Elephant King Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays642

Elephant King by Yellow Ostrich is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#m, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: A 

Verse: 
A 
I am the elephant king, the one and only 
                                         A   F#m   A 
I am the blood of the lamb, I am the holyyyyyyyyyy 
A 
I am the teller of tales, I am a story 
D                                        A  E  A 
I am and the elephant king but I am lonely. 


Verse: 
A 
I am the prophet's confession on his deathbed 
                                          F#m  A 
I am the soil of the earth, I am the purebreeeeeed 

I am the listener hearing all that's unsaid 
D                                     A 
I am the magazines hiding under your bed 


BREAK: 
     E                 F#m      D       A 
And you can't take my kingdom away from me. 


Verse: 
A 
I am the elephant king, the one and only 

I am the voice of the song, I am the lowly 

I am the chosen protector of the dreary 
D                                    A 
I am the elephant king but I am lonely 


Verse: 
A 
So take my jewels and gems, take all that shines bright 

Take all the signs of my power away from my sight 

I will go to a land of constant daylight 
                                        D 
I will talk to myself 'til I am alright 
                                        A 
I will talk to myself 'til I am alright 


BREAK: 
 E                  F#m       D                A 
Take good care, I'll be back sooner than you think 
 E                F#m       D       A 
You can't take my kingdom away from me 

OUTRO:  
A 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante