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Candle In The Wind  Chords by Ed Sheeran

Candle In The Wind chords by Ed Sheeran (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 2nd
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Ed Sheeran's cover of Candle In The Wind,
Originally written by Elton John in 1973 for the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Strumming:
Down, Down, Up, Up, DownUp (Country Style)


Intro:
D A D D

Verse 1:
D
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Goodbye Norma Jeane
                G
Though I never knew you at all
                       D
You had the grace to hold yourself
                          G
While those around you crawled
                            D
They crawled out of the woodwork
                    G
And they whispered into your brain
                         D
They set you on the treadmill
                               G
And they made you change your name

Chorus:
         A
And it seems to me you lived your life
          D            G
Like a candle in the wind
         D
Never knowing who to cling to
           A
When the rain set in
    G                         A
And I would've liked to have known you
           Bm
But I was just a kid
                         A
Your candle burned out long before
  G                  G D Em
Your 🏷Legend ever did

Interlude:
D D A G D Em
D A - -

Verse 2:
D
Loneliness was tough
                   G
The toughest role you ever played
                        D
Hollywood created a superstar
                            G
And pain was the price you paid
               D
Even when you died  (Even when you died)
               G
Oh the press still hounded you
                D
All the papers had to say
                            G
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

Chorus:
         A
And it seems to me you lived your life
          D           G
Like a candle in the wind
         D
Never knowing who to cling to
           A
When the rain set in
    G                        A
And I would've liked to have known you
           Bm
But I was just a kid
                         A
Your candle burned out long before
 G                   G D Em
Your 🏷Legend ever did

Interlude:
D D A G D Em
D A - -

Verse 3:
  D
Goodbye Norma Jeane
                 G
Though I never knew you at all
                      D
You had the grace to hold yourself
                          G
While those around you crawled
   D
Goodbye Norma Jeane
                            G
From the young man in the 22nd row
                           D
Who sees you as something more than sexual
                       G
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

Chorus:
         A
And it seems to me you lived your life
          D           G
Like a candle in the wind
         D
Never knowing who to cling to
           A
When the rain set in
    G                        A
And I would've liked to have known you
           Bm
But I was just a kid
                         A
Your candle burned out long before
 G                   G D Em   D D
Your 🏷Legend ever did
                         A
Your candle burned out long before
  G                  G D Em  D  (all slow single, down)
Your 🏷Legend ever did

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