(riff)
E|-------12-|
B|---12-----|(varias vezes durante toda a musica)
G|--9---9---|

(verso 1)
E                               B
When I was younger I used to be wild
                         C#m
As wild as an elephant's child
                     A
No one could hold me down
                      E
No one could keep me around
                           B
Now it's your turn, take a shot
                                C#m
Baby show me everything that you got
                       A
Maybe you can keep me alive
   B                    A     B
Maybe you can get in my mind
But it's only a matter of time

(refrão)
E                 B
Before I run far away
                   C#m
I need to take a holiday
                       A
Maybe it's a fall from grace
                   E
I gotta find a new place
      B
A holiday
                      C#m
I'll set off on a new chase
                  A
I gotta see a new face
                     E
I need to take a holiday

(verso 2)
E                        B
My father, he was always wise
                         C#m
As wise as an elephant's eyes
                    A
He couldn't hold me down
                      E
He couldn't keep me around
                           B
So are you gonna take your shot?
                           C#m
It's the only one that you got
                       A
Maybe I'll go out on a limb
   B                      A    B
Maybe I'll jump in for a swim
When the lights go dim

(refrão)
E                  B
And now I run far away
                   C#m
I need to take a holiday
                       A
Maybe it's a fall from grace
                   E
I gotta find a new place
      B
A holiday
                      C#m
I'll set off on a new chase
                  A
I gotta see a new face
                     E
I need to take a holiday

(verso 3)
E  B  C#m         A
      Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
E
A new start
                     B
I've broken too many hearts
                     C#m
And I don't have any clue where to go
I don't know
    A                      B
But maybe I'll be back someday after my holiday

E                               B
When I was younger I used to be wild
                         C#m
As wild as an elephant's child
                            A
And I don't think I'll ever change
   B                        E(deixa soar)
I think I'm gonna stay the same

Refrão
E        B
I'll run away
                   C#m
I need to take a holiday
                       A
Maybe it's a fall from grace
                   E
I gotta find a new place
      B
A holiday
                      C#m
I'll set off on a new chase
                  A
I gotta see a new face
                     E
I need to take a holiday

E
A new start
                      B
I've broken too many hearts
                     C#m
And I don't have any clue where to go
I don't know
    A
But maybe I'll be back someday after my holiday

E
All of the wasted time
A
The hours that were left behind
C#m
answers that we'll never find
A
They don't mean a thing tonight

( E A C#m A )