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

• 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

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