Chords for Elton John - Candle in the Wind (Acoustic) (Yellow Brick Road 21 of 21)
Tempo:
124.45 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[E] Goodbye Norma Jean, though I [A] never knew you at all
You had the grace [E] to hold yourself while those [A] around you crawled
They crawled out [E] of the woodwork and [B] they [A] whispered into your brain
They set you on the [E] treadmill and they made you change your [A] name
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
[E] Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
[E] And [A] I would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever [E] did
[B] [A] [E] [F#m]
[E] [B]
[E] Loneliness was tough, the toughest [A] role you ever played
Hollywood created [E] a superstar and pain was the price [A] you paid
And even [E] when you died, oh [A] the press still hounded you
All the [E] papers had to say was that Marilyn was [A] found in the nude
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
[E] Never knowing who to cling to [B] when the rain set in
And [A] I would have liked to known you but [C#m] I was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
[G#m] [F#m] [E]
[B]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] Goodbye Norma Jean, no I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you [A] crawled
[E] Goodbye Norma Jean, from a young man in the [A] 22nd row
[E] Perceive you as something more than sexual, more than just our [A] Marilyn Monroe
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
[E] Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
And I [A] would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned out [B] long before [A] your legend ever did
[E] Your candle [C#m] burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
[E]
[B]
[A] [E] [B]
[E] Goodbye Norma Jean, though I [A] never knew you at all
You had the grace [E] to hold yourself while those [A] around you crawled
They crawled out [E] of the woodwork and [B] they [A] whispered into your brain
They set you on the [E] treadmill and they made you change your [A] name
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
[E] Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
[E] And [A] I would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever [E] did
[B] [A] [E] [F#m]
[E] [B]
[E] Loneliness was tough, the toughest [A] role you ever played
Hollywood created [E] a superstar and pain was the price [A] you paid
And even [E] when you died, oh [A] the press still hounded you
All the [E] papers had to say was that Marilyn was [A] found in the nude
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
[E] Never knowing who to cling to [B] when the rain set in
And [A] I would have liked to known you but [C#m] I was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
[G#m] [F#m] [E]
[B]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] Goodbye Norma Jean, no I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you [A] crawled
[E] Goodbye Norma Jean, from a young man in the [A] 22nd row
[E] Perceive you as something more than sexual, more than just our [A] Marilyn Monroe
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
[E] Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
And I [A] would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned out [B] long before [A] your legend ever did
[E] Your candle [C#m] burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
[E]
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
F#m
E
A
B
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Goodbye Norma Jean, _ though I [A] never knew you at all
You had the grace [E] to hold yourself while those [A] around you crawled _ _
_ They crawled out [E] of the woodwork _ and _ [B] they [A] whispered into your brain
They set you on the [E] treadmill and they made you change your [A] name _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
_ [E] _ Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
[E] And [A] I would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever _ [E] did _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Loneliness was tough, the toughest [A] role you ever played
Hollywood created [E] a superstar _ and pain was the price [A] you paid
_ And _ even [E] when you _ died, _ _ oh [A] the press still hounded you
All the [E] papers had to say was that Marilyn was [A] found in the nude _ _ _ _
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind _ _
[E] Never knowing who to cling to [B] when the rain set in
_ And [A] I would have liked to known you but [C#m] I was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
[G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Goodbye Norma Jean, _ no I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you [A] _ _ crawled
_ _ _ _ [E] Goodbye Norma Jean, from a young man in the [A] 22nd row
[E] Perceive you as something more than sexual, more than just our [A] Marilyn Monroe _
_ _ _ [B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
_ _ [E] Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
And I [A] would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned out [B] long before [A] your legend ever did
[E] _ Your _ _ _ _ candle [C#m] burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Goodbye Norma Jean, _ though I [A] never knew you at all
You had the grace [E] to hold yourself while those [A] around you crawled _ _
_ They crawled out [E] of the woodwork _ and _ [B] they [A] whispered into your brain
They set you on the [E] treadmill and they made you change your [A] name _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
_ [E] _ Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
[E] And [A] I would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever _ [E] did _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ Loneliness was tough, the toughest [A] role you ever played
Hollywood created [E] a superstar _ and pain was the price [A] you paid
_ And _ even [E] when you _ died, _ _ oh [A] the press still hounded you
All the [E] papers had to say was that Marilyn was [A] found in the nude _ _ _ _
[B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind _ _
[E] Never knowing who to cling to [B] when the rain set in
_ And [A] I would have liked to known you but [C#m] I was just a kid
Your candle burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
[G#m] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Goodbye Norma Jean, _ no I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you [A] _ _ crawled
_ _ _ _ [E] Goodbye Norma Jean, from a young man in the [A] 22nd row
[E] Perceive you as something more than sexual, more than just our [A] Marilyn Monroe _
_ _ _ [B] And it seems to me you lived your life [E] like a candle in the [A] wind
_ _ [E] Never knowing who to cling to when [B] the rain set in
And I [A] would have liked to known you but I [C#m] was just a kid
Your candle burned out [B] long before [A] your legend ever did
[E] _ Your _ _ _ _ candle [C#m] burned [B] out long before [A] your legend ever did
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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