Misc Musicals – Rent - Light My Candle (Ukulele)
Capo 3
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
C Am C Am
[Verse 1]
C Am What'd you forget? C Am Got a light? C Am G I know you - you're - you're shivering F G It's nothing they turned off my heat F G And I'm just a little weak on my feet
[Chorus]
G Am G Would you light my candle?
[Verse 2]
N.C.
What are you staring at?
C Am C Am C Am Nothing, your hair in the moonlight G You look familiar G Can you make it? F G Just haven't eaten much today F At least the room stopped spinning G Anyway. What? C Am C Am Nothing, your smile reminded me of C Am G I always remind people of - who is she? F G She died. Her name was April. G It's out again F G Sorry about your friend
[Chorus]
G Am G Would you light my candle?
[Interlude]
G Well G Yeah. Ow! G Oh, the wax - it's G Dripping! I like it between my- G Fingers, I figured ... G C Oh, well. Goodnight ...
C Am
[Verse 3]
C Am It blew out again? C Am No - I think that I dropped my stash C Am C Am I know I've seen you out and about C Am When I used to go out, G Your candle's out F G I'm illin' - I had it when I walked in the door F G It was pure - is it on the floor? A The floor? A G They say I have the best ass A G Below 14th street. Is it true? G What? A You're staring again. G Oh no. G N.C I mean you do - have a nice - C Am I mean - you look familiar C Am Like your dead girlfriend? C Am Only when you smile. G But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else - F G Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club? F G That's where I work - I dance F G Yes! They used to tie you up -
N.C.
It's a living
F G I didn't recognize you without the handcuffs
[Chorus]
G Am G We could light the candle G Am G Oh won't you light the candle?
[Verse 4]
C Am C Am Why don't you forget that stuff C Am C You look like you're sixteen Am C Am I'm nineteen - but I'm old for my age C Am I'm just born to be bad C Am G I once was born to be bad F I used to shiver like that G I have no heat - I told you F I used to sweat G I got a cold G F Uh huh, I used to be a junkie F But now and then I like to G Uh huh G Feel good F Oh, here it - um F What's that? G Candy bar wrapper
[Chorus]
G Am G We could light the candle G Am G Oh, what'd you do with my candle?
[Verse 5]
C Am That was my last match C Am C Our eyes'll adjust, thank Am God for the moon C Am C Am Maybe it's not the moon at all C Am I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street C Am Bah humbug ... Bah humbug F Cold hands G Yours too. F G Big. Like my father's F Do you wanna dance? G With you? F G No - with my father G I'm Roger C Am They call me C Am C They call me Mimi
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