Candle in the Wind 1997 - Elton John and B. Taupin
Tribute to Princess Diana
Please note: This version does not necessarily reflect the key Elton John
uses in his interpretation of his song.
(A capo should be used to match the key which bests enables you and yours to
sing Candle in the Wind)
[Verse 1]
Goodbye England s rose, may you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country, and you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name.
[Chorus]
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here along England s greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
[Verse 2]
Loveliness we ve lost, these empty days without your smile
This torch we ll always carry for our nation s golden child
And even though we try, the truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express the joy you brought us through the years.
[Chorus]
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here along England s greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
[Verse 3]
Goodbye England s rose, may you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England s rose, from a country lost without your soul
Who ll miss the wings of your compassion more than you ll ever know.
[Chorus]
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here along England s greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
Repeat last part of Chorus...
And your footsteps will always fall here among England s greenest hills
Your candles burned out long before your legend ever will.
Chorded by: Joseph Elias in memory of Diana, The People s Princess
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