End of the Line
Tom Petty - lead vocals (all verses), bass guitar
Bob Dylan - backing vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
George Harrison - lead vocals (1st and alternating every 2 lines on 4th, 5th choruses),
backing vocals, slide guitar, lead guitar
Jeff Lynne - lead vocals (2nd and alternating every 2 lines on 4th, 5th choruses),
electric rhythm guitar
Roy Orbison - lead vocals (3rd chorus), electric rhythm guitar
(He passed away after the recording and before the video)
Jim Keltner - drums
[Intro]
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[Intro]
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A/D
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A/D
G/D
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[Chorus 1]
(Well it's all
D
l
right) Ridin' a-rou
A
nd
in the breeze
G
.
Well its (
D
alll
right) If you live the
A
life you pleas
D
e.
Well its (alll right) Doing the be
A
st
you ca
G
n.
Well its (
D
alll
right) As long as you len
A
d
a han
D
d.
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[Verse 1]
G
You can sit a-round and wait for the pho
D
ne
to ring (at the end of the line)
G
Waiting for someone to tell you
D
every-thing
(at the end of the line)
G
Sit around and won der what to-mor
D
-row
will bring (at the end of the line)
Maybe a dia
A
-mond
ring.
[Chorus 2]
(Well it's all
D
l
right) Even if they s
A
ay
you're wrong
G
.
Well its (
D
alll
right) Sometimes you've
A
gotta be stron
D
g.
Well its (alll right) As long as you've
A
got somewhere to la
G
y.
Well its (
D
alll
right) Every day is
A
judgement da
D
y.
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[Verse 2]
G
Maybe somewhere down the ro
D
ad
away (at the end of the line)
G
You'll think of me and wonder where I am
D
these days (at the end of the line)
G
Maybe some-where down the road when some-
D
body
plays (at the end of the line)
Pur
A
ple
Haze.
[Chorus 3]
(Well it's all
D
l
right) Even when push c
A
omes
to shove
G
.
Well its (
D
alll
right) If you got
A
someone to lov
D
e.
Well its (alll right) Everything will
A
work out fin
G
e.
Well its (
D
alll
right) We're going to the
A
end of the lin
D
e.
/ /
[Verse 3]
G
Don't have to be ashamed of the kind of
D
car
I drive (at the end of the line)
G
I'm just glad to be here, happy to
D
be
alive (at the end of the line)
G
It don't matter if you're
D
by
my side (at the end of the line)
I'm
A
satisfied.
[Chorus 4]
(Well it's all
D
l
right) Even if you're
A
old
and grey
G
.
Well its (
D
alll
right) You still got s
A
omething
to sa
D
y.
Well its (alll right) Remember to
A
live and let liv
G
e.
Well its (
D
alll
right) The best you can
A
do is forgiv
D
e.
[Chorus 5]
Well its (
D
alll
right) Ridin' arou
A
nd
in the bree
G
ze.
Well its (
D
alll
right) If you live the
A
life you pleas
D
e.
Well its (alll right) Even if the
A
sun don't shin
G
e.
Well its (
D
alll
right) We're going to the
A
end of the lin
D
e!
/ /
[Outro]
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[Outro]
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