Light One Candle Chords & Lyrics - Peter, Paul And Mary

[VERSE]
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[G]Light one candle for the Macabe Children

[G]With thanks their light didn't [Em]die.

[C]Light one candle for the pain they endured

[C]When their right to exist was de-[B7]nied.

[Em]Light on candle for the terrible sacrifice

[C]Justice and freedom [A]demand.

[G]Light one [Em]candle for the [G]wisdom to [Em]know

when the [C]peace makers [D]time is at [G]hand. [B7]

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[CHORUS]
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[E]Don't let the [Am]light go out.

It's [D]lasted for so many [G]years.[B7]

[E]Don't let the l[Am]ight go out.

Let it [D]shine through our love and our [G]tear[B7]s.

[E]Don't let the [Am]light go out.

It's [D]lasted for so many [G]years.[B7]

[E]Don't let the l[Am]ight go out.

Let it [D]shine through our love and our [G]tear[B7]s. [Em]

(four measures of Em before next verse)
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[VERSE]
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[G]Light one candle for the strength that we need

[G]To never became our own [Em]foe.

[C]And light one candle for those who are suffering

Pain we learned so long [B7]ago.

[Em]Light one candle for all we believe in.

[C]Let anger not tear us a-[A]part.

[G]And light one [Em]candle to [G]bind us to-[Em]gether

With [C]piece as the [D]song in our [G]hearts[B7] .

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[CHORUS]
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[E]Don't let the [Am]light go out.

It's [D]lasted for so many [G]years.[B7]

[E]Don't let the l[Am]ight go out.

Let it [D]shine through our love and our [G]tear[B7]s.

[E]Don't let the [Am]light go out.

It's [D]lasted for so many [G]years.[B7]

[E]Don't let the l[Am]ight go out.

Let it [D]shine through our love and our [G]tear[B7]s. [Em]

(four measures of Em before next verse)

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[VERSE]
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[G]And what is the memory that's valued so highly

That we keep it alive in the [Em]flame'

[C]What's the commitment for those who have died

We cry out they have not died in [B7]vain'

[Em]We have come this far, always believing

[C]That judgement will somehow [A]prevail.

[G]This is the [Em]burden! [G]This is the [Em]promise!

and [C]this is why [D]we will not [G]fai[B7]l!

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[CHORUS]
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[E]Don't let the [Am]light go out.

It's [D]lasted for so many [G]years.[B7]

[E]Don't let the l[Am]ight go out.

Let it [D]shine through our love and our [G]tear[B7]s.

[E]Don't let the [Am]light go out.

It's [D]lasted for so many [G]years.[B7]

[E]Don't let the l[Am]ight go out.

Let it [D]shine through our love and our [G]tear[B7]s.

[Em]Don't let the [Am]light go out!

[Em]Don't let the [Am]light go out!

[Em]Don't let the [Am]light go out!