James Bay – The Elephant (Guitar)

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[Intro] C F Am G [Verse 1]
C                                F
I run away, I run away to get my heavenly fix

C                                    G
A little truth, a little lie, I get the perfect mix

C                                    F
Call up a shrink, a medium, I need an exorcist

C                                           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

C                                   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

C                                        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