Elegy chords by Seventh Wonder

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: G#m

🎸 Intro:

E F#  G#m
E F#  B D#m/A#
E F#  G#m
E F#  G#m



🎸 Verse 1:
        E          F#     G#m
I see a boy with a big guitar
              E           F#        B   D#m
and though he can't quite reach the notes
         E          F#       G#m
still he sings with all his heart
            F#
the saddest words he knows

🎸 Verse 2:
          E          F#       G#m
There's a weakness behind his eyes
         E      F#     B  D#m/A#
he's supposed to never show
      E     F#        G#m
I can see how hard he tries
              F#
to let it all go

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
        E                        F#
Hold it back, keep it in, let it die
              D#m                 G#m
Son, have you ever see a real man cry?
  E                                 F#                G#m
I promise you, the world will never ever really understand

🎸 Chorus:
F#            E         F#     G#m
  And now the tear goes up in flames
        E       F#         B  D#m/A#
and the sadness leaves him burning
        E       F#        G#m F#/A#
but its hard to fight the shame
     E         F#    G#m
so a tear goes up in flames

🎸 Verse 3:
          E             F#         G#m
I see him banner with a crooked smile
               E    F#       B  D#m
it's like he's too afraid to feel
            E      F#         G#m
The sort of wound he tries to hide
                  F#
just wont let him heal

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
         E                    F#
Brush it off, do whatever it takes
       D#m                       G#m
no one wants to see a strong man break
     E                          F#                       G#m
it's easier to love him than to never ever really make mistakes
              E                         F#
The boy grows up and he writes one more song
         D#m                           G#m
the most heartfelt song that he's ever sung
       E                                F#       B
and it sets him free to let his biggest hero die young

🎸 Chorus:
            E         F#     G#m
And now the tear goes up in flames
        E       F#         B  D#m
and the sadness leaves him burning
        E       F#        G#m F#
but its hard to fight the shame
     E         F#    B
so a tear goes up in flames

🎸 Solo:
   D#m  E  G#m  E  B  F#9
B  D#m  E  G#m  E  B  F#9

🎸 Bridge:
        E         F#    G#m F#
Another tear goes up in flames
        E       F#         B  D#m/A#
and the sadness leaves him burning
         E       F#        G#m F#/A#
but it's hard to fight the shame
     E         F#    G#m
so a tear goes up in flames

🎸 Chorus:
        E         F#    G#m D#m
A final tear goes up in flames
        E       F#      B   D#m/A#
all the sadness had him learning
           E       F#        G#m F#/A#
he doesn't have to fight the shame
        E         F#    G#m
a final tear goes up in flames

🎸 Outro:
E  F#  G#m D#m E  F#  B D#m E  F#  Gm F#/A# E  F#  G#m (x3)