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Candleburn
Dishwalla
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Title: Candleburn
by Dishwalla
Note- This song is performed on piano,
but it was written on guitar.
Tuning: 1/2 step down.
Song format: Intro (1x), Verse 1, Chorus,
Verse 2, Chorus, Bridge, Verse 2,
Chorus (2x) + 3 chorus endings.
Chords Used: Em*=[022003], Em=[022000], C=[332010],
G=[320001], D*=[2-0232].
Timing: By ear.
Intro and 1st Verse:
on Vineland past the candle shrine that burns on every night
for someone
she lets herself go
like an angel in the snow
she lays down on her back
down on her back - she goes
Em* C G D*
|------2-3---------------------2--|
|----0---------3---------0--------|
|------------0--------2------2----|
|--2----------------0------0------|
|----------3----------------------|
|-----------------3---------------|
Chorus:
take me over when I'm gone
take me over make me strong
take me over when I'm gone
C Em* C
|----------0-2---5---3---2--------|
|------1-------1-------0---0------|
|----0---0-----------0---------0--|
|----------------------------0----|
|--3--------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|
Chorus ends on:
will they burn for me
D*
|---------------------------------|
|--------3------------------------|
|------2--------------------------|
|----0----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------|
back to Intro for 2nd verse:
on Vineland past the candle shrine that melts into the street design
she waits - for someone
tonight she'll give herself away
she'll break apart all by herself
its so easy how we come undone
Bridge: (played with chorus melody)
she pulls me in - strips me down
she pulls me in - turns me out
she pulls me in - strips me down
Outro: 4 chorus endings
will they burn for me?
Em* C (4x) Em.
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