Verse: 
E               C#m7  
А promise or a dare 
A                       B  
I would jump if I knew you'd catch me  
E                   C#m  
Staring over the edge  
A                   B  
I can't tell if you'll be here for me  
A  
I close my eyes and make a wish  
C#m7  
Turn out the lights and take a breath  
D  
Pray that when the wick is burned  
A                            B       E  
You would say that it's all about love 
  
Chorus:  
E                          D  
You were there when I needed you  
A                                           E  
You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open  
E                           D  
You were there when I needed you  
A                                           E  
You were there when the skies broke wide, wide open 
 
Verse: 
E          C#m    B  
You were never here 
E           C#m  
I remember you said  
A                                    B  
Love was more than your good intentions 
A  
Empty boxes on the floor  
C#m7  
Things I never asked you for  
D  
I pray that when the wick is burned  
A                            B        E  
You would say that it's all about love 
  
Chorus: 
D  A  E A#m7+5  D       A  
I can't see the promise of 
C#m7               A#m7+5 
Excuses you fall upon 
D                     A  
I pray to God not holding on  
B                        A A#m7+5 A     A  
To things you've left undone 
 
Chorus x 2
 
E  
You were there when I  
D  
You were there when I  
A                          E  
You were there when I needed you 

 Five Candles (You Were There)
Jars of Clay
Album: Much Afraid
(c)1997 Bridge Building Music/Pogostick Music/BMI
Tab by: Brian Germer 

Verse riff: 
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------4--4--------2--2-------------|
E---0--0------4---0--0------4-------------------------4-----|

Pre-chorus:
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A---0--0-------------------5--5---------0--0------------------|
E--------------4--4-------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------5--5--------0--0-------------------------------|
E---0--0--------------------------------0--0------------------|
   
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------0--0-------------------------------| (go into verse riff)
E---0--0-------2--2---------------------0--0----------4------|

Verse 2
Pre-chorus

Variations on Chorus 2nd time:
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------5--5--------0--0-------------------------------|
E---0--0--------------------------------0--0------4----------|

G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------5h7-5-------0--0---------5h7-7-----------------|
E---0--0------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

D   A   E  F#  (2x)
D   A   B

C   D   F# A
C   D

Chorus

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