the cell, [F#] but I am the road [B] to _ _ _ _ _ _ oblivion
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[G#] _ [E] Na na na na, hello, I'm the [A] drunken sinker by [E] the circus
[A] Off she went [E] with the drummin' drum, [F#] drum, [B] drum
[E] Na na na na, hello, I'm the [E] drunken tumbler in the gym
Off she went with the drummin' drum, [F#] drum, [E] drum, drum
[B] _ _ _ Yay, who's a goody, [E] yes!
Na na na na, hello, I'm the drunken sinker by the circus
Off she went with the drummin' drum, [F#] drum, [B] drum, drum
[E] Na na na na, hello, I'm the drunken [A] tumbler [E] in the gym
Off she went with the drummin' [F#] drum, drum, _ [B] drum, _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ drum
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G#] Thank you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ This one's [G] called Nelly the _ Elephant.
To _ Bombay, a [B] travelling circus came.
[F#] They brought an intelligent elephant and Nelly [B] was her name.
_ [Em] One dark night, she slit her [G#] eye in shame.
And off she ran to Hindustan and was never [B] seen again. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Night [Em] by night, she danced to [B] the circus band.
When [F#] Nelly was leading [B] the big [F#] parade, she
looked so [B] proud and [G] grand.
[G#m] No more [Em] _ tricks, for Nelly to [B] _
[G#] perform.
They taught her how
to take a bow and she [F#] took the [B] crown by _ storm. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ And off _ [A] she _
[E] _ [A] _ went [E] with the Dominick Trump, [F#] Trump, [B] Trump, Trump.
[E] And off _ _ _ _ _ she went with the Dominick [F#] Trump, Trump, [E] Trump, Trump.
[A] I love the high school days, [E] far far away
They're like [B] one eye in the cell, [F#] but I am the road [B] to _ _ _ _ _ _ oblivion
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Bm] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[G#] _ [E] Na na na na, hello, I'm the [A] drunken sinker by [E] the circus
[A] Off she went [E] with the drummin' drum, [F#] drum, [B] drum
[E] Na na na na, hello, I'm the [E] drunken tumbler in the gym
Off she went with the drummin' drum, [F#] drum, [E] drum, drum
[B] _ _ _ Yay, who's a goody, [E] yes!
Na na na na, hello, I'm the drunken sinker by the circus
Off she went with the drummin' drum, [F#] drum, [B] drum, drum
[E] Na na na na, hello, I'm the drunken [A] tumbler [E] in the gym
Off she went with the drummin' [F#] drum, drum, _ [B] drum, _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ drum
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