Finish Line

Elton John

Key

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Gm7 C F C/E Dm7

Verse 1

Gm7 C

You, oh you

F C/E Dm7

Are still a beauty to behold

Gm7 C

You’ve been my muse

F F7

Every story that I’ve told

Bb C

Oh, take me back some years

Am7 Dm7

To when we were young without a fear

Pre-Chorus

Gm7 C Dm

All along you have been the song that I wanna hear

Chorus

Bb F/A

I’ve been down the darkest alleys

C/G F C/E Dm7

Been to the bottom where the angels cry

C Bb F/A

Thought it had all been, all for nothing

C/G F

Until I saw you at the finish line

Verse 2

Gm7 C F C/E Dm7

Forgive me, for the ways I’ve let you down

Gm7 C F F7

Won’t you give me, another chance to make you proud

Bb C

Oh, flash forward twenty years

Am7 Dm7 C Bb

Forever keep me young and my conscience clear

Pre-Chorus

F/A Gm7 C Dm C Dm

All along, you have been the song that I wanna hear, ooh yeah, ah

Chorus

Bb F/A

I’ve been down the darkest alleys

C/G F C/E Dm7

Been to the bottom where the angels cry (Where the angels cry)

C Bb F/A

Thought it had all been, all for nothing

C/G F

Until I saw you at the finish line

Solo

Gm7 C F C/E Dm7

Gm7 C F F7

Bb C Am7 Dm7 C Bb F/A

Gm7 C Dm C Dm

(Yeah, yeah)

Chorus

Bb F/A

Yes, I’ve been down the darkest alleys

C/G F C/E Dm7

Been to the bottom where the angels cry (Angels cry)

C Bb F/A

Thought it had all been, all for nothing

C/G F

Until I saw you at the finish line (At the finish line)

Bb F/A

Oh, I’ve been down the darkest alleys

C/G F C/E Dm7

Been to the bottom watching life go by (Watching life go by)

C Bb F/A

Thought it had all been, all for nothing

C/G F

Until I saw you at the finish line (Finish line)

Outro

Bb F/A

I’ve been down the darkest alleys

C/G F C/E Dm7

Been to the bottom where the angels cry

C Bb F/A

Thought it had all been, all for nothing

C/G F

Until I saw you at the finish line

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