G   Em   D G   Em   D

[Verse 1]
G                                 Em  D
  think in terms of bridges burned
G                               Em  D
  think of seasons that must end
G                             Em  D
  see the rivers rise and fall
G                              Em  D
  they will rise and fall again

[Chorus]
C                          D
 everything must have an end
                     G
 like an ocean to a shore
        B7        Em      Cm
like a river to a stream
                   Am
like a river to a stream
D                         G
  it's the famous final scene

[Interlude 1]
G   Em   D G   Em   D

[Verse 2]
G                             Em    D
 and how you tried to make it work

G                           Em  D
 did you really think it could
G                            Em  D
 how you tried to make it last
G                            Em  D
 did you really think it would

[Chorus]
C                                D
 like a guest who stayed too long
                           G
 now it's finally time to leave
           B7             Em     Cm
yes, it's finally time to leave
                    Am
take it calmly and serene
D                         G   G   G7
  it's the famous final scene

[Refrain 1]
                         C
 it's been coming on so long
D                          Bm
 you were just the last to know
                                    Am
 it's been a long time since you've smiled
D                        G   G7
  seems like oh so long ago

[Refrain 2]
                             C
 now the stage has all been set
D                           Bm
 and the nights are growing cold

                         Am
 soon the winter will be here
D                             G    D
  and there's no one warm to hold

[Interlude 2]
C   D   Bm   Am G

[Verse 3]
G                             Em   D
 now the lines have all been read
G                          Em   D
 and you knew them all by heart
G                         Em   D
 now you move toward the door
G                           Em   D
 here it comes the hardest part

[Chorus]
C                          D
 try the handle of the road
                            G
 feeling different feeling strange
          B7         Em      Cm
this can never be arranged
                             Am
as the light fades from the screen
D                         C
  from the famous final scene