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Candle in the Wind

Candle in the Wind

Elton John
Lyrics and Music:Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Suggested ToneC
Original ToneE
124BPM
G
1
3
2
F
2
1
Dm
2
3
1
C
3
G7
2
1
3
Am
2
Beats per chord: 4
1
&
2
&
3
&
4
&
Intro
G
*
[
F
**
C/E
Dm
]
C
[
G
G7
]
Couplet 1
G
C
oodbye Norma Je
C
a
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never
F
knew you at
F
a
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to h
C
o
You had the grace to hold yourself
While th
C
ose around you cr
F
awled
F
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the w
C
oodwork
C
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered
F
into your bra
F
i
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the tr
C
e
They set you on the treadmill
And they m
C
ade you change your n
F
ame
F
And they made you change your name
Refrain
And it s
G
eems to me you
G7
li
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a c
C
andle in the w
F
i
Like a candle in the wind
Never kn
C
owing who to cl
C
i
Never knowing who to cling to
When the ra
G
in set in
G
When the rain set in
And I w
F
ould have liked to know y
F
o
And I would have liked to know you
But I was j
Am
us
But I was just a kid
Your c
Am
andle burned out l
G
o
Your candle burned out long before
Your l
F
egend ever did
Your legend ever did
[
F
C/E
Dm
]
C
C
G
[
F
C/E
Dm
]
C
[
G
G7
]
Couplet 2
L
C
oneliness was t
C
o
Loneliness was tough
The toughest role
F
you ever pl
F
a
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a s
C
u
Hollywood created a superstar
And pa
C
in was the price you p
F
aid
F
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you d
C
ied
C
Even when you died
Oh the pr
F
ess still hounded y
F
o
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers h
C
a
All the papers had to say
Was that M
C
arilyn was foun
Was that Marilyn was found
F
In the nude
F
In the nude
Refrain
And it s
G
eems to me you
G7
li
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a c
C
andle in the w
F
i
Like a candle in the wind
Never kn
C
owing who to cl
C
i
Never knowing who to cling to
When the ra
G
in set in
G
When the rain set in
And I w
F
ould have liked to know y
F
o
And I would have liked to know you
But I was j
Am
us
But I was just a kid
Your c
Am
andle burned out l
G
o
Your candle burned out long before
Your l
F
egend ever did
Your legend ever did
[
F
C/E
Dm
]
C
C
G
[
F
C/E
Dm
]
C
[
G
G7
]
Couplet 3
G
C
oodbye Norma Je
C
a
Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never
F
knew you at a
F
l
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to h
C
o
You had the grace to hold yourself
While th
C
ose around you cr
F
awled
F
While those around you crawled
G
C
oodbye Norma Je
C
a
Goodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the
F
22nd row
F
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something
Who sees you as something
M
C
o
More than sexual
More than j
C
ust our Maril
F
yn Monroe
F
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
Refrain
And it s
G
eems to me you
G7
li
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a c
C
andle in the w
F
i
Like a candle in the wind
Never kn
C
owing who to cl
C
i
Never knowing who to cling to
When the ra
G
in set in
G
When the rain set in
And I w
F
ould have liked to know y
F
o
And I would have liked to know you
But I was j
Am
us
But I was just a kid
Your c
Am
andle burned out l
G
o
Your candle burned out long before
Your l
F
egend ever did
[
F
C/E
Dm
]
C
Your legend ever did
Finale
Your c
C
andle burned out l
G
o
Your candle burned out long before
Your l
F
egend ever did
[
F
C/E
Dm
]
(
C
)
Your legend ever did
Notes
Si vous voulez être dans la tonalité originale (E), vous pouvez jouer en (D) et mettre un capo II. *Les accords de cette chanson durent 4 temps. Lorsqu'il y a 2 accords entre [], chacun de ces accords dure 2 temps. Lorsqu'il y a 3 accords entre [], le premier accord dure 1,5 temps, le deuxième accord dure aussi 1,5 temps et le troisième accord dure 1 temps. Ça peut vous aider d'écouter l'intro de la chanson pour comprendre le rythme des 3 accords entre []. **Dans la tonalité de (C), voici comment jouer l'accord de C/E. ->Guitare ->Ukulélé C/E : XX2010 C/E = C (0003) Et pour qu'on entende bien la descente de basse (à la guitare), vous pouvez jouer un petit accord de F juste avant. F : XX3211 Dans la tonalité de (D), voici comment jouer l'accord de D/F#. ->Guitare ->Ukulélé D/F# : 200232 D/F# = D (2220)
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