Elephant

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