EA
Goodbye Norma Jean, Though I never knew you at all
E/G#A
You had the grace to hold yourself, While those around you crawled
EA
They crawled out of the woodwork, And they whispered into your brain
E/G#A
They set you on the treadmill, And they made you change your name
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BB7EA
"And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind
EB
Never knowing who to cling to, When the rain set in
ADbm
And I would have liked to have known you, But I was just a kid
BA
Your candle burned out long before, your legend ever will
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EA
Loneliness was tough, The toughest role you ever played
EA
Hollywood created a superstar, And pain was the price you paid
EA
Even when you died, Oh the press still hounded you
EA
All the papers had to say, Was that Marilyn was found in the nude
ย
BB7EA
"And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind
EB
Never knowing who to cling to, When the rain set in
ADbm
And I would have liked to have known you, But I was just a kid
BA
Your candle burned out long before, your legend ever did
ย
AE/G#F#mE
ย
EA
Goodbye Norma Jean, Though I never knew you at all
E/G#A
You had the grace to hold yourself, While those around you crawled
EA
Goodbye Norma Jean, From the young man in the 22nd row
EA
Who sees you as something as more than sexual, More than just our Marilyn Monroe
ย
BB7EA
"And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind
EB
Never knowing who to cling to, When the rain set in
ADbm
And I would have liked to have known you, But I was just a kid
BA
Your candle burned out long before, your legend ever did
ย
AE/G#F#mE
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BA
Your candle burned out long before, Your legend ever did