Candle in the Wind chords by Elton John, Eric Clapton
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Intro 1
(A major) (G major) (E minor) (D major) (A major)
Verse 1
(D major) Goodbye,
Norma Jeane
Though I never (G major) knew you at all
You had the grace to hold (D major) yourself
While those around you crawled (G major)
They crawled out of the woodwork (D major)
And they whispered (G major) into your brain
They set you on the tread (D major) mill
And they made you change your (G major) name
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Verse 2
(G major)
And it (A major) seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle (D major) in the wind (G major)
Never know (D major) ing who to cling to
When the rain (A major) set in
And I would've (G major) liked to known you
But I was just (B minor) a kid
Your candle burned (G major) out long (A major) before
Your (G major) legend ever did
Interlude 1
(G major) (D major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
Verse 3
(D major) Loneliness was tough
The toughest role (G major) you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar (D major)
And pain was the price you paid (G major)
Even when you (D major) died
Oh, the press (G major) still hounded you
All the papers had (D major) to say
(G major) Was that (D major) Marilyn was found (G major) in the nude
Verse 4
And it (A major) seems to me you lived your life
Like a (D major) candle in the wind (G major)
Never knowing (D major) who to cling to
When the rain (A major) set in
And I would've (G major) liked to known you
But I was just (B minor) a kid
Your candle burned (G major) out (A major) long before
Your (G major) legend ever did
Interlude 2
(G major) (D major) (A major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
Verse 5
(D major) Goodbye, Norma Jeane
Though I never (G major) knew you at all
You had the grace to hold (D major) yourself
While those around you crawled (G major)
(D major) Goodbye, Norma Jeane
From the young man in the twenty (G major)
second row
Who sees you as something
more (D major) than sexual
More than just our Marilyn (G major) Monroe
(E minor) And it
Verse 6
(A major) seems to me you lived your life
Like a (D major) candle in the wind (G major)
Never knowing (D major) who to cling to
When the rain (A major) set in
And I would've (G major) liked to known you
But I was just (B minor) a kid
Your candle burned out long (A major) before
Your (G major) legend ever did (D major)
Your candle burned out (A major) long before
Your (G major) legend ever did
Candle in the Wind
Elton John, Eric Clapton
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