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Buck Meek – Candle Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C#m E A F#m B E A

[Verse 1]
C#m             E
Innocence is a light beam,
      A            F#m
you're doing your thing
           B
With your arm out
      E         A
your window up Highway 9
           C#m         E
When it's too much to handle,
  A         F#m
burn me a candle
         B            E
If you don't have a candle,
        A                A
let me burn on your mind

[Verse 2]
      C#m        E       A
The song of the sirens caught
             F#m
up with me downwind
    B             E
My nose started bleeding
         A
by the second note
   C#m         E
Heaven is a motel with
     A         F#m
a telephone seashell
        B              E
Well, check-out's at eleven,
           A               A
and don't ask for more time

[Chorus]
                A
Well, did your eyes change?
                 E
I remember them blue
     F#m          A
Or were they always hazel?
           A
Still the same face
              E
with a line or two
    F#m                  A
The same love I always knew

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[Verse 3]
  C#m         E
I try not to call,
        A                F#m
but I think I'm being followed
B                    E      A
It's been about an hour or so
      C#m                   E
I hate for you to hear me scared,
  A           F#m
otherwise, I'm well
 B
I guess you're still
       E           A     A
the first place I go

[Chorus]
          A
Did your eyes change?
                  E
I remember them blue
     F#m          A
Or were they always hazel?
           A
Still the same face
              E
with a line or two
    F#m                  A
The same love I always knew

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[Instrumental]
C#m E A F#m B E A
C#m E A F#m B E A
A

[Chorus]
          A
Did your eyes change?
                  E
I remember them blue
     F#m          A
Or were they always hazel?
           A
Still the same face
              E
with a line or two
    F#m                  A
The same love I always knew
A  E*

How to play Candle: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Candle by Buck Meek on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Candle by Buck Meek keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 5 chords: C#m, E, A, F#m and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m – E – A – F#m (vi – I – IV – ii in E major). In solfa, that is lah – doh – fah – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, G, Em, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

Candle chords: questions

What key is Candle in?

Candle by Buck Meek is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in Candle?

Candle uses 5 chords: C#m, E, A, F#m, B.

What is the chord progression of Candle?

The main progression is C#m – E – A – F#m (vi – I – IV – ii).

Is Candle easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, D, G, Em, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

How to play Candle: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Candle chords: questions

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