Don't

Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Elton John
Caribou

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Lyrics by Bernie Taupin Music by Elton John

      
       
A  = 72

       
C C /B♭ F /A C /G F Dm7

  
    
             
        
Piano

    
With pedal 

  
B

            
5 G G7 F C

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Vo.

  
I can't light no more of your dark ness

     
       





  
   
      
      
Pno.

    

                

8 F /C C F

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Vo.

 
        

All my pic tures seem to fade to black and white

        

        
           
    
Pno.

 


         
11 G C /G G C /G G C /G

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 
Vo.

       

  
           
3


I'm grow ing tired

  
              
Pno.

          
    
2

          
F /C


14 G7 C C7/E

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Vo.

        

      
and time stands still be fore me

          
        
      
          
   
Pno.

   
    

                 

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17 F G C /G

Vo.

  
Fro zen here on the lad der of my life

        

       
   
    

 
Pno.

          
  

    
        
C

 
20 G7 C /G G7

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Vo.

         

        
It's much too late to save my self from

   
 
   
         
Pno.

        

 
             
23 F /C C F /C C C7/E F B♭/F

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Vo.

   
      
fall ing I took a chance

       

        
      
      
Pno.

       
  
       
3

      
F G C /G G

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26

Vo.


      
    
      
and changed your way of life

  
 

   
         
Pno.

   
   

   
              
G7 C /G G7 F /C C

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29

Vo.

     
But you mis read my mean ing when I met you

    
           
    
     
       
Pno.

      



           
C7/E F

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32

Vo.

     
            
Closed the door and left me blind

   
  
          
   

  
 
Pno.

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     

            
 
C /G G F /G

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35

Vo.

 
ed by the light

       
        

  
         
Pno.

        
          
4


D

    
C C /B♭

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37

Vo.

Don't let the sun go down on me

           
           
           
Pno.

        

             
    
39 Am7 D7/F♯



Vo.


     
  
 
al though I searched my self it's al ways some one else Isee

       

     

    
Pno.

         
         

       
           
41 C /G F /G G7


Vo.


     
     
I'd just al low a frag ment of you life to wan der free

    
         

          
Pno.

     

        

C C /B♭


43


Vo.

  
  
but

  
           
   
             
Pno.

        
            
5

      
E


45 F /A Dm C /E C /G F /A C


Vo.

los ing ev ery thing is like the sun go ing down on me

         
            
     
 
          
Pno.

      
      


        
      
      
48 C /B♭ F /A C /G F


   
            
 
Pno.

     
       

  
     
F

        
51 G G7


Vo.

  
   
I can't find oh the right ro man tic line

     
     
      
      
          
Pno.

            

       

        
54 C7/E F B♭/F F


Vo.

    
         
But see me once and see the way I feel

     
         
      
Pno.

          
  
6

          
G7 C /G G7 C /G


57


 
Vo.

    
           
 
      
Don't dis card me

 

 
  
               
Pno.

              

             
   
60 G7


Vo.



 
     
      

    
just be cause you think I mean you harm

             
    
    
           
Pno.

       

       
  
62 C /E F


Vo.


 
    

   
      
but these cuts I have

              
  
       
 
   
Pno.

           
        

      
      
64 C /G


Vo.

   
     
oh they need love to help them

           
        

     
Pno.

    
        
       
7

    
G


G7 C /G F /G C


66

Vo.

  
 
heal Don't let the sun go

        

        
       
      
Pno.

      

  
              
68 C /B♭ Am7


Vo.

 
     
         
down on me al though I searched my self it's al ways

      

             
Pno.

 
    

         
      
70 D7/F♯ C /G


Vo.

    
some one else I see I'd just al low a frag ment of you

             

   
3

   

             
Pno.

     
                

      
     
F /G G7 C
72


Vo.

    
          
life to wan der free

         
 
      
     
Pno.

         
          
8

       
74 C /B♭ F /A


Vo.


but los ing ev ery thing is like the

             

3

 
         
Pno.

      
  

      
 
76 Dm C /E C /G F /A C


Vo.

sun go ing down on me

              

          
     
   
Pno.

      
    



   
         
C /B♭ F /A


78

              

              
Pno.

         

     
  
H


80 A♭ B♭ C


Vo.

 
 
Don't let the sun

        
   
          

              
Pno.

            
   
        
9

         
C /B♭ Am7
82
3
Vo.


go down on me Al though I search my self it's al ways

   

             
        
3

    

3

          

          
Pno.
3

          

3      
           
D7/F♯ C /G


84 3

Vo.


3

 
some one else I see I'd just al low a frag ment of your

    
               
3

        


                      
Pno.


                        

    
  
  
C

 
86 F /G G7

Vo.


   
life to wan der free

    
            
      
   

          
              
Pno.
3

                       
        
10

        
88 C /B♭ F /A


Vo.


  
yeah but los ing eve ry thing is like the

    
     
     

                
  
Pno.

                 
  

         
I


90 Dm C /E F C /G F /A C


Vo.

sun go ing down on me

                

        
      
   
Pno.

        
    



               
92 C /B♭ F /A

          

               
Pno.

             



    
  
 
A♭ B♭ C

  
94

 

 
  
Pno.

 
    