Elton John – Candle In The Wind

Guitar chords and lyrics of Candle In The Wind by Elton John
Published 1974
Original key E

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Capo second fret

D
Goodbye Norma Jean
.                          G
Though I never knew you at all
.                                   D/F#
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/F#
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
.          Dsus4             G
Like a candle in the wind
.             D                    Dsus4
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
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/F#
All the papers had to say
.                D/F#                                    G
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

 

.            A                        A7
And it seems to me you lived your life
.          Dsus4             G
Like a candle in the wind
.             D                    Dsus4
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
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/F#
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
.          Dsus4             G
Like a candle in the wind
.             D                    Dsus4
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
Your legend ever did

 

.                                      A
Your candle burned out long before
.         G                D
Your legend ever did

 

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