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Old Flames Cant Hold A Candle To You

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Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)
DDowntown tonight, I saw an old friend someone Gwho
I Aused to take comfort from long before I met Dyou
And I caught a spark in her D7eyes a forgotten deGsire
With a Aword or a touch, I could have rekindled that Dfire
[Chorus]
But Dold F#m/Dflames, Dcan't hold a D7candle to Gyou
ANo one can light up the night like you Ddo
DFlickering embers of love, I've D7known one or Gtwo
But Aold flames, can't hold a candle to DyouD/C  D/B  D/Ab  
[Key Change to D#]
D#Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I've G#known
I A#remember how holding them, helped me not feel so aD#lone
Then I D#feel you beside me and D#7even their memories are G#gone
And like A#stars in the night, lost in the sweet light of D#dawn
[Chorus](in key of D#)

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Old Flames Cant Hold A Candle To You

by Merle Haggard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m/D

D/C

D/B

D/Ab

D#7

Old Flames (Can't Hold A Candle To You)

D G

Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend someone who

A D

I used to take comfort from long before I met you

D7 G

And I caught a spark in her eyes a forgotten desire

A D

With a word or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire

[Chorus]

D F#m/D D D7 G

But old flames, can't hold a candle to you

A D

No one can light up the night like you do

D D7 G

Flickering embers of love, I've known one or two

A D D/C D/B D/Ab

But old flames, can't hold a candle to you

[Key Change to D#]

D# G#

Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I've known

A# D#

I remember how holding them, helped me not feel so alone

D# D#7 G#

Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone

A# D#

And like stars in the night, lost in the sweet light of dawn

[Chorus](in key of D#)

About Old Flames Cant Hold A Candle To You Chords by Merle Haggard

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