Jars of Clay – Five Candles (Guitar)
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Chords
Song: Five Candles
Artist: Jars of Clay
Source: Much Afraid (LP - 1997)
Note: F#m is used as a walk-up or walk-down chord, on the fourth beat.
[Verse]
|D F#m |D F#m | -- A promise or a dare --- |Bm |A F#m | - I would jump if I knew you'd catch me - |D F#m |D F#m | -- Staring over the edge --- |Bm |A F#m | - I can't tell if you'll be here for me - |G I close my eyes and make a wish |Bm | Turn out the lights and take a breath |C | Pray that when the wick is burned |G | You would say it's all about
[Chorus]
|D |C | Love. You were there when I needed you -- |G |D | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open |D |C | - You were there when I needed you -- |G |D F#m | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open - |D F#m |Bm |A F#m | -- But you were never here --- ----
[Verse]
|D F#m |D F#m | -- I remember you said --- |Bm |A F#m | - Love was more than your good intentions - |G | Empty boxes on the floor |Bm Things I never asked you for |C | I pray that when the wick is burned |G | You would say it's all about
[Chorus]
|D |C | Love. You were there when I needed you -- |G |D | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open |D |C | - You were there when I needed you -- |G |D | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open
[Interlude]
| C | G | D | E |
[Bridge]
|C |G |D |E And I can't see the promise of excuses you fall upon |C |G |A |A | So I pray to God not holding on to things you left undone --- |Bb |C |E |G | Yeah-eh --- ---- ---- |Bb |C |D |C |G |D | Yeah-eh --- ---- ---- -- Wide, wide open ---
[Chorus]
|D |C | - You were there when I needed you -- |G |D | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open |D |C | - You were there when I needed you -- |G |D | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open
[Chorus]
|D |C | - You were there when I needed you -- |G |D | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open |D |C | - You were there when I needed you -- |G |D | - You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open
[Outro]
|D |C | - You were there when I, - you were there when I |G |D | - You were there when I needed you
Charted by Dexex
Notes:
• Chord diagrams shown are from UG, and may not represent the
chords as I would play them.
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artist's performance). It's a chord chart, intended as a
template for your interpretation of this song.
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Cheers!
Dexex
Chart #247
11/25/2025
Factoid: The only other chord chart for this song was posted on
April 2, 1998, six months before the Ultimate Guitar Archive (UG)
was founded (October 9, 1998). So the earlier chart was likely
posted to the long-defunct On-Line Guitar Archive (OLGA).