CANDLES by Chris Rea
Album: New Light Through Old Windows
This is repeated in the verses and the chorus:
(First bar: First four notes are eights; next two quarters;
Second bar: First two quarters; next four eights)
e------------0----I---------------------I
B---------------3-I-----0---------------I
G-------0---------I--2-----0?-2?0-------I
D?-2--4---2-------I------------------4--I
A-----------------I---------------------I
E?----------------I---------------------I
Intro: Em D/F# G6 D/F#
Em D/F# G6 Asus4
Verse 1:
Em D/F# G6 D/F#
Faithful reasons still unknown
Em D/F# G6 Asus4
Like Bleak House fog seems everywhere
Em D/F# G6 D/F#
The truth has faded into stone
Em D/F# G6 First verse: D/F# Second verse: Asus4
And hope lies freezing in the midnight air
Bridge: (just play the chords)
Am7 D
Though dark our days may seem
Gmaj7 Em
This is a diff?rent dream
F#m7-5 B7 Em E
Their freedom light don?t shine at all
Chorus:
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D
So I will light a candle for you
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7
And keep it burning in the night
D
And pray that you?re all right
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D
I will light a candle for you
Cmaj7 D Cmaj7 D
A little candle burning bright
Verse 2:
When schoolyard heroes disappear
The little girl she stands alone
Oh I believe you if you say
A prayer can help to get her home (yeah)
Chorus
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