The Candle Burned Out Tabs & Lyrics by Shout Out Louds

The Candle Burned Out

guitar tabs lyrics

Shout Out Louds

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The Candle Burned Out - Shout Out Louds
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Tabbed by: adslam3

Before we begin, there's not too much guitar, but you can play these chords
to accompany the bass so you can sing and play along.

NOTE: These are the two main riffs you hear throughout the song.
RIFF 1 - Notes in parenthesis are optional as he sometimes plays them

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------14-12-11~-------------------------------|
D|-------12-12-----------------(14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14)-----|
A|-12-14-------14-12-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF 2 (during chorus)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4~----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0h2---------5h7-2~----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|



INTRO (With riff 1 starting at 0:40 and repeated 4 times)
D - G - Em -Em (8 times starting at 0:16)
A - G - A - G

D G Em
Everyone is coming home
D G Em
You can hear the sound from miles
D G Em
I try to turn it up

They turn it down
D G Em
The only noise is from the ground
A
And I know
G
They're just curious
A
And they stand
G
And they look at us


RIFF 2
D G Em
Oh oh, oh oh
RIFF 2
D G Em
Oh oh, oh oh


RIFF 1 (4 times)
D - G - Em - Em (4 times)
D G Em
Everyone here knows the law
D G Em
Once the cops are here they know
D G Em
Try to lock you up

You lock it in
D G Em
The line between us is so thin
A
And I know
G
They're just curious
A
And they stand
G
And they look at us

RIFF 2
D G Em
Oh oh, oh oh
RIFF 2
D G Em
Oh oh, oh oh
RIFF 2
D G Em
Oh oh, oh oh
RIFF 2
D G Em
Oh oh, oh oh


D (or play riff 3 - see bottom)

D
The candle the burned out

The candle burned
G
Oh, the candle burned out [x4]

D G
Oh oh, oh oh the candle burned out
D G
Oh, oh They try to lock you up (the candle burned out)
D G
Oh, oh They try to lock you up (the candle burned out)
D G
Oh, oh They try to lock you up (Oh the candle burned out)

END
D (or riff 3)


RIFF 3
e|---------------------| This isn't a real "riff"
B|---------------------| but it sounds nice to add
G|---------------------| as a 2nd guitar sounds like
D|----0--0-0----0--0-0-| it's playing it.
A|-5-5-------5-5-------|
E|---------------------|


There you have it, a fun song to play and it sounds great acoustic.
Enjoy.