Candle In The Wind chords by Elton John (Official Version)
Intro 1
B
A
E/G#
F#m11
E
B
Verse 1
E
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
A
Though I never knew you at all
E/G#
You had the grace to hold yourself
A
While those around you crawled
E
They crawled out of the woodwork
A
And they whispered into your brain
E/G#
And they set you on the treadmill
A
And they made you change your name
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Chorus 1
B
And it seems to me you lived your life
E
A
Like a candle in the wind
E
Never knowing who to cling to
B
When the rain set in
A
And I would've liked to know you
C#m
But I was just a kid
B
Your candle burned out long before
A
A
E/G#
F#m11
Your legend ever did
Interlude 1
E
B
A
E/G#
F#m11
E
B
Verse 2
E
Loneliness was tough
A
The toughest role you ever played
E/G#
Hollywood a created a superstar
A
And pain was the price you paid
E
Even when you died
A
Oh, the press still hounded you
E/G#
All the papers had to say
A
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Chorus 2
B
And it seems to me you lived your life
E
A
Like a candle in the wind
E
Never knowing who to cling to
B
When the rain set in
A
And I would've liked to know you
C#m
But I was just a kid
B
Your candle burned out long before
A
A
E/G#
F#m11
Your legend ever did
Interlude 2
E
B
A
E/G#
F#m11
E
B
Verse 3
E
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
A
Though I never knew you at all
E/G#
You had the grace to hold yourself
A
While those around you crawled
E
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
From the young man
A
in the twenty second row
E/G#
Who sees you as something more than sexual
A
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
Chorus 3
B
And it seems to me you lived your life
E
A
Like a candle in the wind
E
Never knowing who to cling to
B
When the rain set in
A
And I would've liked to know you
C#m
But I was just a kid
B
Your candle burned out long before
A
A
E/G#
F#m11
Your legend ever did
E
B
Your candle burned out long before
A
A
E/G#
F#m11
Your legend ever did
E
Candle In The Wind
Elton John
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