Chords with lyrics
Capo on 3rd Fret
Verse:
C majorC A minorAm
Light a candle
DmDm C majorC
For the old man who sits staring
Bb majorBb
Out a frosty window pane
C majorC A minorAm
Light a candle
DmDm C majorC
For the woman who is lonely
Bb majorBb
And every Christmas it's the same
DmDm C majorC
For the children who need
Bb majorBb
More than presents can bring
Chorus:
D MajorD
Light a candle
B minorBm
Light the dark
G+G
Light the world
A augmentedA
Light a heart or two
B minorBm (D MajorD)
Light a candle for me
G+G (D MajorD) (A augmentedA) D MajorD
I'll light a candle for you
Verse:
Light a candle
For the homeless and the hungry
A augmentedA little shelter from the cold
Light a candle
For the broken and forgotten
May the season warm their souls
Can we open our hearts
To shine through the dark
Chorus
Bridge:
FF
And in this special time of year
C majorC
May peace on earth surround us here
A minorAm G+G
And teach us there's a better way to live
B minorBm E minorEm
Oh, and with every (every) flame that burns
B minorBm E minorEm
We must somehow learn
C majorC G+G
That love's the greatest gift
FF
That we could ever give
Chorus