Elton John - Someone's Final Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Someone's Final Song" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Someone's Final Song Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Elton John

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Someone's Final Song" smoothly on your guitar.

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"


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A+

Guitar chord A+

A#

Guitar chord A#

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#m7

Guitar chord D#m7

Edim

Guitar chord Edim

Edim7

Guitar chord Edim7

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

F#

Guitar chord F#

F

Guitar chord F

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Fm7

Guitar chord Fm7

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

G#

Guitar chord G#

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m6

Guitar chord G#m6

Gm7

Guitar chord 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.

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