♫ Intro:
Bm F#m Em C
Bm F#m Em C
♫ Verse 1:
Bm F#m Em
We were happy in our old gold town
Em C Bm
Hiding when the landlord came around
Bm F#m Em
Our feet they never touched the ground
Em C Bm A G
Something out of nothing for our crown
♫ Chorus 1:
G D C#m C G
When you try to see beyond what's there you can't
G C G C F# Bm
You don't see the snake that swallowed the elephant
♫ Verse 2:
Bm F#m Em
Our world was once one and the same
Em C Bm
Soon I came to see we'd go our ways
Bm F#m Em
I never thought that I would find
Em C Bm
All of your desires were none of mine
♫ Interlude:
Bm F#m Em C
Bm F#m Em C
Bm A G
♫ Pre-Chorus 1:
G D C#m C G
We held onto what are silhouettes to you
G C G F# G
In a window that you don't care to look through
♫ Chorus 2:
G D C#m C G
When you try to see beyond what's there you can't
G C G C F# Em
You don't see the snake that swallowed the elephant
♫ Bridge:
G Em
From the dust, a desperate call
Em D Am
Wishing to be anything at all
Am D Am
You can only stay a while
Am D Em
So you'd best remain a child
Em G Em
Does the blossom in the snow
Em D Am
Ever worry that it should've grown
Am D Am
To be something else instead
Am D Ebdim Em
It's all in your head
♫ Pre-Chorus 2:
Em D C#m C G
We held onto what are silhouettes to you
G C G F# G
In a window that you don't care to look through
♫ Chorus 3:
G D C#m C G
When you try to see beyond what's there you can't
G C G C F# Em
You don't see the snake that swallowed the elephant
