{"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":2111639,"song":"Old Flames Cant Hold A Candle To You","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2111639-old-flames-cant-hold-a-candle-to-you-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2111639?type=chord","rating":4.84385,"votes":21,"content":"Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)\r\nBy Merle Haggard\r\nTabbed By Larry Mofle\r\n10/3/2004\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                             [ch]G[/ch] \r\nDowntown tonight, I saw an old friend someone who[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI used to take comfort from long before I met you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I caught a spark in her eyes a forgotten desire[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nWith a word or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]F#m/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nBut old flames, can't hold a candle to you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNo one can light up the night like you do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFlickering embers of love, I've known one or two[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D/C[/ch]  [ch]D/B[/ch] [ch]D/Ab[/ch] \r\nBut old flames, can't hold a candle to you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Key Change to D#]\r\n[tab][ch]D#[/ch]                                            [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nSometimes at night I think of old lovers I've known[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A#[/ch]                                                [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nI remember how holding them, helped me not feel so alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D#[/ch]                     [ch]D#7[/ch]                     [ch]G#[/ch]\r\nThen I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A#[/ch]                                             [ch]D#[/ch]\r\nAnd like stars in the night, lost in the sweet light of dawn[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus](in key of D#)","plain_text":"Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)\nBy Merle Haggard\nTabbed By Larry Mofle\n10/3/2004\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Key Change to D#]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus](in key of D#)","chords":["A","D","G","D7","F#m/D","D/C","D/B","D/Ab","D#","G#","A#","D#7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}