Old Flames (Can?t Hold A Candle To You)
By Merle Haggard
rmofle at satx.rr.com
10/3/2004
[D]Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend someone [G]who
I [A]used to take comfort from long before I met [D]you
And I caught a spark in her [D7]eyes a forgotten de[G]sire
With a [A]word or a touch, I could have rekindled that [D]fire
Chorus:
But [D]old [F#m/D]flames, [D]can't hold a [D7]candle to [G]you
[A]No one can light up the night like you [D]do
[D]Flickering embers of love, I've [D7]known one or [G]two
But [A]old flames, can't hold a candle to [D]you[D/C][D/B][D/Ab]
Key Change to D#
[D#]Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I've [G#]known
I [A#]remember how holding them, helped me not feel so a[DD#]lone
Then I [D#]feel you beside me and [D#7]even their memories are [G#]gone
And like [A#]stars in the night, lost in the sweet light of [D#]dawn
Chorus (in key of D#)
By Merle Haggard
rmofle at satx.rr.com
10/3/2004
[D]Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend someone [G]who
I [A]used to take comfort from long before I met [D]you
And I caught a spark in her [D7]eyes a forgotten de[G]sire
With a [A]word or a touch, I could have rekindled that [D]fire
Chorus:
But [D]old [F#m/D]flames, [D]can't hold a [D7]candle to [G]you
[A]No one can light up the night like you [D]do
[D]Flickering embers of love, I've [D7]known one or [G]two
But [A]old flames, can't hold a candle to [D]you[D/C][D/B][D/Ab]
Key Change to D#
[D#]Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I've [G#]known
I [A#]remember how holding them, helped me not feel so a[DD#]lone
Then I [D#]feel you beside me and [D#7]even their memories are [G#]gone
And like [A#]stars in the night, lost in the sweet light of [D#]dawn
Chorus (in key of D#)
