Intro
| B A G#m7 F#m7 | E B |
Verse 1
| E | A |Goodbye, Norma Jeane Though I never knew you at all | E/G# | A Asus4 |You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled | E |They crawled out of the woodwork | A |And they whispered into your brain | E/G# | A |They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name
Hook
| B | E A |And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind | E | B |Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in | A | C#m |And I would've liked to know you But I was just a kid | B A | [2/4] A G#m7 F#m7 |Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did
Instruments
| E | B A G#m7 F#m7 | E B |
Verse 2
| E | A |Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played | E/G# | A |Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid | E | A |Even when you died Oh, the press still hounded you | E/G# | A |All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
Hook
| B | E A |And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind | E | B |Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in | A | C#m |And I would've liked to know you But I was just a kid | B A | [2/4] A G#m7 F#m7 |Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did
Instruments
| E | B A G#m7 F#m7 | E B |
Verse 3
| E | A |Goodbye, Norma Jeane Though I never knew you at all | E/G# | A |You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled| A | E |Goodbye, Norma Jeane From the young man in the 22nd row | E/G# |Who sees you as something more than sexual | A |More than just our Marilyn Monroe
Hook
| B | E A |And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind | E | B |Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in | A | C#m |And I would've liked to know you But I was just a kid | B A | [2/4] A G#m7 F#m7 |Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did
Ending
| E | B A | [2/4] A G#m7 F#m7 | E | Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did
