Candle In The Wind chords by
Elton John
Elton John

1973Pop5.6K views
4.8 (48)
Key: E major
Intro 1
B
B

A
A

E
E

B
B

Verse 1
E
E

Goodbye, Norma Jeane
A
A

Though I never knew you at all
E
E

You had the grace to hold yourself
A
A

While those around you crawled
E
E

They crawled out of the woodwork
A
A

And they whispered into your brain
E
E

And they set you on the treadmill
A
A

And they made you change your name
Chorus 1
B
B

And it seems to me you lived your life
E
E

A
A

Like a candle in the wind
E
E

Never knowing who to cling to
B
B

When the rain set in
A
A

And I would've liked to know you
C#m
C#m

But I was just a kid
B
B

Your candle burned out long before
A
A

Your legend ever did
Interlude 1
E
E

B
B

A
A

E
E

B
B

Verse 2
E
E

Loneliness was tough
A
A

The toughest role you ever played
E
E

Hollywood a created a superstar
A
A

And pain was the price you paid
E
E

Even when you died
A
A

Oh, the press still hounded you
E
E

All the papers had to say
A
A

Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Chorus 2
B
B

And it seems to me you lived your life
E
E

A
A

Like a candle in the wind
E
E

Never knowing who to cling to
B
B

When the rain set in
A
A

And I would've liked to know you
C#m
C#m

But I was just a kid
B
B

Your candle burned out long before
A
A

Your legend ever did
Interlude 2
E
E

B
B

A
A

E
E

B
B

Verse 3
E
E

Goodbye, Norma Jeane
A
A

Though I never knew you at all
E
E

You had the grace to hold yourself
A
A

While those around you crawled
E
E

Goodbye, Norma Jeane
From the young man
A
A

in the twenty second row
E
E

Who sees you as something more than sexual
A
A

More than just our Marilyn Monroe
Chorus 3
B
B

And it seems to me you lived your life
E
E

A
A

Like a candle in the wind
E
E

Never knowing who to cling to
B
B

When the rain set in
A
A

And I would've liked to know you
C#m
C#m

But I was just a kid
B
B

Your candle burned out long before
A
A

Your legend ever did
E
E

B
B

Your candle burned out long before
A
A

Your legend ever did
E
E

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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB A E C#m

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