The Zombies - Brief Candles

      
 
 16th Aug 2012
 
 Tuning:Standard
 
 CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in the key of E)
 
 Another great track from The Zombies
 classic 1968 album 'Odessey and oracle'
 
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  Dsus2 Dsus5 D   Dsus2 Em   Em7  G     D D/F# D/E D  
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 Dsus2    Dsus5   D  Dsus2      Em   Em7        G         D  D/F# D/E D 
 There she sits, her hands are held tight a - round her glass,
    Dsus2 Dsus5 D  Dsus2    Em        Em7        G         D  D/F# D/E D 
 She only needs to  be a - lone, she knows this mood will pass,
     E     E7        A                  Am     Am7      E   
 To real - ise that she was strong, and he too weak to stay,
 E7    E7sus4   C        F       Bb             C  
 And to real - ise that she is better off this way!
 
         G            G7/F             C/E          Cm7/Eb  D 
 Brief candles in her mind, bright and tiny gems of memor - y,
         G             G7/F            C/E              Cm7/Eb    D    
 Brief candles burn so fine, leaves a light inside where she can see...
 C G C A Asus4 A 
       

 What makes it all worth - while, her sadness makes her smile---------!
 

 
 Dsus2    Dsus5  D   Dsus2     Em   Em7      G      D  D/F# D/E D 
 He's a - lone, girl fades a - way, left out on a limb,
 Dsus2    Dsus5  D  Dsus2       Em        Em7       G        D  D/F# D/E D 
 Finds he needs her more, be - cause she's no more need for him,
      E      E7       A             Am        Am7     E  
 He under - stood so very well the things she had to say,
   E7       E7sus4   C        F       Bb             C  
 Soon he'll under -stand that he is better off this way!
 
         G            G7/F             C/E          Cm7/Eb  D 
 Brief candles in his mind, bright and tiny gems of memor - y,
         G             G7/F            C/E              Cm7/Eb   D    
 Brief candles burn so fine, leaves a light inside where he can see...
 C G C A Asus4 A 
       

 What makes it all worth - while, his sadness makes him smile---------!
 

 
 E(sus4) F G C 
     

 Ah----------------------------------------, ah---------!
 

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 E(sus4) F G A 
     

 Ah----------------------------------------, ah---------!
 

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 Dsus2  Dsus5   D   Dsus2     Em       Em7       G         D  D/F# D/E D 
  In the corn - er,  see his face, the man just sips his drink,
 Dsus2   Dsus5    D  Dsus2    Em        Em7      G        D   D/F# D/E D 
  Not one feel - ing does he show, he's far too numb to think,
     E        E7     A              Am      Am7     E  
 He does not say a single word, no word of love to say,
  E7  E7sus4    C          F          Bb             C  
 Maybe he will soon be - lieve he's better off this way!
 
         G            G7/F             C/E          Cm7/Eb  D 
 Brief candles in his mind, bright and tiny gems of memor - y,
         G             G7/F            C/E              Cm7/Eb   D    
 Brief candles burn so fine, leaves a light inside where he can see...
 C G C A Asus4 A 
       

 What makes it all worth - while, his sadness makes him smile--------! Ooo!
 

 
  Dsus2 Dsus5 D   Dsus2 Em   Em7  G     D D/F# D/E D  
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  Dsus2 Dsus5 D   Dsus2 Em   Em7  G     D D/F# D/E D  
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   E   E7    A         Am  Am7   E        
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   E7  E7sus4 C   F    Bb         C   
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 Dsus2 = x00230
 Dsus5 = xx0235
 D = xx0232
 Em = 022000
 Em7 = 022030
 D/F# = xx4232 (barre 2nd fret)
 D/E = xx2232 (barre 2nd fret)
 E = 022100
 E7 = 022130
 A = x02220
 Am = x02210
 Am7 = x02213
 E7 = 020100
 E7sus4 = 020200
 C = x32010
 F = 133211
 Bb = x13331
 G = 320003
 G7/F = xx3003
 C/E = xx2013
 Cm7/Eb = xx1313 (barre 1st fret)
 Asus4 = x02230
 Esus4 = 022200