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Florence + The Machine – Morning Elvis Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG D C Am

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[Intro]
 G  D    C
 G  D    C
 G  D    C
 G  D    C

[Verse 1]
          G                   D
When they dressed me and they put
                 C
me on a plane to Memphis, well
  G                D     C
I never got to see Elvis
       G
I just sweated it out
     D
in a hotel room
      C
But I think the king
woulda understood
     G           D     C
Why I never made it to Graceland
             G
The bathroom tiles were
D               C
cool against my hand
             G               D
I pressed my forehead to the floor
    C
and prayed for a trapdoor
     G              D
I've been here many times before
    C
But I've never made
      G        D      C
it to Graceland

[Chorus]
                        G      D  C
And if I make it to the mornin'
                      G      D  C
I shoulda come with a warnin'
                         G
And if I make it to the stage
     D                C
I'll show you what it means
      G      D      C
To be saved

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[Verse 2]
              G           D
Well, pick me up in New Orleans
       C
Pinned in a bathroom stall
        G           D
Pick me up above my body
         C
Press my corpse against the wall
           G
I told the band to leave without me
D    C
I'll get the next flight
         G                D
And I'll see you all with Elvis
     C
If I don't survive the night

[Chorus]
                    G      D   C
If I make it to the mornin'
                      G      D  C
I shoulda come with a warnin'
                         G
And if I make it to the stage
     D                C
I'll show you what it means
      G      D      C
To be saved

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[Bridge]
          Am
And after every tour,
             G
I swear I'll quit
     D                         C
It's over, boys, now this is it
Am
But the call, it always comes
        G           D
And the songs, like children,
C             Am
beggin' to be born
                   G      D
But, oh, I guess I got my wish
    C         G
But anything, anything,
   D         C
anything but this

[Chorus]
                    G      D  C
If I make it to the mornin'
                      G      D  C
I shoulda come with a warnin'
                         G
And if I make it to the stage
     D                C
I'll show you what it means
      G       D      C
To be saved
                        G     D  C
Oh, you know I'm still afraid

I'm still crazy and
          G      D  C
I'm still scared
         G               D
But if I make it to the stage
     C
I'll show you what it means
       G      D      C
To be spared

[Outro]
       G      D      C
To be spared
       G      D      C
To be spared
       G      D      C
To be spared
       G
To be spared

How to play Morning Elvis: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Morning Elvis by Florence + The Machine on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Morning Elvis by Florence + The Machine is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 4 chords: G, D, C and Am.

Listen for G – D – C – G (I – V – IV – I in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.