INTRO: Em  D  G

                         C                    G
And now the flame is out, but the light burns on
            Em          C               D
No one ever said he was bigger than his songs
G                    C                G
So few ever knew the heart inside the man
       Bm            C            Am    Dsus4 D
But he gave himself away, as only poets can


            G                         C                 G
He took the stories of his people and gave them back in rhyme
                             Em               C            D
But for the pleasures of the hearth there was never enough time
   G                          C                  G
He said one day he'd quit and then he would come home
              Bm              C             Am       Dsus4 D
But there was always one more stage, always one more road


CHORUS:
             G                          C              G
The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle
                   Em               C              G
There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle
                Bm              C                   G
A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true
       Am                  D7                  G
Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you


INSTRUMENTAL: C   G C G  C  G  Am  D  C   G C G  Am  D  G


                                        C              G
And the road finally claimed him like a sailor lost at sea
                      Em         C                 D
Setting sail on the horizon that would not let him be
G                     C               G
Following a star that drew him like a flame
              Bm           C           Am      Dsus4 D
And though he loved you so well it was not the same


CHORUS:
             G                          C              G
The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle
                   Em               C              G
There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle
                Bm              C                   G
A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true
       Am                  D7                  G
Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you


CHORUS:
                                        C              G
The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle
                   Em               C              G
There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle
                Bm              C                   G
A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true
       Am                  D7                  G    Am  D  G
Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you