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Candle In The Wind

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Elton John  1974 (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) ***
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997
Capo II **
A G D  A A7
DGoodbye Norma Jean 
Though I never Gknew you at all 
You had the grace to Dhold yourself 
While those around you Gcrawled 
They crawled out of the Dwoodwork 
And they Gwhispered into your brain 
They set you on the Dtreadmill 
                                 G*
And they made you change your name 
And it Aseems to me you A7lived your life 
Like a Dcandle in the Gwind 
Never Dknowing who to cling to 
When the Arain set in 
And I Gwould have liked to have known you 
But I was Bmjust a kid 
Your candle burned out Along before 
                G     D( G    D    A   G    D  A)
Your legend ever did 
DLoneliness was tough 
The toughest Grole you ever played 
Hollywood created a Dsuperstar 
And pain was the price you Gpaid 
Even when you Ddied 
Oh the Gpress still hounded you 
All the papers Dhad to say 
Was that Marilyn was found in the Gnude 
And it Aseems to me you A7lived your life 
Like a Dcandle in the Gwind 
Never Dknowing who to cling to 
When the Arain set in 
And I Gwould have liked to have known you 
But I was Bmjust a kid 
Your candle burned out Along before 
                G     D( G    D    A   G    D  A)
Your legend ever did 
DGoodbye Norma Jean
Though I never Gknew you at all
You had the Dgrace to hold yourself
While those around you Gcrawled
DGoodbye Norma Jean
From the young man Gin the 22nd row
Who sees you as something more than Dsexual
More than just our Marilyn MonGroe
And it Aseems to me you A7lived your life 
Like a Dcandle in the Gwind 
Never Dknowing who to cling to 
When the Arain set in 
And I Gwould have liked to have known you 
But I was Bmjust a kid 
Your candle burned out Along before 
                G     D( G  D)  
Your legend ever did 
Your Dcandle burned out Along before 
                G     D( G  D)
Your legend ever did 
*  Add Gsus4 G here if you would like to jazz it up a bit
** Alternates:
Open
  D= C  
  G= F  
  A= G  
 A7= G7  
 Bm= Am  
Capo V
  D= G  
  G= C  
  A= D  
 A7= D7  
 Bm= Em  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
  D= A  
  G= D  
  A= E  
 A7= E7  
 Bm= F#m  
*** Based on this recording:
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=elton%20john%20
candle%20in%20the%20wind%20videos&FORM=VIRE0&mid=8D10
FD7155FFCDF58CF58D10FD7155FFCDF58CF5&view=detail&ru=%
2Fsearch%3Fq%3Delton%20john%20candle%20in%20the%20wind
Set8

The story behind the song

"Candle in the Wind" was written by Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin in 1973. This classic song was penned in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had passed away 11 years prior. The original version appeared on John's 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and was released as a single the following year. A live version was recorded in 1986 and released in 1987 on the album Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

AI-written from these sources:Candle in the Wind — Wikipedia ↗Elton John — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Candle In The Wind

by Elton John

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Candle In The Wind chords

Elton John 1974 (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) ***

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997

Capo II **

A G D A A7

Goodbye Norma Jean

Though I never knew you at all

You had the grace to hold yourself

While those around you crawled

They crawled out of the woodwork

And they whispered into your brain

They set you on the treadmill

And they made you change your name

A A7

And it seems to me you lived your life

D G

Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would have liked to have known you

But I was just a kid

Your candle burned out long before

G D G D A G D A

( )

Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough

The toughest role you ever played

Hollywood created a superstar

And pain was the price you paid

Even when you died

Oh the press still hounded you

All the papers had to say

Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

A A7

And it seems to me you lived your life

D G

Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would have liked to have known you

But I was just a kid

Your candle burned out long before

G D G D A G D A

( )

Your legend ever did

Goodbye Norma Jean

Though I never knew you at all

You had the grace to hold yourself

While those around you crawled

Goodbye Norma Jean

From the young man in the 22nd row

Who sees you as something more than sexual

More than just our Marilyn Monroe

A A7

And it seems to me you lived your life

D G

Like a candle in the wind

Never knowing who to cling to

When the rain set in

And I would have liked to have known you

But I was just a kid

Your candle burned out long before

G D G D

( )

Your legend ever did

D A

Your candle burned out long before

G D G D

( )

Your legend ever did

* Add Gsus4 G here if you would like to jazz it up a bit

** Alternates:

Open

D C

G F

A G

A7 G7

Bm Am

Capo V

D G

G C

A D

A7 D7

Bm Em

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

D A

G D

A E

A7 E7

Bm F#m

*** Based on this recording:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=elton%20john%20

candle%20in%20the%20wind%20videos&FORM=VIRE0&mid=8D10

FD7155FFCDF58CF58D10FD7155FFCDF58CF5&view=detail&ru=%

2Fsearch%3Fq%3Delton%20john%20candle%20in%20the%20wind

Set8

About Candle In The Wind Chords by Elton John

Learn how to play Candle In The Wind by Elton John with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Candle In The Wind chords”, “Candle In The Wind guitar chords”, or “Elton John Candle In The Wind chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Candle In The Wind chords and for experienced players who want accurate Candle In The Wind lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, G, D, A7, Bm, Gsus4.

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