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Rent - Light My Candle

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Tuning: Standard, Capo 3
[Intro]
C  Am  C  Am
CWhat'd you fAmorget?
CGot a liAmght?
CI know yAmou - you're - yCou're shivering
FIt's nothing they tuGrned off my heat
FAnd I'm just a littlGe weak on my feet
GWould you light my cFandle?G  
CNothiAmng, your Chair in the mAmoonligChtAm  
CYou look fAmamiliar
GCan you make it?
FJust haven't Geaten much today
At least the rFoom stopped spinning
GAnyway. What?
CNothiAmng, your sCmile rAmeminded me of
CI alwAmays remind people Cof - Amwho is she?
FShe died. Her name was GApril.
GIt's out again
FSorry about your Gfriend
GWould you light my cFandle?G  
GWell
GYeah. Ow!
GOh, the wax - it's
GDripping! I like it - between my
GFingers, I figured ...
GOh, well. GoCodnight ...
C  Am
CIt bleAmw out again?
No - I tChink that I dAmropped my stash
I Cknow I've sAmeen you oCut and aAmbout
When I usCed to gAmo out,
Your cCandle'Ams out
I'm Fillin' - I had Git when I walked in the door
FIt was pure - iGs it on the floor?
ThAe floor?
AThey say that I have the best Dass
Below 14th street. Is it tArue?
WAhat?
AYou're staring again.
DOh no, I mean you do - have a nice -  
Cyou look faAmmiliar
CLike your dAmead girlfriend?
COnly when Amyou smile.
CBut I'm suAmre I've seen you somewhere else - 
FDo you go to the CGat Scratch Club?
That's Fwhere I work - GI dance
Yes! TheFy used to tie you Gup - 
GIt's a living
I Fdidn't recognize yGou without the handcuffs
GWe could light the cFandleG  
GOh won't you light the Fcandle?G  
CWhy don'Amt you foCrget that Amstuff
CYou look like yAmou're sixCteen
I'm nAmineteen - but I'm Cold foAmr my age
I'm juCst born Amto be bad
I Conce was bAmorn to be CbadAm  
I used to Fshiver like that
I havGe no heat - I told you
I useFd to sweat
I gGot a cold
GUh huh
I used to be a junkFie
FBut now and then I like to Gfeel good
GUh huh
FOh, here it - um
FWhat's that?
GCandy bar wrapper
GWe could light the cFandleG  
GOh, what'd you do with my cFandle?G  
CThat was my last Ammatch
COur eyes'll aAmdjust, tChank
AmGod for the moon
CMaybe itAm's not the Cmoon at aAmll
I hear SpiCke Lee's shooting down tAmhe street
Bah humbug C..Am. Bah humbug
FCold hands
GYours too.
FBig. Like my faGther's
FDo you wanna dance?
GWith you?
FNo - with Gmy father
GI'm Roger
CThey Amcall me
CThey Amcall me MiCmi
C

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Rent - Light My Candle

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard, Capo 3

[Intro]

C Am C Am

C Am

What'd you forget?

C Am

Got a light?

C Am C

I know you - you're - you're shivering

F G

It's nothing they turned off my heat

F G

And I'm just a little weak on my feet

G F G

Would you light my candle?

C Am C Am C Am

Nothing, your hair in the moonlight

C Am

You look familiar

Can you make it?

F G

Just haven't eaten much today

At least the room stopped spinning

Anyway. What?

C Am C Am

Nothing, your smile reminded me of

C Am C Am

I always remind people of - who is she?

F G

She died. Her name was April.

It's out again

F G

Sorry about your friend

G F G

Would you light my candle?

Well

Yeah. Ow!

Oh, the wax - it's

Dripping! I like it - between my

Fingers, I figured ...

G C

Oh, well. Goodnight ...

C Am

It blew out again?

C Am

No - I think that I dropped my stash

C Am C Am

I know I've seen you out and about

C Am

When I used to go out,

C Am

Your candle's out

F G

I'm illin' - I had it when I walked in the door

F G

It was pure - is it on the floor?

The floor?

A D

They say that I have the best ass

Below 14th street. Is it true?

What?

You're staring again.

Oh no, I mean you do - have a nice -

C Am

you look familiar

C Am

Like your dead girlfriend?

C Am

Only when you smile.

C Am

But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else -

F G

Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?

F G

That's where I work - I dance

F G

Yes! They used to tie you up -

It's a living

F G

I didn't recognize you without the handcuffs

G F G

We could light the candle

G F G

Oh won't you light the candle?

C Am C Am

Why don't you forget that stuff

C Am C

You look like you're sixteen

Am C Am

I'm nineteen - but I'm old for my age

C Am

I'm just born to be bad

C Am C Am

I once was born to be bad

I used to shiver like that

I have no heat - I told you

I used to sweat

I got a cold

Uh huh

I used to be a junkie

F G

But now and then I like to feel good

Uh huh

Oh, here it - um

What's that?

Candy bar wrapper

G F G

We could light the candle

G F G

Oh, what'd you do with my candle?

C Am

That was my last match

C Am C

Our eyes'll adjust, thank

God for the moon

C Am C Am

Maybe it's not the moon at all

C Am

I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street

C Am

Bah humbug ... Bah humbug

Cold hands

Yours too.

F G

Big. Like my father's

Do you wanna dance?

With you?

F G

No - with my father

I'm Roger

C Am

They call me

C Am C

They call me Mimi

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