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Morning Elvis Tab by Florence + The Machine

Morning Elvis tab by Florence + The Machine

Guitar Tab

Capo on 2nd
Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Chords:
   F  C  Bb  Gm
e|---------------|
B|-1-------------|
G|-2--0----------|
D|-3--2--0-4--0--|
A|----3--1-1--1--|
E|------------3--|
(Chord shapes and names relative to the capo)




If you wanted to, you could play the song without a capo. However, with the capo, this is the way I think
sounds closest to the studio recording.
If you wanted to play the song without a capo, the chords would be

   G       D       C       Am
e|-3-------2---2---0-------0-----|
B|-3---2---3-------1-------1---1-|
G|-0-------2--2----0---0---2-----|
D|-0-------0-0-----2--2----2--2--|
A|-2--2------------3-3-----0-0---|
E|-3-3---------------------------|



Intro:

  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|(x4)



Verse 1:

  When they dressed me and they put me on a plane to Memphis, well
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  I never got to see Elvis
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  I just sweated it out in a hotel room but I think the king woulda understood
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  Why I never made it to Graceland
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  The bathroom tiles were cool against my hand
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  I pressed my forehead to the floor and prayed for a trapdoor
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  I've been here many times before but I've never made it to Graceland
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

Chorus:

  And If I make it to the mornin'
                    F   C
e|--------------------------|
B|-------------------1------|
G|------------------2-2---0-|
D|-----------------3-----2--|
A|----------------------3---|
E|--------------------------|

  I shoulda come with a warnin'
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------1-----------------|
G|---------------2--2---0-----------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------|
E|----------------------------------|

  And if I make it to the stage I'll show you what it means
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------1-----------------|
G|---------------2--2---0-----------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------|
E|----------------------------------|

  To be saved
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|


Verse 2:

  Well, pick me up in New Orleans pinned in a bathroom stall
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  Pick me up above my body press my corpse against the wall
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  I told the band to leave without me I'll get the next flight
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

  And I'll see you all with Elvis if I don't survive the night
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

Chorus:

  If I make it to the mornin'
                    F   C
e|--------------------------|
B|-------------------1------|
G|------------------2-2---0-|
D|-----------------3-----2--|
A|----------------------3---|
E|--------------------------|

  I shoulda come with a warnin'
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------1-----------------|
G|---------------2--2---0-----------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------|
E|----------------------------------|

  And if I make it to the stage I'll show you what it means
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------1-----------------|
G|---------------2--2---0-----------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------|
E|----------------------------------|

  To be saved
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|


Bridge:

  And after every tour
I swear I'll quit
            Gm                       F
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------1---|
G|-----------------------------------2---|
D|----------0------------------------3---|
A|----------2----------------------------|
E|----------3----------------------------|

It's over, boys, now this is it
     C                       Bb
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---0----------------------------|
D|---2------------------------4-0-|
A|---3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

But the call, it always comes
  Gm
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-0----------|
A|-2----------|
E|-3----------|

And the songs like children beggin' to be born
        F           C       Bb            Gm
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|------1-------------------------------------|
G|------2-----------0-------------------------|
D|------3-----------2--------4--------------0-|
A|------------------3--------1--------------2-|
E|------------------------------------------3-|

But, oh
I guess I got my wish
                   F      C
e|----------------------------|
B|-----------------1----------|
G|-----------------2------0---|
D|-----------------3------2---|
A|------------------------3---|
E|----------------------------|

But anything, anything, anything but this
    Bb        F         C            Bb
e|--------------------------------------|
B|------------1-------------------------|
G|------------2---------0---------------|
D|--0---------3---------2-------------4-|
A|--1-------------------3-------------1-|
E|--------------------------------------|

Chorus:

If I make it to the mornin'
                    F   C
e|--------------------------|
B|-------------------1------|
G|------------------2-2---0-|
D|-----------------3-----2--|
A|----------------------3---|
E|--------------------------|

I shoulda come with a warnin'
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------1-----------------|
G|---------------2--2---0-----------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------|
E|----------------------------------|

But if I make it to the stage
  Bb
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-0-4-0-|
A|-1-----|
E|-------|

I'll show you what it means
  F     C     Bb
e|-------------------|
B|---1---------------|
G|--2-2---0----------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------|
E|-------------------|

  To be saved
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------1-----------------|
G|---------------2--2---0-----------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------|
E|----------------------------------|
Oh, you know I'm still afraid
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------1-----------------|
G|---------------2--2---0-----------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------|
E|----------------------------------|

I'm still crazy and I'm still scared
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------1------------------------|
G|---------------2--2---0------------------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------1------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

But if I make it to the stage I'll show you what it means
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

To be spared
  Bb             F    C    Bb
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------1------------------------|
G|---------------2--2---0------------------|
D|-0-4-0--0-4-0-3------2--2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|-1------1-----------3------1------1------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Outro:

To be spared
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

To be spared
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

To be spared
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

To be spared
  F     C     Bb
e|--------------------------|
B|---1----------------------|
G|--2-2---0-----------------|
D|-3-----2-2---0-4-0--0-4-0-|
A|------3-----1------1------|
E|--------------------------|

Published: June 16, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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This guitar tab for Morning Elvis by Florence + The Machine is suitable for beginner players. It uses capo on the 2nd fret. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure.