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Candle on the Water Chords

Music by: Helen Reddy
Tone C major BPM 65 Views 18
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[Intro 1]
[F][G][C][G][F][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]I'll be your
[Dm]candle on the wa[F]ter[G]
[C]My love for you[Am] will alw[F]ays burn[Bb]
[G]I kno[Abdim]w your lost an[Am]d driftin[Gm]g,[C]
[F]But the clouds are [C]lifting
[F]Don't give up you [C]have
somewhere to [Dm]turn.[G]

[Verse 2]
[C]I'll be your can[Dm]dle on the[F] water[G]
[C]Till every wav[Am]e is war[F]m and bri[Bb]ght
[G]My [Abdim]soul is ther[Am]e beside[C] you,
[F]Let this candle [C]guide you
[F]Soon you'll see a [C]golden
stream of [G]light[Gsus4][G]

[Verse 3]
[Bb]A cold and frien[C]dless
tide [Fsus4]has found you[F]
[Bb]Don't let the stor[C]my
darkness [F]pull [Bb]you [F]down
[Am]I'll paint a ray o[D]f hope
[G]around [Gsus4]you[G]
[F]Circling in the [G]air, [F]lighted by a [Bb]prayer
[G]

[Verse 4]
[C]I'll be you[Dm]r candle on the wat[F]er[G]
[C]This flame insid[Am]e of me will gro[Bb]w
[G]Keep hol[E]ding on,[Am] you'll make[C] it
[F]Here's my hand so [C]take it
[F]Look for me [G]reaching out to [C]show
[F]As sure as [Fm]rivers [C]flow,[F#dim][F]
I'll never [G]let you [C]go[G][F]
I'll [G]never let you [C]go
[G]I'll [F]never [G]let you go[C]

[Outro 1]
[G][F][C]
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