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with 2 guitars, one playing main chords and another playing the embelishments. 
Intro: (Em)  (Am)   (E) x 4
Verse:
(Em)             (Am)                           (E)
Just take this candle, it's the one you gave to me
(Em)           (Am)                         (G)
It has enough light, just enough to torture me
Chorus:
(D)  (Am)  (E)  (G)
(D)  (Am)  (E)  (Dm)  (F)
Verse:
(E)              (Am)                           (E)
Just take this candle, it's the one you gave to me
(Em)          (Am)                      (G)
I left you crying at the alter of your mind
Chorus:
(D)  (Am)  (E)  (G)
(D)                (Am)               (E)
Before you let the world mess up your soul
(Dm)                (F)
Oooooooh, oooooooooooooh,
(Dm)                (F)   (E)
Oooooooh, oooooooooooooh, ooh 
Verse:
(Em)                     (Am)                 (E)
I lit the candle used to light your hair on fire
(Em)         (Am)                        (G)
I left you dying in the shelter of your mind
Chorus:
(D)  (Am)  (E)  (G)
(D)                (Am)               (E)       (G)
Before you let the world mess up your soul
(D)            (Am)          (E)     (G)
Try to be the girl you once were
(D)   (Am)    (E)
(Dm)               (F)
Oooooooh, ooooooooooooh x 3
(Dm)               (F)   (E)
Oooooooh, ooooooooooooh, Ooh
Piano Outro

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Candle

by VAST

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Chords in this song · guitar

with 2 guitars, one playing main chords and another playing the embelishments.

Em Am E

Intro: () () () x 4

Verse:

Em Am E

() () ()

Just take this candle, it's the one you gave to me

Em Am G

() () ()

It has enough light, just enough to torture me

Chorus:

D Am E G

() () () ()

D Am E Dm F

() () () () ()

Verse:

E Am E

() () ()

Just take this candle, it's the one you gave to me

Em Am G

() () ()

I left you crying at the alter of your mind

Chorus:

D Am E G

() () () ()

D Am E

() () ()

Before you let the world mess up your soul

Dm F

() ()

Oooooooh, oooooooooooooh,

Dm F E

() () ()

Oooooooh, oooooooooooooh, ooh

Verse:

Em Am E

() () ()

I lit the candle used to light your hair on fire

Em Am G

() () ()

I left you dying in the shelter of your mind

Chorus:

D Am E G

() () () ()

D Am E G

() () () ()

Before you let the world mess up your soul

D Am E G

() () () ()

Try to be the girl you once were

D Am E

() () ()

Dm F

() ()

Oooooooh, ooooooooooooh x 3

Dm F E

() () ()

Oooooooh, ooooooooooooh, Ooh

Piano Outro

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