{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1673344,"song":"The Candlestick","artist":"Chris de Burgh","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11349653-the-candlestick-chords-by-chris-de-burgh/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1673344?type=chord","rating":4.66992,"votes":3,"content":"Intro:\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nShe moved through the fair with a smile in her eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo pure and graceful and free[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Bm[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd caught the attention of one who was there[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA Candlestick-maker, he [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHandsome and young, a craftsman fine[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSmitten by her that day[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd so then he wrote down a poem for her that would say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in your hands tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCome through the parlour by candlelight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith thee I will wait this night[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nChase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nBut the journey of love is a rocky road[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd comes with many a spill[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe wooed and pursued her for more than a year[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd then she said I will[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe made her a gift of a candlestick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOn their wedding day[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd written in silver around in the words, that did say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in your hands tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCome through the parlour by candlelight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith thee I will wait this night[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nChase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThat candlestick was so much loved and admired[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut hundreds of years would go by[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\n'Twas there in an old Curiosity shop[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI found it, forgotten by time[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBlackened with age but soon to shine[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBeauty from long ago[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I often consider all those who have held it before[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in your hands tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCome through the parlour by candlelight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith thee I will wait this night[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nChase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Take me in your hands tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCome through the parlour by candlelight[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith thee I will wait this night[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nChase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nChase away shadows and stay 'til the morning is nigh\"[/tab]","plain_text":"Intro:\nD A G D Em D Em A\nD A G D Em F#m G A D Dsus2 D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBm F#m G D Bm Em D Asus4 A D Dsus2 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