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 MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD


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


Chorus:
         A augmentedA
And it seems to me you lived your life
          D MajorD            G+G
Like a candle in the wind
         D MajorD
Never knowing who to cling to
           A augmentedA
When the rain set in
    G+G                         A augmentedA
And I would've liked to have known you
           B minorBm
But I was just a kid
                         A augmentedA
Your candle burned out long before
  G+G                  G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Your legend ever did

Interlude:
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD E minorEm
D MajorD A augmentedA - -

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


Chorus:
         A augmentedA
And it seems to me you lived your life
          D MajorD           G+G
Like a candle in the wind
         D MajorD
Never knowing who to cling to
           A augmentedA
When the rain set in
    G+G                        A augmentedA
And I would've liked to have known you
           B minorBm
But I was just a kid
                         A augmentedA
Your candle burned out long before
 G+G                   G+G D MajorD E minorEm
Your legend ever did

Interlude:
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD E minorEm
D MajorD A augmentedA - -


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


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

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