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