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A KEEPER FOR EVERY FLAME (Mary Chapin Carpenter)
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[Actually in A; capo 2.]
[Each chord is half of a measure.]
[Standard tuning.]
  G    G    C      G    C    CEm/  G  D/A  
[intro]
G[inGtroC]G  C  C  D  G  
  GShe says it's Gbeen so Clong, she can't Gremember CwhenC  Em  D  
  GThe mention Gof his nCame didn't make her Gfeel aCgainC  D  G  
That Geverything is Gpossible and Cevery day a Gbrand new CstartC  Em  D  
Yeah, Glove's something Gpowerful whCen it finds a Gwilling heartC  C  D  G  
SomeBmtimes it's a Bmfire burning Cout of contrCol
SomeEmtimes it's a Emcandle burning Clong and lCow
GAll these yeGars she never Clet it goG  
There's a Ckeeper for Cevery DflamGe
G[inGstrCumeGntal]C  C  Em  D  
G[inGstrCumeGntal]C  C  D  G  
There is someone in his past that he hasn't gotten over yet
Each day's like the last, he just misses what he can't forget
It's just an empty space where something used to be
Now he guards the gate, but he's lost the key
So no one enters, but no one leaves
There's a keeper for every flame
Bm[insBmtrumCentCal]Em  Em  C  C  
G[inGstrCumeGntal]C  C  D  G  
Thought my heart had broken, but it was just a little bruised
I thought love had spoken, I guess I was just confused
Sometimes we were a fire burning out of control
Sometimes we were nothing but a candle glow
But it never died, baby, how I know
There's a keeper for every flame
G[inGstrCumeGntal; CreCpeaEmt anDd fadGe]G  C  G  C  C  D  G  

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A Keeper For Every Flame

by Mary Chapin Carpenter

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

A KEEPER FOR EVERY FLAME (Mary Chapin Carpenter)

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[Actually in A; capo 2.]

[Each chord is half of a measure.]

[Standard tuning.]

G G C G C C G D/A

Em/

[intro]

G G C G C C D G

[intro]

G G C G C C Em D

She says it's been so long, she can't remember when

G G C G C C D G

The mention of his name didn't make her feel again

G G C G C C Em D

That everything is possible and every day a brand new start

G G C G C C D G

Yeah, love's something powerful when it finds a willing heart

Bm Bm C C

Sometimes it's a fire burning out of control

Em Em C C

Sometimes it's a candle burning long and low

G G C G

All these years she never let it go

C C D G

There's a keeper for every flame

G G C G C C Em D

[instrumental]

G G C G C C D G

[instrumental]

There is someone in his past that he hasn't gotten over yet

Each day's like the last, he just misses what he can't forget

It's just an empty space where something used to be

Now he guards the gate, but he's lost the key

So no one enters, but no one leaves

There's a keeper for every flame

Bm Bm C C Em Em C C

[instrumental]

G G C G C C D G

[instrumental]

Thought my heart had broken, but it was just a little bruised

I thought love had spoken, I guess I was just confused

Sometimes we were a fire burning out of control

Sometimes we were nothing but a candle glow

But it never died, baby, how I know

There's a keeper for every flame

G G C G C C Em D G G C G C C D G

[instrumental; repeat and fade]

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