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Roman Candle

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Dry The River - Roman Candle
Tuning half step down
Am
Verse 1:
There were Ameyes on us,
CParents adA#vising us
COh, we preAmtended
NGot to hear
Take your Amtime on us,
CRipen the A#vine of us
COh but you Amwhisper
IGn my ear:
"In the AmSea of EmLove there Cain't no Gtides -
In the Dmclutching Emfist of Ctime, we'll surBvive"
Chorus:
B7My light never Gburned that bright,
But I Dknow a sign when I Asee itG6  
Now you FknowEm  
Verse 2:
If the Amwill in me,
Cblinks like a A#ship at sea,
It Cdoesn't mean
I'm uAmncertain - juGst afraid
You like the Amsound of love,
Of Cdrinking the A#dragon's blood
COh, but you Ammight not lGike the taste
In the Amsea of Emlove there Cain't no Gtides
In the Dmclutching Emfist of Ctime, we'll surBvive
Chorus:
B7My light never Gburned that bright,
But I Dknow a sign when I Asee you
It Cdarkens my door when I Gneed you
Now you FknowEm  
Am    G     Am    G
In a Amsea of Emlove that Csees no Gtides,
where the Dmclutching Emfist of Ctime is a Bvice
B7My light never Gburned that bright,
But I Dknow a sign when I Asee you
It Cdarkens my door when I Gneed you
Now you FknowEm  
Great song!

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Minor chord - Sad, melancholic sound

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A minor

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Roman Candle

by Dry The River

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Chords in this song · guitar

Dry The River - Roman Candle

Tuning half step down

Verse 1:

There were eyes on us,

C A#

Parents advising us

C Am

Oh, we pretended

Not to hear

Take your time on us,

C A#

Ripen the vine of us

C Am

Oh but you whisper

In my ear:

Am Em C G

"In the Sea of Love there ain't no tides -

Dm Em C B

In the clutching fist of time, we'll survive"

Chorus:

B7 G

My light never burned that bright,

D A G6

But I know a sign when I see it

F Em

Now you know

Verse 2:

If the will in me,

C A#

blinks like a ship at sea,

It doesn't mean

Am G

I'm uncertain - just afraid

You like the sound of love,

C A#

Of drinking the dragon's blood

C Am G

Oh, but you might not like the taste

Am Em C G

In the sea of love there ain't no tides

Dm Em C B

In the clutching fist of time, we'll survive

Chorus:

B7 G

My light never burned that bright,

D A

But I know a sign when I see you

C G

It darkens my door when I need you

F Em

Now you know

Am G Am G

Am Em C G

In a sea of love that sees no tides,

Dm Em C B

where the clutching fist of time is a vice

B7 G

My light never burned that bright,

D A

But I know a sign when I see you

C G

It darkens my door when I need you

F Em

Now you know

Great song!

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