10,000 Candles
INTRO: C
C F C
It's a shame the flame must melt the candle to survive
F C
And the train must leave the station to arrive
F C
The honey bee leads the thieves back to the hive
G C
What's killing me's barely keeping me alive
CHORUS:
F C
I have burned ten thousand candles
G C
I have rode a hundred trains
F C
Stolen sweetness from the vandals
G C
And lived the life of Jesse James
BREAK: F C G C
In the end the wind will send my ashes 'cross the skies
And tears will drench the lashes of your eyes
And I'll be free from hollow trees and cross-ties
And your love will remain my last disguise
CHORUS:
And I have burned ten thousand candles
I have rode ten thousand trains
Stolen sweetness from the vandals
And lived the life of Jesse James
OUTRO: F C G C F C