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Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me

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I play this song on piano!!! So unfortunately I can't help you guys voice it on the 
guitar, but these are the right chords.
This sounds best played on piano because the way I wrote the chords it gets the moving 
bass line involved.
[Intro]
|        C|      C/Bb|     F       C|        F|
[Verse 1]   
  GI can't light     C/G     Gno more of your    FdarknesCsF/C  C  C/E  
 FAll my pictures        Bb/F   Fseem to fade to black and GwhiteC/G  G  C/G  G  
  GI'm growing tired     C/G      Gand time stands still Fbefore CmeF/C  C  C/E  
  FFrozen here        Bb/F     Fon the ladder of my lGifeC/G  G  C/G  G  
  GToo late      C/G     Gto save myself from FfalliCngF/C  C  C/E  
  FI took a chance      Bb/F      Fand changed your way of GlifeC/G  G  C/G  G  
GBut you misread      C/G     Gmy meaning when I Fmet CyouF/C  C  C/E  
  FClosed the door       Bb/F    Fand left me C/Gblinded by the Glight  F/Gahh ahh
[Chorus]
  CDon't let the sun go C/Bbdown on me
    F/AAlthough I search myself, it's always D7/F#someone else I see
    C/GI'd just allow a fragment of your F/Glife    Gto wander CfreeC/Bb  
But F/Alosing everything is like the Dmsun C/Ego---Fing  C/Gdown Gon 
|        C|      C/Bb|    F/A       C/G|        F|
me
[Verse 2]
  GI can't find,      C/G    G7oh the right romanFtic lineC  F/C  C  C/E  
  FBut see me once       Bb/F    Fand see the way I GfeelC/G  G7  
  GDon't discard me      C/G     Gjust because you Fthink I mean you CharmF/C  C  C/E  
  FBut these cuts I have      Bb/F   Fthey need C/Glove to help them GhealF/G  
[Chorus]
CDon't let the sun go C/Bbdown on me
F/AAlthough I search myself, it's always D7/F#someone else I see
   C/GI'd just allow a fragment of your F/Glife    Gto wander CfreeC/Bb  
But F/Alosing everything is like the Dmsun C/Ego---Fing  C/Gdown Gon 
|        C|      C/Bb|          F/A|    Ab6        Bb|
me
  CDon't let the sun go C/Bbdown on me
F/AAlthough I search myself, it's always D7/F#someone else I see
    C/GI'd just allow a fragment of your F/Glife    Gto wander CfreeC/Bb  
But F/Alosing everything is like the Dmsun C/Ego---Fing  C/Gdown Gon 
|        C|      C/Bb|          F/A|    Ab6        Bb|  C  
 me

The story behind the song

Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight, is a British singer, composer, and pianist known for his flamboyant fashion, showmanship, and songwriting partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin. He learned to play piano at an early age, even winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. With a career spanning six decades and 32 studio albums, he has cemented his status as a cultural icon.

AI-written from these sources:Elton John — Wikipedia ↗

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Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me

by Elton John

Lyrics & chords · Original key

I play this song on piano!!! So unfortunately I can't help you guys voice it on the

guitar, but these are the right chords.

This sounds best played on piano because the way I wrote the chords it gets the moving

bass line involved.

[Intro]

C C/Bb F C F

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

G C/G G F C F/C C C/E

I can't light no more of your darkness

F Bb/F F G C/G G C/G G

All my pictures seem to fade to black and white

G C/G G F C F/C C C/E

I'm growing tired and time stands still before me

F Bb/F F G C/G G C/G G

Frozen here on the ladder of my life

G C/G G F C F/C C C/E

Too late to save myself from falling

F Bb/F F G C/G G C/G G

I took a chance and changed your way of life

G C/G G F C F/C C C/E

But you misread my meaning when I met you

F Bb/F F C/G G F/G

Closed the door and left me blinded by the light ahh ahh

[Chorus]

C C/Bb

Don't let the sun go down on me

F/A D7/F#

Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see

C/G F/G G C C/Bb

I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free

F/A Dm C/E F C/G G

But losing everything is like the sun go---ing down on

C C/Bb F/A C/G F

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

G C/G G7 F C F/C C C/E

I can't find, oh the right romantic line

F Bb/F F G C/G G7

But see me once and see the way I feel

G C/G G F C F/C C C/E

Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm

F Bb/F F C/G G F/G

But these cuts I have they need love to help them heal

[Chorus]

C C/Bb

Don't let the sun go down on me

F/A D7/F#

Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see

C/G F/G G C C/Bb

I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free

F/A Dm C/E F C/G G

But losing everything is like the sun go---ing down on

C C/Bb F/A Ab6 Bb

| | | | |

C C/Bb

Don't let the sun go down on me

F/A D7/F#

Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see

C/G F/G G C C/Bb

I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free

F/A Dm C/E F C/G G

But losing everything is like the sun go---ing down on

C C/Bb F/A Ab6 Bb C

| | | | |

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