Elsewhere Chords
Elsewhere by Bethany Joy Lenz is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, D, C and Am7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em G
I love the time and in between
D
The calm inside me
Em G
In this space where I can breathe
D Em G D Em
I believe there is a distance I have wandered to touch upon the years
G D Em C
Reaching out and reaching in
G D
Holding out
C
Holding in
Am7 D Em Am7 D
I believe this is heaven to no one else but me
Em Am7 D Em Am7
And I'll defend it long as I can be left here to linger in silence
D Am7 D
If I choose to would you try to understand
Em G D
The quiet child awaits the day when she can break free
Em G D
The mold that clings like desperation
Em G D Am7
Oh mother don't you see I've got to live my life the way I feel is right for me
D Am7
Say it's not right for you but it's right for me
Am7 D Em Am7 D
I believe this is heaven to no one else but me
Em Am7 D Em Am7
And I'll defend it long as I can be left here to linger in silence
D Am7 D
If I choose to would you try to understand