Elton John – Finish Line Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Elton John – Finish Line Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsGm7CFDmF7BbAm7F/E

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[Intro]
Gm7 C F Dm

[Verse 1]
Gm7      C
You, oh you
             F           Dm
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             Dm
To when we were young without a fear

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[Pre-Chorus]
     Gm7
All along you have been
     C                 Dm
the song that I wanna hear

[Chorus]
           Bb               F
I’ve been down the darkest alleys
             C
Been to the bottom where
            Dm
the angels cry
               Bb
Thought it had all been,
          F
all for nothing
         C                     F
Until I saw you at the finish line

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[Verse 2]
 Gm7    C            F
Forgive me, for the ways
     F/E      Dm
I’ve let you down
Gm7            C            F
Won’t you give me, another chance
             F7
to make you proud
     Bb                    C
Oh, flash forward twenty years
                 Am7
Forever keep me young and
                Dm
my conscience clear

[Pre-Chorus]
     Gm7                      C
All along, you have been the song
              Dm  C  Dm
that I wanna hear, ooh yeah, ah

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[Chorus]
           Bb               F
I’ve been down the darkest alleys
             C
Been to the bottom where the
        Dm
angels cry (Where the angels cry)
               Bb
Thought it had all been,
          F
all for nothing
         C                     F
Until I saw you at the finish line

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[Harmonica Solo]
Gm7  C  F   Dm
Gm7  C  F   F7
Bb   C  Am7 Dm
Gm7  C  Dm
(Yeah, yeah)

[Chorus]
                Bb               F
Yes, I’ve been down the darkest alleys
             C
Been to the bottom where the
        Dm
angels cry (Angels cry)
               Bb
Thought it had all been,
          F
all for nothing
         C                     F
Until I saw you at the finish line
(At the finish line)
           Bb               F
Oh, I’ve been down the darkest alleys
             C
Been to the bottom watching life
   Dm
go by (Watching life go by)
               Bb
Thought it had all been,
          F
all for nothing
         C                     F
Until I saw you at the finish line
(Finish line)

[Outro]
Bb                           F
I’ve been down the darkest alleys
             C                       Dm
Been to the bottom where the angels cry
               Bb
Thought it had all been,
          F
all for nothing
         C                     F
Until I saw you at the finish line

How to play Finish Line: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Finish Line by Elton John on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Finish Line by Elton John sits in F major (one flat: B♭), and you need 8 chords to play it: Gm7, C, F, Dm, F7, Bb, Am7 and F/E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Dm – Bb – F (V – vi – IV – I in F major), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV). In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em7, A, D, Bm, D7, G, F#m7 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G

Finish Line chords: questions

What key is Finish Line in?

Finish Line by Elton John is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Finish Line?

Finish Line uses 8 chords: Gm7, C, F, Dm, F7, Bb, Am7, F/E.

What is the chord progression of Finish Line?

The main progression is C – Dm – Bb – F (V – vi – IV – I), a rotation of the “four-chord” pop progression (I–V–vi–IV).

Is Finish Line easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Em7, A, D, Bm, D7, G, F#m7 (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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