A heart-felt tribute song performed for Marilyn Monroe by Elton John, and then later for Princess Diana, “Candle in the Wind” is a powerful and emotive song which means a lot to people worldwide.
G# – G# G#-E G#
Goodbye, Norma Jean
E F# G#-E ^C# ^C#^C# B
Though I never knew you at all
^C# ^C# ^C# ^C# B B E – E
You had the strength to hold yourself
G# A G#-F# E C#
When those around you crawled…
E E F# G# A B – B
They crawled out of the woodwork
E F# G# – E ^C#-^C# ^D B
And they whispered into your brain
B ^C# ^C# B B ^C# B – E
And they set you on the treadmill
F# G# A G# F# G# E
And they made you change your name
G# A B B B
And it seems to me
B B B B
You lived your life
G# A B-B B B E
Like a candle in the wind
G#-A B – B B B ^C# B
Never knowing who to cling to
A G# G# F# F#
When the rain set in..
A B ^C# ^C# ^C# ^D# ^E ^E
And I would have liked to known you
^D# ^C# B ^C# F# G#
But I was just a kid
F# G#-G# A B G# F#-F#
Your candle burned out long before
.B C#-E E-E C#
Your legend ever did…
G#-G#-G# E G#
Loneliness was tough
E – F# G#-E E ^C#-^C# ^D-^C#
Toughest role you ever played ~
B – B – B B-^C#-^C# ^C# B-E-E
Hollywood created a superstar
E A A G# F# G# E
And pain was the price you paid
E – F# G# A B
Even when you died
A B ^C# ^C# ^C#-^D ^C#-B
Oh the press still hounded you
B B ^C#-^C# B E E
All the papers had to say
F# G# A-G# F# E
Was that Marilyn was found
F# E C#
In the nude…
G# A B B B
And it seems to me
B B B B
You lived your life
G# A B-B B B E
Like a candle in the wind
G#-A B – B B B ^C# B
Never knowing who to cling to
A G# G# F# F#
When the rain set in…
A B ^C# ^C# ^C# ^D# ^E ^E
And I would have liked to known you
^D# ^C# B ^C# F# G#
But I was just a kid
F# G#-G# A B G# F#-F#
Your candle burned out long before
.B C#-E E-E C#
Your legend ever did…
G#-G# G#-E G#
Goodbye, Norma Jean
E F# G#-E ^C# ^C#^C# B
Though I never knew you at all
^C# ^C# ^C# ^C# B B E – E
You had the strength to hold yourself
G# A G#-F# E C#
When those around you crawled
G#-G# G#-E G#
Goodbye, Norma Jean
E E E F# G# E
From the young man in the
^C#-^C# ^C#-^C# ^C#
Twenty second row
B ^C# ^C# ^C# ^C#-B
Who sees you as something
^C# B B-E-E
More than sexual
F# G# A G#
More than just our
F#-E-F# E-C#
Marilyn Monroe….