Remember Me When Candlelights Are Gleaming

John Prine

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A D A A E A [Verse]
A D A The sweetest songs belong to lovers in the gloaming
A E A The sweetest days are the days that used to be
A D The saddest words I've ever heard
A Were words of parting
A E A When you said, sweetheart, remember me. [Chorus]
D A Remember me, When the candlelight are gleaming
E A Remember me, At the close of a long, long day
D A It would be so sweet When all alone I'm dreaming
A E A Just to know, you still remember me [Verse]
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A A You told me once,
D A That you were mine alone forever
E A And I was yours till the end of eternity
D But all those vows are broken now
A And we will never
A E A Be the same, except in memory [Chorus]
D A Remember me, When the candlelight are gleaming
E A Remember me, At the close of a long, long day
D A It would be so sweet When all alone I'm dreaming
A E A Just to know, you still remember me [Verse]
A D A brighter face may take my place
A When we're apart dear
E A sweeter smile
A And a love more bold than free
A D But in the end fair-weather friends
A May break your heart dear
A E A If they do, sweetheart, remember me [Chorus]
D A Remember me, When the candlelight are gleaming
E A Remember me, At the close of a long, long day
D A It would be so sweet When all alone I'm dreaming
A E A Just to know, you still remember me
A E A Just to know, you still remember me
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