Chords for Light One Candle
Tempo:
108.5 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#
C#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
[D] [E]
Light one candle for the Maccabees children [C#m] Give thanks that their light didn't [D] die
[E] [D]
Light one candle for [C#m] the pain they [B] endured When their right to exist [C#] was denied
[G#] [F#m] Light one candle [E] for the terrible sacrifice [D] Justice and freedom [D#] [A] demands
But light [E] one candle for [F#] the wisdom to [E] know When the peacemaker's time is at [A] [F#] hand
[D#m] Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many [C#] years
[F#] Don't [B] let the light [Bm] go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our [C#] tears
[F#]
[A] Light one candle for the strength that we need To never become our [F#m] own foe
And [D] light one candle for those who are suffering The pain we learned so [C#] long ago
[F#m]
Light one candle [E] for all we [D] believe in Let anger not tear us [B] [F#] apart
[A] And light [E] one candle to find us together With peace as the song in [A] our [E] hearts
[D#m]
Don't [Bm] let the light go [E] out It's lasted for so [A] many [C#] [F#] years
[D#m] Don't let [Bm] the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our [C#] tears
[F#] Don't let [Bm] the light go [A] out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many [C#] [F#] years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our tears
[C#] [F#]
[A] What is the memory that's valiant so highly That we keep it alive [E] in [F#m] that [D] flame?
What's the commitment to those who've died That we cry out they've not [C#] died in vain?
[G#] [F#m] We have come this far [E] always believing [D] That justice would somehow [D#m] prevail
[F#] This is [G#] the burden, this [E] is the promise And this is why we will not [C#m] fail
Don't let [F#]
[A#m] [Bm] the light go [E]
[F#m] out It's lasted [C#] for so [F#] many years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out Let it [E] shine through our [A] love and our tears
[C#] Don't let the [F#] [D#m] light
[Bm] go out [B] [A] It's lasted for so many years
[C#] [F#]
[Bm] [E] [C#m]
[C#] Don't let the [Cm] light
[F#]
Don't let the [N] light
Don't let the light
[C#m] Don't let the light
[N]
[D] [E]
Light one candle for the Maccabees children [C#m] Give thanks that their light didn't [D] die
[E] [D]
Light one candle for [C#m] the pain they [B] endured When their right to exist [C#] was denied
[G#] [F#m] Light one candle [E] for the terrible sacrifice [D] Justice and freedom [D#] [A] demands
But light [E] one candle for [F#] the wisdom to [E] know When the peacemaker's time is at [A] [F#] hand
[D#m] Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many [C#] years
[F#] Don't [B] let the light [Bm] go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our [C#] tears
[F#]
[A] Light one candle for the strength that we need To never become our [F#m] own foe
And [D] light one candle for those who are suffering The pain we learned so [C#] long ago
[F#m]
Light one candle [E] for all we [D] believe in Let anger not tear us [B] [F#] apart
[A] And light [E] one candle to find us together With peace as the song in [A] our [E] hearts
[D#m]
Don't [Bm] let the light go [E] out It's lasted for so [A] many [C#] [F#] years
[D#m] Don't let [Bm] the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our [C#] tears
[F#] Don't let [Bm] the light go [A] out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many [C#] [F#] years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our tears
[C#] [F#]
[A] What is the memory that's valiant so highly That we keep it alive [E] in [F#m] that [D] flame?
What's the commitment to those who've died That we cry out they've not [C#] died in vain?
[G#] [F#m] We have come this far [E] always believing [D] That justice would somehow [D#m] prevail
[F#] This is [G#] the burden, this [E] is the promise And this is why we will not [C#m] fail
Don't let [F#]
[A#m] [Bm] the light go [E]
[F#m] out It's lasted [C#] for so [F#] many years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out Let it [E] shine through our [A] love and our tears
[C#] Don't let the [F#] [D#m] light
[Bm] go out [B] [A] It's lasted for so many years
[C#] [F#]
[Bm] [E] [C#m]
[C#] Don't let the [Cm] light
[F#]
Don't let the [N] light
Don't let the light
[C#m] Don't let the light
[N]
Key:
E
A
F#
C#
Bm
E
A
F#
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
Light one candle for the Maccabees children [C#m] Give thanks that their light didn't [D] die
[E] _ _ [D]
Light one candle for [C#m] the pain they [B] endured When their right to exist [C#] was denied
[G#] _ [F#m] Light one candle [E] for the terrible sacrifice [D] Justice and freedom [D#] _ _ [A] demands
But light [E] one candle for [F#] the wisdom to [E] know When the peacemaker's time is at [A] _ _ [F#] hand
[D#m] Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many _ _ [C#] years
[F#] _ Don't [B] let the light [Bm] go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our _ [C#] tears
[F#] _ _ _ _
[A] Light one candle for the strength that we need To never become our [F#m] own foe
And [D] light one candle for those who are suffering The pain we learned so [C#] long ago
_ [F#m]
Light one candle [E] for all we [D] believe in Let anger not tear us [B] [F#] apart
_ [A] And light [E] one candle to find us together With peace as the song in [A] our _ [E] hearts
[D#m] _
Don't [Bm] let the light go [E] out It's lasted for so [A] many _ _ [C#] _ [F#] years
[D#m] Don't let [Bm] the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our [C#] tears
_ [F#] _ Don't let [Bm] the light go [A] out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many _ _ [C#] _ [F#] years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our tears
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] What is the memory that's valiant so highly That we keep it alive [E] in [F#m] that [D] flame?
What's the commitment to those who've died That we cry out they've not [C#] died in vain?
[G#] _ [F#m] We have come this far [E] always believing [D] That justice would somehow [D#m] prevail
_ [F#] _ This is [G#] the burden, this [E] is the promise And this is why we will not [C#m] fail
Don't let [F#] _ _
[A#m] _ [Bm] the light go _ [E] _ _
[F#m] out It's lasted [C#] for so [F#] many years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out Let it [E] shine through our [A] love and our tears
[C#] Don't let the [F#] [D#m] light _
[Bm] _ go out [B] _ [A] It's lasted for so many years
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [C#] Don't let the [Cm] light
[F#] _ _
_ Don't let the [N] light _ _
_ Don't let the light _ _ _
[C#m] Don't let the light _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
Light one candle for the Maccabees children [C#m] Give thanks that their light didn't [D] die
[E] _ _ [D]
Light one candle for [C#m] the pain they [B] endured When their right to exist [C#] was denied
[G#] _ [F#m] Light one candle [E] for the terrible sacrifice [D] Justice and freedom [D#] _ _ [A] demands
But light [E] one candle for [F#] the wisdom to [E] know When the peacemaker's time is at [A] _ _ [F#] hand
[D#m] Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many _ _ [C#] years
[F#] _ Don't [B] let the light [Bm] go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our _ [C#] tears
[F#] _ _ _ _
[A] Light one candle for the strength that we need To never become our [F#m] own foe
And [D] light one candle for those who are suffering The pain we learned so [C#] long ago
_ [F#m]
Light one candle [E] for all we [D] believe in Let anger not tear us [B] [F#] apart
_ [A] And light [E] one candle to find us together With peace as the song in [A] our _ [E] hearts
[D#m] _
Don't [Bm] let the light go [E] out It's lasted for so [A] many _ _ [C#] _ [F#] years
[D#m] Don't let [Bm] the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our [C#] tears
_ [F#] _ Don't let [Bm] the light go [A] out [E] It's lasted for so [A] many _ _ [C#] _ [F#] years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out [E] Let it shine through our love and [A] our tears
[C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] What is the memory that's valiant so highly That we keep it alive [E] in [F#m] that [D] flame?
What's the commitment to those who've died That we cry out they've not [C#] died in vain?
[G#] _ [F#m] We have come this far [E] always believing [D] That justice would somehow [D#m] prevail
_ [F#] _ This is [G#] the burden, this [E] is the promise And this is why we will not [C#m] fail
Don't let [F#] _ _
[A#m] _ [Bm] the light go _ [E] _ _
[F#m] out It's lasted [C#] for so [F#] many years
Don't [Bm] let the light go out Let it [E] shine through our [A] love and our tears
[C#] Don't let the [F#] [D#m] light _
[Bm] _ go out [B] _ [A] It's lasted for so many years
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [C#] Don't let the [Cm] light
[F#] _ _
_ Don't let the [N] light _ _
_ Don't let the light _ _ _
[C#m] Don't let the light _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _