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Lighting Candles

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Eminor

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[Chords]
   C9x32033
    G320033
  Em7022033
    Dxx0232
  Dadd4xx0032
   B7x21202
  D/F#xx4232
[Intro]
C9   G   C9   G
[Verse]
C9Trying not to hope too hGard for what I want
C9Trying not to go too fGar with all the drEm7eamingD  Dadd4  
[Chorus]
DOh, the disappC9ointment, so hard Gto handleEm7  
DI'm still in the daC9rk, lighting GcandlesEm7  
[Break]
G   Em7
[Verse 2]
C9Late at night I lie awGake, think I should go
C9Catch a train to stranger toGwns, where no one kEm7nows meD  Dadd4  
[Chorus]
DOh, the disappC9ointment, so hard Gto handleEm7  
DI'm still in the daC9rk, lighting GcandlesEm7  
[Break]
D   C9   G   Em7
[Bridge]
B7Oh, the company you kC9eep, and things you Gdo
   CSomething in my hB7eart will not give up on Em7youD/F#  C9  
[Verse]
C9Now that I have got somewhGere, where will I go?
C9Love's a train to city liGghts, where someone knEmows youD  Dadd4  
[Chorus]
DOh, the disappC9ointment, so hard Gto handleEm7  
DI'm still in the daC9rk, lighting GcandlesEm7  
DI'm still in the daC9rk, lighting GcandlesEm7  
[Outro]
D   C9   G   Em7
D   C9   G   Em7
D   C9   G

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Lighting Candles

by The Weepies

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Dadd4

D/F#

[Chords]

x32033

320033

Em7

022033

xx0232

Dadd4

xx0032

x21202

D/F#

xx4232

[Intro]

C9 G C9 G

[Verse]

C9 G

Trying not to hope too hard for what I want

C9 G Em7 D Dadd4

Trying not to go too far with all the dreaming

[Chorus]

D C9 G Em7

Oh, the disappointment, so hard to handle

D C9 G Em7

I'm still in the dark, lighting candles

[Break]

G Em7

[Verse 2]

C9 G

Late at night I lie awake, think I should go

C9 G Em7 D Dadd4

Catch a train to stranger towns, where no one knows me

[Chorus]

D C9 G Em7

Oh, the disappointment, so hard to handle

D C9 G Em7

I'm still in the dark, lighting candles

[Break]

D C9 G Em7

[Bridge]

B7 C9 G

Oh, the company you keep, and things you do

C B7 Em7 D/F# C9

Something in my heart will not give up on you

[Verse]

C9 G

Now that I have got somewhere, where will I go?

C9 G Em D Dadd4

Love's a train to city lights, where someone knows you

[Chorus]

D C9 G Em7

Oh, the disappointment, so hard to handle

D C9 G Em7

I'm still in the dark, lighting candles

D C9 G Em7

I'm still in the dark, lighting candles

[Outro]

D C9 G Em7

D C9 G

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