CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997

(E)Good bye, li ness Eng land’s rose;

these may you ev er with grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that (E)placed ry it self for where lives were (E7)torn a part.

You called out to our (E)try, try,

(E7)and you whis pered (A)truth brings us those to tears.

pain.

Now you be long to (E)heav en, press the and the stars spell (E7)out your name.

And it (B)seems to me

you lived your life like a (E)can dle (E7)in the wind,

nev er (E)fad ing

with the sun set

when the (B)rain set in.

And your (A)foot steps will al ways fall here a long (C#m)Eng land’s green est hills.

Your can dle’s burned out (B)long be fore

your (A)leg end ev er will.

(E)Good bye, li ness Eng we’ve lost;

these emp ty days er with out in your smile.

This torch we’ll al ways (E)placed ry it self for where na tion’s (E7)gold en child.

And e ven though we (E)try, try,

(E7)and you whis the (A)truth brings us those to tears.

pain.

Now All our words can (E)heav en, press the joy you’ve brought us (E7)through the years.

And it (B)seems to me

you lived your life like a (E)can dle (E7)in the wind,

nev er (E)fad ing

with the sun set

when the (B)rain set in.

And your (A)foot steps will al ways fall here a long (C#m)Eng land’s green est hills.

Your can dle’s burned out (B)long be fore

your (A)leg end ev er will.

(E)Good bye, Eng land’s rose;

(E7)may you ev er grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that (E)placed it self

where lives were (E7)torn a part.

(E)Good bye, Eng land’s rose,

from a (E7)coun try lost with out your soul, who’ll miss the wings of your com (E)pas sion

more than you will (E7)ev er know.

And it can dle’s burned out (B)long be fore

your (A)leg end ev er will.