Learn "LIGHT MY CANDLE" by Jonathan Larson on Piano

Master "LIGHT MY CANDLE" by Jonathan Larson with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Pop arrangement is in the key of Ab at 131 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

Tip: Break "LIGHT MY CANDLE" into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo until they feel natural.

Lyrics

What’d you for get? Your smile Got re a mind light? ed me. I I (Cm)know al ways you, re mind peo you’re, ple of. you’re shiv er ing. It’s noth Her name ing, they was (Bb)turned A pril. off my It’s heat. out a gain. And I’m just a lit tle (Bb)weak on ’bout my friend. feet. (Gm)Would you light my can dle? What are you star ing at? Noth (Cm)ing. Your (Eb)hair (Cm)in the moon (Eb)light. You look (Cm)fa mil iar. Can you make it? Just have n’t eat (Bb)en much to day, at least the (Ab)room stopped spin ning (Bb)an y way. What? What’d Noth ing. get? Your smile Got re a mind light? ed me. I I (Cm)know al ways you, re mind peo you’re, ple of. Who is er she? It’s noth Her name ing, they was (Bb)turned A pril. off my It’s heat. out a gain. And I’m just a lit tle (Bb)Sor ry ’bout your friend. feet. (Gm)Would you light my can dle? What are you star ing at? Noth (Cm)ing. Your (Eb)hair (Cm)in the moon (Eb)light. You look (Cm)fa mil iar. Can you make it? Just have n’t eat (Bb)en much to day, at least the (Ab)room stopped spin ning (Bb)an y way. What? Well? (Bb7)Yeah? Ow! Oh, the wax, it’s drip ping. I like it be tween my fin gers. I fig ured. Oh, well, good (Eb)night. It blew (Eb)out a gain? No, I (Eb)think that I (Cm)dropped my stash. I know (Cm)I’ve seen you out and a (Cm)bout, when I (Eb)used to go (Cm)out. Your can (Cm)dle’s out. I’m ill in’, I (Bb)had it when I walked in the door. It was pure. (Bb)Is it on the floor? They say that I have the best ass be low Four teenth Street. Is it true? What? You’re star in’ a gain. Oh, no. I mean, you do. You look (Cm)fa mil iar. Like your dead (Cm)girl friend? (Eb)On ly when (Cm)you smile, but I’m (Eb)sure I’ve (Cm)seen you some where (Ab)else. Do you go to the (Bb)Cat Scratch Club? (Ab)That’s where I work, I dance. Yes! They used to tie you (Bb)up. It’s a liv ing. I did n’t rec og nize (Bb)you with out the hand cuffs. (Gm)We could light the can dle. Oh, won’t you light the can dle? Why (Cm)don’t you for (Eb)get that (Cm)stuff? You look like (Cm)you’re six teen. I’m nine (Cm)teen, but I’m (Eb)old (Cm)for my age. I’m just (Cm)born to be (Eb)bad. I (Cm)once was born to (Cm)be bad. I used to shiv er like that. I have no heat, I told you. (Ab)sweat. I got a (Bb)cold. Uh huh. I used to be a (Ab)junk ie. Now and then I like to feel good. (Gm)We could light the can dle. Oh, what’d you do with my can dle? That was my (Eb)last match. Our eyes ’ll ad (Cm)just. Thank God (Cm)for the moon. (Eb)May be it’s (Cm)not the moon at (Eb)all. I hear (Eb)Spike Lee’s (Cm)shoot in’ down the (Eb)street. Bah, (Cm)hum bug. Bah, (Cm)hum bug. Cold hands. Yours, too. Bare, like my fa ther’s. With you? No, with my fa ther. I’m Rog er. (Cm)They call me, (Cm)they call me (Cm)Mi (Eb)mi.

Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
Ab
Tempo
131 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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