The Elephant chords by James Bay

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: C

Intro:

C F Am G

Verse 1:
C                                F
I run away, I run away to get my heavenly fix
Am                                    G
A little truth, a little lie, I get the perfect mix
C                                    F
Call up a shrink, a medium, I need an exorcist
Am                                           G
I'm letting out, I'm letting in, I'm working through some shit
F                          C
I don't wanna feel this weight
            G
Crushing me like I'm not delicate
        Am
This is my revenant

Chorus:
F                               C
Time to stare it dead in the face
                    G
There's no other way around it
      C
I can run from it, but I can't hide
          F
Seen the elephant from every side
         Am
Now I'm standing on the cold quayside
          G
Screaming elegiеs into the night
           C
Screaming, save mе from the wreck I am
        F
Pull me under, pull me up again
       Am
I'm so done believing I've been living in sin

Post-Chorus:
         G
Let the light back in
         C
Let the light back
         F
Let the light back in
         Am
Let the light back
         G            C F
Let the light back in

Verse 2:
          C                                   F
A little faith, a little faith, a little courage now
Am                                   G
Up on the wing, up on a wave, onto another town
C                                            F
It's gonna feel a little strange, and then a lot somehow
Am                                        G
But if I'm learning anything, I gotta not back down
            F                     C
I've been terrified to change my fate
        G                          Am
Took an emotional holiday from all this disarray

Chorus:
     F                             C
It's time to stare it dead in the face
                  G
There's no other way around it
      C
I can run from it, but I can't hide
          F
Seen the elephant from every side
         Am
Now I'm standing on the cold quayside
          G
Screaming elegiеs into the night
           C
Screaming, save mе from the wreck I am
        F
Pull me under, pull me up again
       Am
I'm so done believing I've been living in sin

Post-Chorus:
         G
Let the light back in
         C
Let the light back
         F
Let the light back in
         Am
Let the light back
         G
Let the light back in

Other:
F C G Am F C G
F C G Am F C G

Chorus:
       C
I can run from it, but I can't hide
         F
Seen the elephant from every side
        Am
Now I'm standing on the cold quayside
          G
Screaming elegies into the night
           C
Screaming, save me from the wreck I am
        F
Pull me under, pull me up again
            Am
I'm so done believing I've been living in sin

Post-Chorus:
         G
Let the light back in
         C
Let the light back
         F
Let the light back in
         Am
Let the light back
         G
Let the light back in
         C
Let the light back
         F
Let the light back in
         Am
Let the light back
         F            C
Let the light back in