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Downtown tonight, I saw an old friend someone who
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I used to take comfort from, long before I met you
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I caught a spark from his eyes a forgotten desire
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With a word or a touch, I could have rekindled that fire

 
[Chorus]
              
     C#                                 F#
But old flames, can't hold a candle to you
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no one can light up the night like you do
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Flickering embers of love, I've known one or two
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But old flames, can't hold a candle to you


[Verse 2]

D                                             G
Sometimes at night I think of old lovers I've known
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I remember how holding them, helped me not feel so alone
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Then I feel you beside me and even their memories are gone
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Like stars in the night, lost in the sweet light of dawn


[Chorus]

    D                                  G
But old flames, can't hold a candle to you
A7                                     D
no one can light up the night like you do
                     D7                       G
Flickering embers of love, I've known one or two
    A7                                 D
But old flames, can't hold a candle to you