Candle In The Wind Chords

by Elton John
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: 2nd fret
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Chords

A
G
D
A7
Bm
C
F
G7
Am
D7
Em

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Candle In The Wind chords
Elton John  1974 (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) **
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candle_in_the_Wind_1997
 
Capo II *
 
A G D  A A7
 
D
Goodbye Norma Jean 
               G
Though I never knew you at all 
                     D
You had the grace to hold yourself 
                       G
While those around you crawled 
                        D
They crawled out of the woodwork 
         G
And they whispered into your brain 
                    D
They set you on the treadmill 
                              G
And they made you change your name 
 
       A               A7
And it seems to me you lived your life 
       D             G
Like a candle in the wind 
      D
Never knowing who to cling to 
         A
When the rain set in 
      G
And I would have liked to have known you 
          Bm
But I was just a kid 
                       A
Your candle burned out long before 
     G           D   (G D  A  G D  A)
Your legend ever did 
 
D
Loneliness was tough 
             G
The toughest role you ever played 
                    D
Hollywood created a superstar 
                           G
And pain was the price you paid 
              D
Even when you died 
       G
Oh the press still hounded you 
               D
All the papers had to say 
                                  G
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude 
 
       A               A7
And it seems to me you lived your life 
       D             G
Like a candle in the wind 
      D
Never knowing who to cling to 
         A
When the rain set in 
      G
And I would have liked to have known you 
          Bm
But I was just a kid 
                       A
Your candle burned out long before 
     G           D   (G D  A  G D  A)
Your legend ever did 
 
D
Goodbye Norma Jean
               G
Though I never knew you at all
            D
You had the grace to hold yourself
                       G
While those around you crawled
D
Goodbye Norma Jean
                   G
From the young man in the 22nd row
                                    D
Who sees you as something more than sexual
                              G
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
 
       A               A7
And it seems to me you lived your life 
       D             G
Like a candle in the wind 
      D
Never knowing who to cling to 
         A
When the rain set in 
      G
And I would have liked to have known you 
          Bm
But I was just a kid 
                       A
Your candle burned out long before 
     G           D   (G D)
Your legend ever did 
 
     D                 A
Your candle burned out long before 
     G           D   (G D)
Your legend ever did 
 
* Alternates:
 
Open
 
D  = C
G  = F
A  = G
A7 = G7
Bm = Am
 
Capo V
 
D  = G
G  = C
A  = D
A7 = D7
Bm = Em
 
** Based on this recording:
 
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=elton%20john%20
candle%20in%20the%20wind%20videos&FORM=VIRE0&mid=8D10
FD7155FFCDF58CF58D10FD7155FFCDF58CF5&view=detail&ru=%
2Fsearch%3Fq%3Delton%20john%20candle%20in%20the%20wind
 
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