Tom: E
Introdução: Em D G
C G
And now the flame is out, but the light burns on
Em C D
No one ever said he was bigger than his songs
G C G
So few ever knew the heart inside the man
Bm C Am D4 D
But he gave himself away, as only poets can
G C G
He took the stories of his people and gave them back in rhyme
Em C D
But for the pleasures of the hearth there was never enough time
G C G
He said one day he'd quit and then he would come home
Bm C Am D4 D
But there was always one more stage, always one more road
G C G
The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle
Em C G
There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle
Bm C G
A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true
Am D7 G
Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you
C G C G C G Am D C G C G Am D G
C G
And the road finally claimed him like a sailor lost at sea
Em C D
Setting sail on the horizon that would not let him be
G C G
Following a star that drew him like a flame
Bm C Am D4 D
And though he loved you so well it was not the same
G C G
The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle
Em C G
There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle
Bm C G
A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true
Am D7 G
Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you
C G
The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle
Em C G
There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle
Bm C G
A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true
Am D7 G Am D G
Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you