Biography:
Like his great great grandfather, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the German poet who penned "Faust", Bertie Higgins is a storyteller. He was born Elbert Joseph Higgins of Portuguese, Irish and German descent and raised in the picturesque Greek community of Tarpon Springs, Florida. Bertie is an intellectual romantic who loves to paint story songs about living and loving in a tropical paradise.
His love songs explore the efforts of man trying to fathom the mystery and allure of woman.
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Intro: [ C Am ] 2x
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B|--1?1p3-------3-1---1---0?1----|
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C
I remember well, your flashing eyes
Am
Soft and green as key lime pie
F G C
And how they filled with love when you looked at me
C
And the shadows upon the wall at night
Am
As you danced for me by the candle light
F G C
If only once more I could see
1st chorus:
C F G C
My candle dancer, my young island girl
C F G C
Your love was the answer, It lit up my world
C Dm G C F
Though the candle light is gone, the fire still lingers on
Dm G C
Give me one more chance? Dance
C
The déjà vu of days with you
Am
The sun so bright, the sea so blue
F G C
Somehow I thought it could never end
C
But here I am alone tonight
Am
Staring into the candle light
F G C
Trying so hard to pretend
2nd Chorus
C F G C
I see my candle dancer? my young island girl
C F G C
Your love was the answer, It lit up my world
C Dm G C F
Though the candle light is gone, the fire still lingers on
Dm G C (intro riff)
Give me one more chance? Dance
Instrumental around verse chords with sax lead
(2nd chorus) + (1st Chorus) with fade out on last line
E|---------0---------------------|
B|--1?1p3-------3-1---1---0?1----|
G|----------------------2-----2--|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--3?3----3------3---0---0-0----|
E|-------------------------------|
C
I remember well, your flashing eyes
Am
Soft and green as key lime pie
F G C
And how they filled with love when you looked at me
C
And the shadows upon the wall at night
Am
As you danced for me by the candle light
F G C
If only once more I could see
1st chorus:
C F G C
My candle dancer, my young island girl
C F G C
Your love was the answer, It lit up my world
C Dm G C F
Though the candle light is gone, the fire still lingers on
Dm G C
Give me one more chance? Dance
C
The déjà vu of days with you
Am
The sun so bright, the sea so blue
F G C
Somehow I thought it could never end
C
But here I am alone tonight
Am
Staring into the candle light
F G C
Trying so hard to pretend
2nd Chorus
C F G C
I see my candle dancer? my young island girl
C F G C
Your love was the answer, It lit up my world
C Dm G C F
Though the candle light is gone, the fire still lingers on
Dm G C (intro riff)
Give me one more chance? Dance
Instrumental around verse chords with sax lead
(2nd chorus) + (1st Chorus) with fade out on last line
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