E                               A
Goodbye Norma Jean, Though I never knew you at all
                           E/G#                                   A
You had the grace to hold yourself, While those around you crawled
                           E                        A
They crawled out of the woodwork, And they whispered into your brain
                        E/G#                                  A
They set you on the treadmill, And they made you change your name

        B                           B7         E             A
"And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind
       E                                B
Never knowing who to cling to, When the rain set in
             A                                C#m
And I would have liked to have known you, But I was just a kid
                         B                A
Your candle burned out long before, your legend ever will

( A  E/G#  F#m  E  B7  A  E/G#  F#m  E  B7  )

    E                                    A
Loneliness was tough, The toughest role you ever played
                         E                            A
Hollywood created a superstar, And pain was the price you paid
                 E          A
Even when you died, Oh the press still hounded you
             \        E                                       A
All the papers had to say, Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

        B                           B7         E             A
"And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind
       E                                B
Never knowing who to cling to, When the rain set in
             A                                C#m
And I would have liked to have known you, But I was just a kid
                         B                A
Your candle burned out long before, your legend ever did

( A  E/G#  F#m  E )

   E                               A
Goodbye Norma Jean, Though I never knew you at all
                           E/G#                                   A
You had the grace to hold yourself, While those around you crawled
     E                                    A
Goodbye Norma Jean, From the young man in the 22nd row
                               E                                          A
Who sees you as something as more than sexual, More than just our Marilyn Monroe


Chorus
        B                           B7         E             A
"And it seems to me you lived your life, Like a candle in the wind
       E                                B
Never knowing who to cling to, When the rain set in
             A                                C#m
And I would have liked to have known you, But I was just a kid
                         B                A
Your candle burned out long before, your legend ever did

( A  E/G#  F#m  E )

                       B                  A
Your candle burned out long before, Your legend ever did