Elton John, Stevie Wonder – Finish Line Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Elton John, Stevie Wonder – Finish Line Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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

[Intro]
Gm7   C   F   C/E  Dm

[Verse 1]
Gm7      C
You, oh you
             F
Are still a beauty
 C/E   Dm
to behold
Gm7             C
You've been my muse
        F
Every story that
       F7
I've told
     Bb
Oh, take me back
       C/E
 some years
                 Am
To when we were young
            Dm
 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
I've been down the
           Am
darkest alleys
             C
Been to the bottom
                 Dm
where the angels cry
               Bb
Thought it had all
                Am
been, all for nothing
         C
Until I saw you at
             F
the finish line

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

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

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[Chorus]
           Bb
I've been down the
          Am
 darkest alleys
             C
Been to the bottom where
            Dm
 the angels cry
(Where the angels cry)

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               Bb
Thought it had all been,
           Am
 all for nothing
         C
Until I saw you at
             F
the finish line

[Solo]
Gm7   C   F  C/E   Dm
Gm7   C   F   F7
Bb    C/E   Am   Dm
Gm7    C    Dm

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah
                Bb
Yes, I've been down
              Am
the darkest alleys
              C
Been to the bottom
                  Dm
where the angels cry
 (Angels cry)
               Bb
Thought it had all been,
          Am
 all for nothing
         C
Until I saw you at the
         F
finish line
 (At the finish line)
               Bb
Oh, I've been down
             Am
the darkest alleys
             C
Been to the bottom watching
         Dm
life go by
(Watching life go by)
               Bb
Thought it had all been,
          Am
 all for nothing
         C
Until I saw you at the
          F
 finish line
(At the finish line,
yeah, oh, woah)

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

How to play Finish Line: key, chords and progression

Finish Line by Elton John, Stevie Wonder is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 8 chords: Gm7, C, F, C/E, Dm, F7, Bb and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Dm – Bb – Am (V – vi – IV – iii in F major). In solfa, that is soh – lah – fah – mi. 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#m (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
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

Finish Line chords: questions

What key is Finish Line in?

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

What chords are in Finish Line?

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

What is the chord progression of Finish Line?

The main progression is C – Dm – Bb – Am (V – vi – IV – iii).

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#m (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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