Elton John - Someone's Final Song: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Someone's Final Song" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Edim7 He died when the house was empty A# When the maid had gone Cm F/A He put a pen to paper G For one final song Cm He wrote, oh babe, D#m D#m/C It's the only way A# F/A Gm7 A#maj7 I know it's wrong but I can't stand Edim7 To go on living A# To go on living Cm F/A D#/A# A# Living life this way "And I don't know what the time is Or what the next line is Or how you're gonna take the news But if I had my life again I wouldn't change a thing I'd let nobody, I'd let nobody Stand inside my shoes" Chorus: C# Fm7 Ohhh A#m A+ Something's got to hold of me D#m7 G# This home is not the home it used to be C# G#m6 I've gathered dust like the dying flowers F# F#m Ohh, and I've drunk myself sober C# F# G# F# C# Ohh, after hours and hours "Oh Something's gotten hold of me This home is not the home it used to be (It's not the same) I've gathered dust Like the dying flowers (oooh) And I've drunk myself sober (oooooh) After hours and hours" "Oooooooh After hours and hours" You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  A+  A#  A#m  C  Cm  C#  D#m  D#m7  Edim  Edim7  Fm  F#  F  F#m  Fm7  G  Gm  G#  G#m  G#m6  Gm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Someone's Final Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Someone's Final Song" by Elton John.