Song of the Candle Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][G][C]
[G]

[Verse 1]
I took up my [G]pen tonight.
[C]I couldn't seem to write.
It's [G]like I got re[Em]ligion an
[C]d then I lost the light
An [G]old woman [Em]once told me
she'd [C]always felt that [Am]way[A]
She [C]said "Taken from [G]the mold
when [C]it can still [D]run[Em]
A candle might not keep you from [Bm]the cold
[C]But buy another candle, son,
it's [Bm]not too much to pay
For [C]one more try." And I had to smile

[Interlude 1]
Before I walked away.
[G][C][G][C]
[G]

[Verse 2]
Coffee houses [G]bother [C]me. I
cannot tell you why.
But, it [G]never seems [Em]"hello"
sounds as [C]sweet as "goodbye".
[G]And the waitresses, in pas[Em]sing,
[C]remember all your [A]names
They say [C]"Look around and [G]try
to [C]meet a single [D]eye".
[Em]And "empty cups will mock me if I stay[Bm],
[C]but
Buy another coffee, Stan,
it's [Bm]not too much to pay.
[C]And we will try to raise your smile
Before you walk away.
[G]

[Verse 3]
[C]
[G]Tonig[Em]ht in a room full of [Bm]candles
[C]another cup of ashes drains awa[G]y[C][G]
And, at [Em]times,
it gets so [D]hard [C]to handle
Knowing one more song has
[Bm]swiftly taken wing[C]
And I'm left alone to hear the song

[Interlude 2]
a lonely candle sings.
[G][C][G][C]

[Verse 4]
[G]The priest, I found,
was [C]nervous. He cleared his throat a lot.
But, [G]framed in stained [Em]glass windows,
his [C]eyes were lost in thought.
And [G]I said "Father,
can you [Em]tell me...is some [C]happiness my [A]right?"
He said [C]"Rather seek you [G]joy,
[C]the blessings of your [D]God,[Em]
And happiness from worship
in his [A]sight.[Bm][C]
And buy another candle son,
be[Bm]fore you start to pray
[C]And don't forget to cross your breast
Before you walk away.
[G]

[Verse 5]
[C]
[G]Tonig[Em]ht, in a room full of can[Bm]dles,
[C]another cup of madness drains awa[G]y.[C][G]
And at [Em]times it gets so hard
[D]to [C]handle
Knowing one more simple song
[Bm]has swiftly taken wing.
And [C]I'm left alone to hear the song a
lonely candle sing[G]s.

[Interlude 3]
[G][C][G][C][G]

[Verse 6]
One too many [G]cigarettes,
[C]slowly burning down
[G]And the final cup of coffee[Em]
was [C]cold and full of grounds
[G]And maybe one last pip[Em]eful might
[C]send the words [A]around
Still, [C]underneath my [G]hand this
[C]night has slipped [D]away
[Em]And it leaves me as empty
as [Bm]this [C]page
One more candle flickers out,
[Bm]the night is turning grey
An[A]d I j[C]ust can't watch the dying flame
I have to walk away.
[G]

[Verse 7]
[C]
[G]Tonig[Em]ht I have burned
all my [Bm]candles[C]
Leaving only ashes in their [G]wake[C][G]
And [Em]at times, I get so [D]hard to [Bm]handle
[C]'Cause simple songs leave me behind,
[Bm]they all have taken wing
[C]An d I'm left alone to hear

[Outro 1]
the song a lonely candle sings
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