[Intro] C# D#m C#/F F# G#m F#/A# C#7 [Verse 1] F# A#/D D#m Baby, we haven't touched in so long G#m Is your skin cold? F#/A# Are you at home? C#7 Is there anything wrong? D#m C#/F F# Baby, I feel a weight when we walk B F#/A# C#7 My heart might be the wrong size for this body I've got [Chorus] F# A#/D D#m I'm not so calm, I shake my legs like I'm Elvis B F#/A# C#7 I wanna be your only friend 'cause I'm selfish D#m C#/F F# I wanna stay here forever like it's Vegas B F#/A# C#7 There's no one else I wanna share this hotel with F# A#/D D#m B F#/A# C#7 There's no one else I wanna face a new hell with [Verse 2] D#m C#/F F# Baby, we're six thousand miles from home B F#/A# C#7 I thought the distance would end it, but it followed along F# C#/F D#m Maybe, maybe these dreams don't belong B F#/A# C# To a boy that's this frantic and to a mind not so strong [Chorus] D#m C#/F F# I'm not so calm, I shake my legs like I'm Elvis B F#/A# C# I wanna be your only friend 'cause I'm selfish F# A#/D D#m I wanna stay here forever like it's Vegas B F#/A# C# There's no one else I wanna share this hotel with D#m C#/F F# There's no one else I wanna face a new hell with B F#/A# C# Oh-oh [Bridge] D#m C#/F F# As I take stage in the middle of nowhere B F#/A# C# I feel you slipping away F# A#/D D#m It's too high, but I still try to go there B F#/A# C# F# A#/D D#m 'Cause you said to try anyway, yeah, ah B F#/A# C# I'm gonna try anyway [Verse 3] D#m C#/F F# Baby, we're six thousand miles from home B F#/A# C# I wanna say that I'm willing, but something in me is lost F# A#/D D#m Maybe it wasn't there all along B F#/A# C# The way I lay down a memory, but when I return, it's gone [Outro] D#m C#/F F# Yeah B F#/A# C# F# A#/D D#m When I return, it's gone B F#/A# C# B F#/A# C# When I return, it's gone
Rex Orange County – Elvis Chords on Piano & Ukulele
How to play Elvis: key, chords and progression
Elvis by Rex Orange County is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯). The song uses 9 chords: C#, D#m, C#/F, F#, G#m, F#/A#, C#7, A#/D and B.
Listen for D#m – C#/F – F# – B (vi – V – I – IV in F♯ major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – soh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes G, Am, C, Dm, G7, E, F (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Elvis chords: questions
What key is Elvis in?
Elvis by Rex Orange County is in the key of F♯ major (six sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).
What chords are in Elvis?
Elvis uses 9 chords: C#, D#m, C#/F, F#, G#m, F#/A#, C#7, A#/D, B.
What is the chord progression of Elvis?
The main progression is D#m – C#/F – F# – B (vi – V – I – IV).
Is Elvis easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes G, Am, C, Dm, G7, E, F (86% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).
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