Intro: Eb Cm  Eb Cm

Verse 1:
Eb          Cm
What'd you forget?
Eb      Cm
Got a light?
Eb      Cm   Bb
I know you - you're - you're shivering
Ab                  Bb
It's nothing they turned off my heat
Ab                  Bb
And I'm just a little weak on my feet

Chorus:
Bb                  Cm     Bb
Would you light my candle?

Verse 2:
(nc)
What are you staring at?
Eb   Cm       Eb           Cm    Eb  Cm
Nothing, your hair in the moonlight
Bb
You look familiar
Bb
Can you make it?
Ab           Bb
Just haven't eaten much today
              Ab
At least the room stopped spinning
Bb
Anyway. What?
Eb   Cm        Eb    Cm
Nothing, your smile reminded me of
Eb   Cm                     Bb
I always remind people of - who is she?
Ab                     Bb
She died. Her name was April.
Bb
It's out again
Ab               Bb
Sorry about your friend

Chorus:
Bb                  Cm        Bb
Would you light my candle?

Interlude:
Bb
Well
Bb
Yeah. Ow!
Bb
Oh, the wax - it's
Bb
Dripping! I like it between my-
Bb
Fingers, I figured ...
Bb          Eb
Oh, well. Goodnight ...
Eb Cm

Verse 3:
Eb    Cm
It blew out again?
        Eb           Cm
No - I think that I dropped my stash
  Eb         Cm       Eb      Cm
I know I've seen you out and about
         Eb     Cm
When I used to go out,
      Bb
Your candle's out
   Ab             Bb
I'm illin' - I had it when I walked in the door
Ab             Bb
It was pure - is it on the floor?
  C
The floor?
C                         Bb
They say I have the best ass
       C                   Bb
Below 14th street. Is it true?
 Bb
What?
C
You're staring again.
Bb
Oh no.
Bb           nc
I mean you do - have a nice -
          Eb         Cm
I mean - you look familiar
Eb         Cm
Like your dead girlfriend?
Eb        Cm
Only when you smile.
Bb
But I'm sure I've seen you somewhere else -
Ab                Bb
Do you go to the Cat Scratch Club?
       Ab             Bb
That's where I work - I dance
        Ab                Bb
Yes! They used to tie you up -
(nc)
It's a living
 Ab                 Bb
I didn't recognize you without the handcuffs

Chorus:
Bb                  Cm       Bb
We could light the candle
Bb                     Cm       Bb
Oh won't you light the candle?

Verse 4:
Eb      Cm      Eb        Cm
Why don't you forget that stuff
Eb             Cm       Eb
You look like you're sixteen
     Cm                Eb    Cm
I'm nineteen - but I'm old for my age
      Eb     Cm
I'm just born to be bad
  Eb        Cm         Bb
I once was born to be bad
          Ab
I used to shiver like that
     Bb
I have no heat - I told you
     Ab
I used to sweat
   Bb
I got a cold
Bb                     Ab
Uh huh, I used to be a junkie
Ab
But now and then I like to
Bb
Uh huh
Bb
Feel good
Ab
Oh, here it - um
Ab
What's that?
Bb
Candy bar wrapper

Chorus:
Bb                  Cm      Bb
We could light the candle
Bb                         Cm       Bb
Oh, what'd you do with my candle?

Verse 5:
Eb               Cm
That was my last match
Eb           Cm      Eb
Our eyes'll adjust, thank
Cm
God for the moon
Eb      Cm         Eb       Cm
Maybe it's not the moon at all
          Eb                      Cm
I hear Spike Lee's shooting down the street
           Eb Cm
Bah humbug ... Bah humbug
Ab
Cold hands
Bb
Yours too.
Ab             Bb
Big. Like my father's
Ab
Do you wanna dance?
Bb
With you?
Ab        Bb
No - with my father
Bb
I'm Roger
Eb   Cm
They call me
Eb   Cm        Eb
They call me Mimi

Outro: Eb
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