Candle in the Wind 1997

(E)Goodbye, liness England's rose;

these may you ever (A)with grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that (E)placed ry itself for where lives were (E7)torn apart.

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

try,

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

pain. Now you belong to (E)heaven,

press the and the stars spell (E7)out your name.

(A)And it (B)seems to me you lived your life like a (E)candle (E7)in the wind,

never (E)fading with the sunset when the (B)rain set in.

(B)And your (A)footsteps will always fall here along (C#m)England's greenest hills.

Your candle's burned out (B)long before

(B)your (A)legend ever will.

(E)Goodbye, liness Eng we've lost;

these empty days er (A)with out in your smile.

This torch we'll always (E)placed ry itself for where nation's (E7)golden child.

(A)And even though we (E)try, try,

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

pain. Now All our words can (E)heaven,

press the joy you've brought us (E7)through the years.

(A)And it (B)seems to me you lived your life like a (E)candle (E7)in the wind,

never (E)fading with the sunset when the (B)rain set in.

(B)And your (A)footsteps will always fall here along (C#m)England's greenest hills.

Your candle's burned out (B)long before

(B)your (A)legend ever will.

(E)Goodbye, England's rose;

(E7)may you ever (A)grow in our hearts.

You were the grace that (E)placed itself where lives were (E7)torn apart.

(E)Goodbye, England's rose, from a (E7)country lost (A)without your soul,

who'll miss the wings of your (E)compassion more than you will (E7)ever know.

(A)And it candle's burned out (B)long before

(B)your (A)legend ever will.