Chords
[Intro]
B Asus2 E F#m E
B
[Verse 1]
EGoodbye Norma Jean
Though I neverAsus2 knew you at all
You had the grace to Ehold yourself
While those around you crawled Asus2
They crawled out of the Ewoodwork
And they whisperedAsus2 into your brain
They set you on the treadEmill
And they made you change your name Asus2
[Chorus]
And it Bseems to me you lived your life
Like a Ecandle in the wind Asus2
Never Eknowing who to clingE to
When the Brain set in
And I Asus2would have liked to have known you
But I was justC#m a kid
Your candle burned out Blong before
Asus2 Your legend Eever did F#m E
[Pre-Verse]
B Asus2 E F#m E B
[Verse 2]
ELoneliness was tough
The toughest roleAsus2 you ever playedAsus2 HolAsus4lywood A
created a Esuperstar
And pain was the price you paid A
Even when you Edied
Oh the press stillAsus2 hounded you
All the papers had toE say
Was that Marilyn was found in Asus2the nude
[Chorus]
And it Bseems to me you lived your life
Like a Ecandle in the wind Asus2
Never Eknowing who to cling to
When the Brain set in
And I Asus2would have liked to have known you
But I was justC#m a kid
Your candle burned out Blong before
Your Asus2legend ever did E F#m
[Pre-Verse]
E B Asus2 E F#m E
B
[Verse 3]
EGoodbye Norma Jean
Though I neverAsus2 knew you at all
You had the grace to Ehold yourself
While those around you crawled A
EGoodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the Atwenty second row
Who sees you as something more than Esexual
More than just our Marilyn MonAroe
[Chorus]
And it Bseems to me you lived your life
Like a Ecandle in the wind Asus2
Never Eknowing who to cling to
When the Brain set in
And I Asus2would have liked to have known you
But I was justC#m a kid
Your candle burned out Blong before
Your Asus2legend ever did E F#m
[Outro]
E Your candle burned out Blong before
Your Alegend ever did A E F#m E
