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Light One Candle Peter, Paul and Mary
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[G]
Light one candle for the Macabe Children
[G] [Em]
With thanks their light didn't die.
[C]
Light one candle for the pain they endured
[C] [B7]
When their right to exist was de-nied.
[Em]
Light on candle for the terrible sacrifice
[C] [A]
Justice and freedom demand.
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
Light one candle for the wisdom to know
[C] [D] [G] [B7]
when the peace makers time is at hand.
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CHORUS
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[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
It's lasted for so many years.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
It's lasted for so many years.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7] [Em]
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
(four measures of Em before next verse)
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VERSE
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[G]
Light one candle for the strength that we need
[G] [Em]
To never became our own foe.
[C]
And light one candle for those who are suffering
[B7]
Pain we learned so long ago.
[Em]
Light one candle for all we believe in.
[C] [A]
Let anger not tear us a-part.
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
And light one candle to bind us to-gether
[C] [D] [G] [B7]
With piece as the song in our hearts.
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CHORUS
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[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
It's lasted for so many years.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
It's lasted for so many years.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7] [Em]
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
(four measures of Em before next verse)
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VERSE
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[G]
And what is the memory that's valued so highly
[Em]
That we keep it alive in the flame?
[C]
What's the commitment for those who have died
[B7]
We cry out they have not died in vain?
[Em]
We have come this far, always believing
[C] [A]
That judgement will somehow prevail.
[G] [Em] [G] [Em]
This is the burden! This is the promise!
[C] [D] [G] [B7]
and this is why we will not fail!
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CHORUS
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[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
It's lasted for so many years.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
It's lasted for so many years.
[E] [Am]
Don't let the light go out.
[D] [G] [B7]
Let it shine through our love and our tears.
[Em] [Am]
Don't let the light go out!
[Em] [Am]
Don't let the light go out!
[Em] [Am]
Don't let the light go out!
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