Capo: 3

Light My Candle - Rent Tabbed by: FinkiusMaximus Email: dfinkelstein@sjs.org Tuning: Standard, Capo 3 Intro: C Am C Am ROGER

^CWhat'd you f^Amorget' MIMI ^CGot a li^Amght'

ROGER

^CI know y^Amou - you're - you'^Gre shivering MIMI ^FIt's nothing they tu^Grned off my heat ^FAnd I'm just a littl^Ge weak on my feet ^GWould you light my c^Amandle' ^G N.C. What are you staring at'

ROGER

^CNothi^Amng, your ^Chair in the m^Amoonlig^Cht ^Am ^CYou look f^Amamiliar ^G ^GCan you make it'

MIMI

^FJust haven't ^Geaten much today At least the r^Foom stopped spinning ^GAnyway. What'

ROGER

^CNothi^Amng, your s^Cmile r^Ameminded me of MIMI ^CI alw^Amays remind people of - ^Gwho is she'

ROGER

^FShe died. Her name was ^GApril. MIMI ^GIt's out again ^FSorry about your ^Gfriend ^GWould you light my c^Amandle' ^G

ROGER

^GWell MIMI ^GYeah. Ow!

ROGER

^GOh, the wax - it's MIMI ^GDripping! I like it - between my

ROGER

^GFingers, I figured ... ^GOh, well. Go^Codnight ... C Am ^CIt ble^Amw out again'

MIMI

No - I t^Chink that I d^Amropped my stash ROGER I ^Cknow I've s^Ameen you o^Cut and a^Ambout When I us^Ced to g^Amo out, Your c^Gandle's out

MIMI

I'm^F illin' - I had^G it when I walked in the door ^FIt was pure - i^Gs it on the floor'

ROGER

Th^Ae floor' MIMI ^AThey say I have the best a^Gss Below 1^A4th street. Is it tr^Gue'

ROGER

W^Ghat' MIMI ^AYou're staring again.

ROGER

^GOh no. I mean yo^Au do - have a nice - I mean - y^Cou look fam^Amiliar

MIMI

^CLike your d^Amead girlfriend' ROGER ^COnly when ^Amyou smile. ^GBut I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else -

MIMI

^FDo you go to the C^Gat Scratch Club' That's ^Fwhere I work - ^GI dance

ROGER

Yes! The^Fy used to tie you ^Gup - MIMI ^GIt's a living

ROGER

I^F didn't recognize y^Gou without the handcuffs MIMI ^GWe could light the c^Amandle ^G ^GOh won't you light the ^Amcandle' ^G

ROGER

^CWhy don'^Amt you fo^Crget that ^Amstuff ^CYou look like y^Amou're six^Cteen

MIMI

I'm n^Amineteen - but I'm ^Cold fo^Amr my age I'm ju^Cst born^Am to be bad

ROGER

I ^Conce was b^Amorn to be b^Gad I used to ^Fshiver like that

MIMI

I hav^Ge no heat - I told you ROGER I use^Fd to sweat

MIMI

I g^Got a cold ROGER ^GUh huh I used to be a junk^Fie

MIMI

^FBut now and then I like to ROGER ^GUh huh

MIMI

^GFeel good ROGER ^FOh, here it - um

MIMI

^FWhat's that' ROGER ^GCandy bar wrapper

MIMI

^GWe could light the c^Amandle ^G ^GOh, what'd you do with my c^Amandle' ^G

ROGER

^CThat was my last ^Ammatch MIMI ^COur eyes'll a^Amdjust, t^Chank ^AmGod for the moon

ROGER

^CMaybe it^Am's not the ^Cmoon at a^Amll I hear Spi^Cke Lee's shooting down t^Amhe street

MIMI

Bah humbug ^C..^Am. Bah humbug ROGER ^FCold hands

MIMI

^GYours too. ^FBig. Like my fa^Gther's ^FDo you wanna dance'

ROGER

^GWith you' MIMI ^FNo - with ^Gmy father

ROGER

^GI'm Roger MIMI ^CThey ^Amcall me ^CThey ^Amcall me Mi^Cmi

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