Intro: Cm Fm -x3- Cm Verse 1: Cm Fm Come along, catch a Heffalump, Cm Fm Sit with me on a muddy clump, Cm G Cm We'll sing a song of days gone by. Cm Fm Run along now, don’t be glum, Cm Fm Get you gone, now, have some fun, Cm G Cm Don't be long, for the end is nigh. Fm Eb Fm Eb Don't let moments pass along Fm Eb G And waste before your eyes; Cm Fm March with me and the borogoves, Cm Fm Come with me and the slithy toves, Cm G Cm And never ask us why. Chorus: Ab Cm Come, come, come, come, come along now, Ab Cm Run away from the hum-drum, Ab Cm We'll go to a place that is safe from G Cm Greed, anger and boredom. Ab Cm We'll dance and sing till sundown, Ab Cm And feast with abandon, Ab Cm We'll sleep when the morning comes, G Cm And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs. Verse 2: Cm Fm We'll be here when the world slows down, Cm Fm Cm And the sunbeams fade away, Cm Fm Keeping time by a pendulum Cm Fm As the fG#ric starts to fray. Fm Eb Fm Eb There’s no such thing as time to kill, Fm Eb G Nor time to throw away, Cm Fm Cm Fm So, once for the bright sky, twice for the pig sty, Cm G Cm Thrice for another day. Chorus: Ab Cm Come, come, come, come, come along now, Ab Cm Run away from the hum-drum, Ab Cm We'll go to a place that is safe from G Cm Greed, anger and boredom. Ab Cm We'll dance and sing till sundown, Ab Cm And feast with abandon, Ab Cm We'll sleep when the morning comes, G Cm And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs. Instrumental -x4-: Fm Cm Verse 3: Cm Fm Come with me, catch a rare type specimen, Cm Fm Cuddle up with a hesitant skeleton, Cm G Cm We'll break our fast with friends. Cm Fm Once we're fed, we shall disappear rapidly, Cm Fm Many moons to the west of here and happily, Cm G Cm Our journey never ends. Fm Eb Fm Eb Shut your ears when sirens sing, Fm Eb G Tie armbands to your feet; Cm Fm Listen up and you won't go wrong again, Cm Fm Float along on a Verse-less song and then, Cm G Cm Get to where the two ends meet. Chorus: Ab Cm Come, come, come, come, come along now, Ab Cm Run away from the hum-drum, Ab Cm We'll go to a place that is safe from G Cm Greed, anger and boredom. Ab Cm We'll dance and sing till sundown, Ab Cm And feast with abandon, Ab Cm We'll sleep when the morning comes, G Cm And we'll rise by the sound of the birdsongs.
