Song of the Candle

Song of the Candle easy guitar chords by Stan Rogers

N/A
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Am

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Am

  • A

  • D

  • Bm

    2
  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    took 
    up 
    my 
    pen 
    tonight. 

    I couldn't 
    seem 
    to 
    write. 

    It's 
    like 
    got 
    re
    ligion 
    an

    then 
    I lost 
    the 
    light 

    An 
    old 
    woman 
    once 
    told 
    me 

    she'd 
    always 
    felt 
    that 
    way 

    She 
    said 
    "Taken 
    from 
    the mold 

    when 
    it can still 
    run 

    candle 
    might 
    not 
    keep 
    you 
    from 
    the cold 

    But 
    buy 
    another 
    candle, 
    son, 

    it's 
    not 
    too 
    much 
    to pay 

    For 
    one 
    more 
    try." 
    And I 
    had 
    to smile 

    Interlude 1
    Before 
    walked 
    away. 



    Verse 2
    Coffee 
    houses 
    bother 
    me. 

    cannot 
    tell 
    you 
    why. 

    But, it 
    never 
    seems 
    "hel
    lo" 

    sounds 
    as 
    sweet 
    as 
    "goodbye". 

    And the 
    waitresses, 
    in 
    passing, 

    remem
    ber 
    all 
    your 
    names 

    They 
    say 
    "Look 
    around 
    and 
    try 

    to 
    meet 
    a single 
    eye". 

    And 
    "empty 
    cups 
    will 
    mock 
    me 
    if 
    stay, 

    but 

    Buy 
    another 
    coffee, 
    Stan, 

    it's 
    not 
    too 
    much 
    to pay. 

    And 
    we 
    will 
    try 
    to 
    raise 
    your 
    smile 

    Before 
    you 
    walk 
    away. 

    Verse 3

    To
    night 
    in 
    room 
    full 
    of candles 

    another 
    cup 
    of ashes 
    drains 
    away 

    And, 
    at 
    times, 

    it 
    gets 
    so 
    hard 
    to handle 

    Knowing 
    one 
    more 
    song 
    has 

    swiftly 
    taken 
    wing 

    And 
    I'm 
    left 
    alone 
    to 
    hear 
    the song 

    Interlude 2
    a lonely 
    candle 
    sings. 


    Verse 4
    The 
    priest, 
    found, 

    was 
    nervous. 
    He 
    cleared 
    his 
    throat 
    a lot. 

    But, 
    framed 
    in 
    stained 
    glass 
    windows, 

    his 
    eye
    were 
    lost 
    in 
    thought. 

    And 
    I said 
    "Father, 

    can 
    you 
    tell 
    me...is 
    some 
    happiness 
    my 
    right?" 

    He 
    said 
    "Rather 
    seek 
    you 
    joy, 

    the blessings 
    of 
    your 
    God, 

    And happiness 
    from 
    worship 

    in 
    his 
    sight. 

    And 
    buy 
    another 
    candle 
    son, 

    be
    fore 
    you start 
    to 
    pray 

    And 
    don't 
    forget 
    to 
    cross 
    your 
    breast 

    Before 
    you 
    walk 
    away. 

    Verse 5

    To
    night, 
    in 
    room 
    full 
    of 
    candles, 

    another 
    cup 
    of madness 
    drains 
    away. 

    And 
    at 
    times 
    it 
    gets 
    so 
    hard 

    to handle 

    Knowing 
    one 
    more 
    simple 
    song 

    has 
    swiftly 
    taken 
    wing. 

    And 
    I'm 
    left 
    alone 
    to 
    hear 
    the song 

    lonely 
    candle 
    sing
    s. 

    Interlude 3

    Verse 6
    One 
    too 
    many 
    cigarettes, 

    slowly 
    burning 
    down 

    And the 
    final 
    cup 
    of 
    cof
    fee 

    was 
    cold 
    and 
    full 
    of 
    grounds 

    And 
    maybe 
    one 
    last 
    pipeful 
    might 

    send 
    the 
    words 
    around 

    Still, 
    underneath 
    my 
    hand 
    this 

    night 
    has slipped 
    away 

    And 
    it 
    leaves 
    me 
    as 
    empty 

    as 
    this 
    page 

    One 
    more 
    candle 
    flickers 
    out, 

    the 
    night 
    is 
    turning 
    grey 

    An
    just 
    can't 
    watch 
    the dying 
    flame 

    have 
    to 
    walk 
    away. 

    Verse 7

    To
    night 
    have 
    burned 

    all 
    my 
    candles 

    Leaving 
    only 
    ashes 
    in 
    their 
    wake 

    And 
    at times, 
    get 
    so 
    hard 
    to 
    handle 

    'Cause 
    simple 
    songs 
    leave 
    me 
    behind, 

    they 
    all 
    have 
    taken 
    wing 

    An
    d I'm 
    left 
    alone 
    to 
    hear 

    Outro 1
    the song 
    a lonely 
    candle 
    sings 


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