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if you want to keep the guitar in standard tuning, transpose -5 and put the capo on 4.
[Intro]
G  Bm  Em  D
[verse]
GMaybe I will never know you
BmBut I still feel like I know you
EmI could have sworn that you were right there
In the Bmroom with me tonight
[verse]
GI don't know what I'm so afraid of
BmMaybe it's loneliness
Or maybe it's the pain of
EmGrowing up so fast
DI know the moments never last
[chorus 1]
GLate at night when I can't sleep
Because I Bmdrank too much caffeine
I stay Emup so I won't have to wake up
With Bmno one next to me
GBut I find beauty in the darkness
Bm'Cause what else am I to do?
EmWhen I hear you speaking softly
I know Dthat you can see the beauty too
G  Bm  Em  D
[verse]
GMaybe I will never know why
BmEverything feels like it's crashing down at midnight
EmThe moonlight is so bright
But I just don't feel right
BmUntil I listen to you telling me it's alright
[verse]
GI was unaware of you
BmYou were unaware of me of too
EmMaybe in another life
You weren't so far Bmaway
[chorus 2]
GEarly in the morning
When I wake Bmup I need caffeine
I drift Emoff into a world where I
Can just Bmtell you my dreams
GBecause I think you'd understand them
BmAnd the universe in me
But even Emif I never know you
DYou're my candle
When it's too dark to see
G  Bm  Em  D

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Candle

by SayWeCanFly

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

if you want to keep the guitar in standard tuning, transpose -5 and put the capo on 4.

[Intro]

G Bm Em D

[verse]

Maybe I will never know you

But I still feel like I know you

I could have sworn that you were right there

In the room with me tonight

[verse]

I don't know what I'm so afraid of

Maybe it's loneliness

Or maybe it's the pain of

Growing up so fast

I know the moments never last

[chorus 1]

Late at night when I can't sleep

Because I drank too much caffeine

I stay up so I won't have to wake up

With no one next to me

But I find beauty in the darkness

'Cause what else am I to do?

When I hear you speaking softly

I know that you can see the beauty too

G Bm Em D

[verse]

Maybe I will never know why

Everything feels like it's crashing down at midnight

The moonlight is so bright

But I just don't feel right

Until I listen to you telling me it's alright

[verse]

I was unaware of you

You were unaware of me of too

Maybe in another life

You weren't so far away

[chorus 2]

Early in the morning

When I wake up I need caffeine

I drift off into a world where I

Can just tell you my dreams

Because I think you'd understand them

And the universe in me

But even if I never know you

You're my candle

When it's too dark to see

G Bm Em D

About Candle Chords by SayWeCanFly

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