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

A A7
And it seems to me you lived your life
D G
Like a candle in the wind
D A
Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in
G
And I would have liked to have known you
Bm
But I was just a kid
A
Your candle burned out long before
G D A
Your legend ever did

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

A A7 D G
And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind
D A
Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in
G
And I would have liked to have known you
Bm
But I was just a kid
A G D A
Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did

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

A A7
And it seems to me you lived your life
D G
Like a candle in the wind
D
Never knowing who to cling to
A
When the rain set in
G
And I would have liked to have known you
Bm
But I was just a kid
A G D
Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did

A G D A D
Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did