[Intro]
C C C C
[Verse]
C
in the corner of a crowded room,
Am
a girl smiles in a photograph.
F
it's meant to show some candid truth,
G
but taken for you.
C
in the quick but disconcerting flash:
Am
a fake smile in a photograph
F G
that once developed, it's a portrait, true...
C
of the elephant in the room.
[Interlude]
C B Am F G
[Verse]
C
camera one moves on to subject two.
Am
trades the film off for a little cash.
F
he moves on to find some other truth
G
sold and packaged to you.
C
while in the corner of a crowded room
Am
the band plays a familiar tune.
F
and the kids all thrash off time, its true.
G
as kids often do,
C
but there is something else in the room.
[Interlude]
C B Am F G G#
[Verse]
Am C
in a quick but disconcerting flash:
F G G#
a fake smile in a photograph
Am C
held just until the moment passed.
F G G#
the moment of truth.
Am C
and its buried somewhere in the back
F G
of the weekly you'd find yourself staring at,
G# Am C
you're enamored by her charm and class.
F G
but you know: it was taken for you.
C
and that's the elephant in the room.
[Bridge]
C
hang on for a second can we stop
Am
and all observe what the record shows?
F
we could clearly see that boys ran the show.
G
these were words that came too slow,
C
and all those glossy photos
of the quote, unquote "kids in the pit"
Am
they will serve as exhibit two.
F G
could tell me where's the other half?
C
well that's the elephant in the room
Am
the elephant in the room
F
the elephant in the room
G
the elephant in the room
C
the elephant in the room
Am
the elephant in the room
F
the elephant in the room
G G#
the elephant in the room
[Verse]
C
in the corner of a crowded room,
Am
a girl smiles in a photograph.
F
it's meant to show some candid truth,
G
but taken for you.
C
in the quick but disconcerting flash:
Am
a fake smile in a photograph
F G
there just until the moment's passed, the moment of truth
C
of the elephant in the room.
[Outro]
C Am F G G# C