Chords for Light One Candle-Peter, Paul and Mary
Tempo:
148.3 bpm
Chords used:
E
G
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[G]
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[G] Light one candle for the Maccabee children who thanks their light [Em] didn't die.
[C] Light one candle for the pain they endured when their right to exist [B] was denied.
[Em] Light one candle for [D] the king who [C] sacrificed justice and [A] freedom in man.
[G] [Em] Light one candle for the wisdom to know [C] when for [D] peacemakers time is [G] at [B] [E] hand.
Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted for so [G] many [B] [E] years.
Don't [Am] let the light go out, let [D] it shine through our love [G] and our fear.
[B] [E]
[G] Light one candle for the strength that we need, I'll never become my [Em] own foe.
[C] Light one candle for those who are suffering, they live in so [B]
long of [Em] hope.
Light one [D] candle for [Bm] all we believe [C] in, let anger not tear [E] us apart.
[Em] Light one candle to bind us together, [C] for peace [D] is the song [G] in our [B] heart.
[E] Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [Em] for so many [E] years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
[E] Don't let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many [F#] years.
[E] Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
[Em]
[G] What is the memory that's valued so highly that we keep it alive [Em] in that flame?
[C] What's the commitment to those who died when we cry out they've known?
[B] [Em] We have come this far, but we believe [C] that justice must somehow [A] prevail.
[G] [E] This is the burden, [G] [Em] this is the [C] promise, this is what [G] we will not [E] fail.
Don't let [Am] the light go [D] out, it's lasted [E] for so many years.
Don't [Am] let the light go [D] out, let it shine through our love and [G] our fear.
[E] Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our [G] love and our fear.
[E] Don't let [Am] the light go out.
[E] Don't [Am] let the light go out.
[E] Don't let the light go [Am] out.
[G]
[E]
[G] Light one candle for the Maccabee children who thanks their light [Em] didn't die.
[C] Light one candle for the pain they endured when their right to exist [B] was denied.
[Em] Light one candle for [D] the king who [C] sacrificed justice and [A] freedom in man.
[G] [Em] Light one candle for the wisdom to know [C] when for [D] peacemakers time is [G] at [B] [E] hand.
Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted for so [G] many [B] [E] years.
Don't [Am] let the light go out, let [D] it shine through our love [G] and our fear.
[B] [E]
[G] Light one candle for the strength that we need, I'll never become my [Em] own foe.
[C] Light one candle for those who are suffering, they live in so [B]
long of [Em] hope.
Light one [D] candle for [Bm] all we believe [C] in, let anger not tear [E] us apart.
[Em] Light one candle to bind us together, [C] for peace [D] is the song [G] in our [B] heart.
[E] Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [Em] for so many [E] years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
[E] Don't let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many [F#] years.
[E] Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
[Em]
[G] What is the memory that's valued so highly that we keep it alive [Em] in that flame?
[C] What's the commitment to those who died when we cry out they've known?
[B] [Em] We have come this far, but we believe [C] that justice must somehow [A] prevail.
[G] [E] This is the burden, [G] [Em] this is the [C] promise, this is what [G] we will not [E] fail.
Don't let [Am] the light go [D] out, it's lasted [E] for so many years.
Don't [Am] let the light go [D] out, let it shine through our love and [G] our fear.
[E] Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our [G] love and our fear.
[E] Don't let [Am] the light go out.
[E] Don't [Am] let the light go out.
[E] Don't let the light go [Am] out.
Key:
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Light one candle for the Maccabee children who thanks their light [Em] didn't die.
_ [C] Light one candle for the pain they endured when their right to exist [B] was denied.
[Em] _ _ Light one candle for [D] the king who [C] sacrificed justice and [A] freedom in man.
_ [G] _ [Em] Light one candle for the wisdom to know [C] when for [D] peacemakers time is [G] at _ [B] _ [E] hand.
Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted for so [G] many _ [B] _ [E] years.
_ Don't [Am] let the light go out, let [D] it shine through our love [G] and our fear.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Light one candle for the strength that we need, I'll never become my [Em] own foe.
_ [C] Light one candle for those who are suffering, they live in so [B]
long of [Em] hope.
_ Light one [D] candle for [Bm] all we believe [C] in, let anger not tear [E] us apart.
_ [Em] _ Light one candle to bind us together, [C] for peace [D] is the song [G] in our [B] heart.
[E] _ _ Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [Em] for so many _ _ _ [E] years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
_ [E] _ _ Don't let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many [F#] years.
_ [E] _ _ Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] What is the memory that's valued so highly that we keep it alive [Em] in that flame?
_ [C] What's the commitment to those who died when we cry out they've known?
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ We have come this far, but we believe [C] that justice must somehow [A] prevail.
_ [G] _ [E] This is the burden, [G] [Em] this is the [C] promise, this is what [G] we will not _ _ [E] fail.
Don't let [Am] the light go [D] out, it's lasted [E] for so many _ _ years.
Don't [Am] let the light go [D] out, let it shine through our love and [G] our fear.
_ _ [E] _ _ Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many _ _ years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our [G] love and our fear.
[E] _ _ Don't let [Am] the light go out.
[E] _ _ Don't [Am] let the light go out.
[E] _ Don't let the light go [Am] out. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] Light one candle for the Maccabee children who thanks their light [Em] didn't die.
_ [C] Light one candle for the pain they endured when their right to exist [B] was denied.
[Em] _ _ Light one candle for [D] the king who [C] sacrificed justice and [A] freedom in man.
_ [G] _ [Em] Light one candle for the wisdom to know [C] when for [D] peacemakers time is [G] at _ [B] _ [E] hand.
Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted for so [G] many _ [B] _ [E] years.
_ Don't [Am] let the light go out, let [D] it shine through our love [G] and our fear.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Light one candle for the strength that we need, I'll never become my [Em] own foe.
_ [C] Light one candle for those who are suffering, they live in so [B]
long of [Em] hope.
_ Light one [D] candle for [Bm] all we believe [C] in, let anger not tear [E] us apart.
_ [Em] _ Light one candle to bind us together, [C] for peace [D] is the song [G] in our [B] heart.
[E] _ _ Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [Em] for so many _ _ _ [E] years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
_ [E] _ _ Don't let the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many [F#] years.
_ [E] _ _ Don't [Am] let the light go out, [D] let it shine through our love [G] and our [B] fear.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] What is the memory that's valued so highly that we keep it alive [Em] in that flame?
_ [C] What's the commitment to those who died when we cry out they've known?
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ We have come this far, but we believe [C] that justice must somehow [A] prevail.
_ [G] _ [E] This is the burden, [G] [Em] this is the [C] promise, this is what [G] we will not _ _ [E] fail.
Don't let [Am] the light go [D] out, it's lasted [E] for so many _ _ years.
Don't [Am] let the light go [D] out, let it shine through our love and [G] our fear.
_ _ [E] _ _ Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] it's lasted [E] for so many _ _ years.
Don't let [Am] the light go out, [D] let it shine through our [G] love and our fear.
[E] _ _ Don't let [Am] the light go out.
[E] _ _ Don't [Am] let the light go out.
[E] _ Don't let the light go [Am] out. _ _ _ _ _ _
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