Candle In The Wind Chords by Elton John
- Key: E
- BPM: 67
- Capo: no capo
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CANDLE IN THE WIND CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] B A E B7 ■ ■ ■ ■ E Goodbye Norma Jeane A Though I never knew you at all E You had the grace to hold yourself A D While those around you crawled ■ A E ■ They crawled out of the woodwork A And they whispered into your brain E They set you on the treadmill E And they made you change your name A B And it seems to me you lived your life E A Like a candle in the wind E Never knowing who to cling to B When the rain set in A And I would've liked to know you [Chorus] C#m But I was just a kid B Your candle burned out long before A Your legend ever did [Inst] E B A E B ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] E Loneliness was tough A The toughest role you ever played E Hollywood created a superstar A Amaj7 And pain was the price you paid ■ E Even when you died A Oh the press still hounded you E All the papers had to say A Was that Marilyn was found in the nude D B And ■ it seems to me you lived your life E A Like a candle in the wind E Never knowing who to cling to B When the rain set in A And I would've liked to know you [Chorus] C#m But I was just a kid B Your candle burned out long before A Your legend ever did [Verse] E B A E B7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E Goodbye Norma Jeane A Though I never knew you at all E You had the grace to hold yourself A While those around you crawled E Goodbye Norma Jeane A From the young man in the twenty second row E Who sees you as something more than sexual A More than just our Marilyn Monroe [Chorus] B And it seems to me you lived your life E E7 A Like a candle in the wind E Never knowing who to cling to B When the rain set in A And I would've liked to know you C#m But I was just a kid B Bsus4 Your candle burned out long before A E Your legend ever did ■ A C#m Your candle burned out long before C#m Your legend ever did B A F#m7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] [End]