Candles chords by The Okee Dokee Brothers

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: E

Verse:
         E
Strike a match, light a wick
    E
The wax falls on the candlestick
 A                          E
Slowly, patiently into the night
 B                                    E
Smaller, smaller, the candle gives its life

Bridge:
        B                    A                 E
Just a little touch of fire, I'm gonna let it shine
B                                A                    E
I won't let no one blow it out, this little light of mine

Chorus:
              F#m            A
And you place those candles all around
    E
You turn a dark room bright
     F#m
Like stars in the sky
            A         E
They’re the universal light

Verse:
         E
Did you know that the glow
 E
Of a candle can be seen for miles
 A                                E
Through the calm of a dark winter sky
 B                                 E
Just like the glimmer in a child’s eye

Verse:
        E
When a baby is born
 E
All we can do is
 A                                 E
hand them a light and give them a name
         B
Then we leave it to them
                         E
What they do with their flame

Bridge:
        B                              A               E
Just a little touch of fire, that can see through the dark
 B                         A            E
We can trust that a child only needs a spark

Chorus:
              F#m            A
And you place those candles all around
    E
You turn a dark room bright
     F#m
Like stars in the sky
            A         E
They’re the universal light

Verse:
         E
Strike a match, light a wick
    E
The wax falls on the candlestick
 A                          E
Slowly, patiently into the night
 B                                    E
Smaller, smaller, the candle gives its life

Instrumental:
B   A   E

Ending:
E
Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine
 A                                 E
Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine
E                 B               A
Everywhere I go, I'm gonna let it shine
        E              B            E
Let it shine, let it shine, Let it shine