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Mystery jets - Candle. Album: The Whole Earth
Hey guys, it's my first tab here!
I really love this song but couldn't find the chords so I figured them out by ear, they are pretty easy ! 
Feel free to comment or suggest any changes.  
* = hold
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
GNow through the Amdarkness
EmI have becomeD  
AmThe very thing from Emwhich
 I have Galways tried to Drun
GAnd in the Ampast, well
 EmWhat's done is Ddone
You can Amrevisit it Emnow
But my hGeart will never be Done
F C
[Verse]
GOne thing's for Amsure
You Emare what you ignDore
Think I Amhear the future Embanging
 GDown upon your Ddoor
GI used to Amthink that
EmThrough thick and Dthin
There would Amalways be a Emplace
                     G   D*
From which you could begin
[Chorus] 
FWas that the time to stop or Ccarry on regardless?
EmI always heard you saying that
 D* 
It's better to light a candle 
Than to curse the darkness
 Am   D   Em...  Am   D   Am   D  
[Verse]
GIn the almost siAmlence
EmI thought I heardD  
AmThe universe conEmspiring
 GWith your every Dword
GAnd on the AmTV
EmWorking back for Dmore
Still in Am1989Em  
                              G   D*
You threw his stuff out on the lawn
[Chorus] 
FWas that the time to stop or Ccarry on regardless?
EmI always heard you saying that
 D* 
It's better to light a candle
 Than to curse the darkness
 Am   D   Em...  Am   D   Em...  Am   D   Am   D  
 G   Em   Cx 4
G
End.

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Candle

by Mystery Jets

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Mystery jets - Candle. Album: The Whole Earth

Hey guys, it's my first tab here!

I really love this song but couldn't find the chords so I figured them out by ear, they are pretty easy !

Feel free to comment or suggest any changes.

* = hold

[Intro]

[Verse]

G Am

Now through the darkness

Em D

I have become

Am Em

The very thing from which

G D

I have always tried to run

G Am

And in the past, well

Em D

What's done is done

Am Em

You can revisit it now

G D

But my heart will never be one

F C

[Verse]

G Am

One thing's for sure

Em D

You are what you ignore

Am Em

Think I hear the future banging

G D

Down upon your door

G Am

I used to think that

Em D

Through thick and thin

Am Em

There would always be a place

G D

From which you could begin

[Chorus]

F C

Was that the time to stop or carry on regardless?

I always heard you saying that

It's better to light a candle

Than to curse the darkness

Am D Em Am D Am D

...

[Verse]

G Am

In the almost silence

Em D

I thought I heard

Am Em

The universe conspiring

G D

With your every word

G Am

And on the TV

Em D

Working back for more

Am Em

Still in 1989

G D

You threw his stuff out on the lawn

[Chorus]

F C

Was that the time to stop or carry on regardless?

I always heard you saying that

It's better to light a candle

Than to curse the darkness

Am D Em Am D Em Am D Am D

... ...

G Em C

x 4

End.

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