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Elles Bailey – Hell Or High Water Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsA Em D C E G

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[Intro]
A     A     A      A
    (A)                   (A)
Come hell come high water,
    (A)                   (A)
come hell come high water.

[Verse 1]
     A
I’ve burned my heart in
                  A
a thousand flames,
   A
baptised myself in the
              A
messes I made;
A
used up bruised up
                A
broken in chains,
        A
there I found my soul
                   A
and gave it a name.

[Interlude]
     Em**       D**       A
Come hell, come high water,
     Em**       D**       A
come hell, come high water.

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[Verse 2]
    A
The sun took a tale to
                    A
the moon in the west
        A
'bout a bulletproof smile
                     A
on a woman possessed.
          A
While the storm rages on
                        A
trying to shatter wings,
       A
in the light of new dawn
                      A
this canary will sing.

[Interlude]
     Em**       D**       A
Come hell, come high water,
     C**        D**       E
come hell, come high water.

[Chorus 1]
    A               G
May I introduce the shape
that I’m in,
D
I could write a book from
    D
the scars on my skin.
   A
In wars I have bled,
G
tears I’ve drowned,
     D
come hell, come high water,
          D
you ain’t bringing me down

[Guitar Solo]
A      G      D      A
A
A      G      D      E

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[Chorus 1] (Reprise)
    A               G
May I introduce the shape
that I’m in,
D
I could write a book from
    D
the scars on my skin.
   A                 G
In wars I have bled, tears
I’ve drowned,
     D
come hell, come high water,
          D
you ain’t bringing me down.

[Chorus 2]
  A
Believe in the truth,
  G
believe all the lies,
D                          D
I ain’t gonna run I’ve got nothing
to hide.
A                G
Here is my soul, this is the sound,
     D
come hell, come high water,
                      A     A
you ain’t bringing me down.

[Outro]
     Em**       D**        A
Come hell, come high water,
     Em**       D**        A
come hell, come high water,
     C**        D**        A
come hell, come high water.

How to play Hell Or High Water: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Hell Or High Water by Elles Bailey on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Hell Or High Water by Elles Bailey is written in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯) and moves through 6 chords: A, Em, D, C, E and G.

The backbone of the song is A – G – D – A (V – IV – I – V in D major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.