Chords for Nathan Rogers - Song of the Candle

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_ _ _ [A] I took up my pen today, [D] _ couldn't seem to write.
_ [A] It's like I [F#m] got religion [D] and they got lost.
_ _ [A] _ [E] An old [F#m] woman once told me [D] she'd always felt [B] that way. _ _
[D] She said, take [A] it from the mall, [D] a wild [E] silken rug.
[F#m] A candle might not keep you from [Bm] the cold.
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Light another candle, son, it's [F#m] not too much to pay.
_ _ [D] One more try, I had to smile before I [A] walked away. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [A] _ Coffeehouse has bothered me, _ [D] I cannot tell you why.
_ _ [A] It's always seemed [F#m] tall, it's never [D] had the _ sweetest hum.
_ [A] _ Waitresses [F#m] in passing [D] will remember all [B] the day.
_ _ They [D] say, look around [A] and try [D] to meet a [E] single eye.
_ [F#m] And empty cups will mock me if [E] I stay. _
_ _ _ [D] Buy another coffee, [F#m] well, it's not too much to pay.
_ _ [D] We will try to raise your smile before you walk [A] away. _ _ _ _
[F#m] Time in a room [E] for _ _ candles. _
[D] _ Another cup of ashes [A] drains away.
_ _ [E] And [F#m] sometimes _ it gets so [E] hard to handle. _ _ _
[D] _ Knowing one more simple song [F#] has simply taken me.
[D] And I'm left alone to hear the song.
_ Lonely [A] candle sings. _
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_ _ _ _ Priest I found was nervous, _ _ [G] clears his throat, and mocked.
_ [D] _ Framed in [Bm] stained glass windows, [G] his eyes were lost in thought.
_ _ [D] _ Father, [Bm] can you tell me if [G] some [E] happiness might _ arrive?
He [G] said, [D] I'd rather seek you joy, [G] than the [A] blessings you got.
_ [Em] [Bm] And happiness from worship will be [F#m] decided. _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ [G] Light another candle, son, [Bm] before you start to pray.
_ _ [G] Don't forget to cross your breasts before you [D] walk away. _ _ _
[Bm] Tonight in a room for [A] _ _ candles. _ _
[G] _ Another cup of ashes [D] drains away.
_ [A] _ And [B] sometimes _ it gets so [A] hard to handle.
_ [Em] _
[G] _ Knowing one more simple song [Bm] has simply taken me.
And [G] I'm left alone to hear the song.
_ Lonely [D] candle sings.
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_ _ _ [D] One too many cigarettes, _ [G] _ slowly burning down.
_ [D] _ Final cup of [Bm] coffee is [G] cold in the foreground.
_ _ [D] _ [A] Maybe one [Bm] last pipe of [G] ice and the [E] words are out. _
[G] Still, [D] beneath my hand, this [G] night is [A] slipping away.
[B] And leaves _ [F#]
me as empty as [F#m] this page. _
_ _ [E] _ [G] One more candle flickers out, [Bm] the night is turning gray.
[E] And [G] I just can't watch the dying flame.
I have to walk [D] away.
_ _ So [Bm] tonight I have burned [A] off, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ leaving only ashes in [D] their way.
[A] _ And [B] sometimes it gets so [A] hard to handle. _ _
[G] Simple songs lead me astray.
[Bm] They all have taken me.
[E] And [G] I'm left alone to hear the song.
[Bm] _ _ Lonely candle [D] _ sings.
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