INTRO: Em D G C G And now the flame is out, but the light burns on Em C D No one ever said he was bigger than his songs G C G So few ever knew the heart inside the man Bm C Am DsuD4 But he gave himself away, as only poets can G C G He took the stories of his people and gave them back in rhyme Em C D But for the pleasures of the hearth there was never enough time G C G He said one day he'd quit and then he would come home Bm C Am DsusD But there was always one more stage, always one more road CHORUS: G C G The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle Em C G There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle Bm C G A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true Am D7 G Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you INSTRUMENTAL: C G C G C G Am D C G C G Am D G C G And the road finally claimed him like a sailor lost at sea Em C D Setting sail on the horizon that would not let him be G C G Following a star that drew him like a flame Bm C Am DsusD And though he loved you so well it was not the same CHORUS: G C G The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle Em C G There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle Bm C G A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true Am D7 G Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you CHORUS: C G The candle's burning at both ends, it's burning in the middle Em C G There's no time to stop between the guitar and the fiddle Bm C G A crazy tune, a crazy time, you know the words were true Am D7 G ADG Smiles lit their eyes, but all he ever saw was you