Chords for Don Mclean - Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
Tempo:
158 bpm
Chords used:
G
Am
A
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [G] [D] Starry, starry [G] night, paint your [Am] palette blue and gray.
Look out on a [Em] summer's day with eyes that [E] know the darkness [G] in my soul, shadows on the hills.
Sketch the [A] trees and the daffodils, catch the [E] breeze [C] and the winter chills [G] in [A] colors
on the [G] snowy linen land.
[Em]
[G] Now I [Am] understand
[D] what [G] you tried to say to [Em] me, how you [Am] suffered for your sanity, [D]
how
you tried to set them [E] free.
They would not [G] listen, [A] they did not know how.
[Am]
[G] Perhaps they'll listen now.
Starry, starry night, flaming [A] flowers that brightly blaze, [Am] swirling [C] clouds in violet
haze, [G]
[Am] reflecting Vincent's [G] eyes of China blue, [Em] [G] colors changing hue, morning [A] fields of amber gray.
Weathered [C] faces lined in pain [G] are [D] soothed beneath the artist's [G] loving hand.
[A] Now I understand [Am] [Dm]
what you [G] tried to say to [Em] me, how you suffered [Am] for your sanity, how
you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not [G] listen, they did not [A] know how.
[Am]
Perhaps [G] they'll listen now, for [D] they could not [Am] love you, [Dm] but still [G] your love was true.
[Em] And when [Am]
no hope was left in sight [Cm] on that starry, starry night, [G] you took your life [F] as
lovers [E] often do, but [Am] I could have told you this, [C] this world was never meant for [D] one as
beautiful [G] as you.
Starry, starry night, [Am] portraits hung in empty halls, frameless [C] heads on nameless walls,
[G] with [A] eyes that watch the [G] world and can't forget, like the strangers that you've met.
The ragged men [A]
in ragged clothes, a silver [C] thorn, a bloody rose, [D] lie crushed and [G] broken
on the virgin snow.
Now [Am] I think I know what
[G] you tried to say to [Em] me, and how you [Am] suffered for your sanity,
[D] how you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not listen, [A] they're not listening still.
[Am]
Perhaps they never will.
Look out on a [Em] summer's day with eyes that [E] know the darkness [G] in my soul, shadows on the hills.
Sketch the [A] trees and the daffodils, catch the [E] breeze [C] and the winter chills [G] in [A] colors
on the [G] snowy linen land.
[Em]
[G] Now I [Am] understand
[D] what [G] you tried to say to [Em] me, how you [Am] suffered for your sanity, [D]
how
you tried to set them [E] free.
They would not [G] listen, [A] they did not know how.
[Am]
[G] Perhaps they'll listen now.
Starry, starry night, flaming [A] flowers that brightly blaze, [Am] swirling [C] clouds in violet
haze, [G]
[Am] reflecting Vincent's [G] eyes of China blue, [Em] [G] colors changing hue, morning [A] fields of amber gray.
Weathered [C] faces lined in pain [G] are [D] soothed beneath the artist's [G] loving hand.
[A] Now I understand [Am] [Dm]
what you [G] tried to say to [Em] me, how you suffered [Am] for your sanity, how
you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not [G] listen, they did not [A] know how.
[Am]
Perhaps [G] they'll listen now, for [D] they could not [Am] love you, [Dm] but still [G] your love was true.
[Em] And when [Am]
no hope was left in sight [Cm] on that starry, starry night, [G] you took your life [F] as
lovers [E] often do, but [Am] I could have told you this, [C] this world was never meant for [D] one as
beautiful [G] as you.
Starry, starry night, [Am] portraits hung in empty halls, frameless [C] heads on nameless walls,
[G] with [A] eyes that watch the [G] world and can't forget, like the strangers that you've met.
The ragged men [A]
in ragged clothes, a silver [C] thorn, a bloody rose, [D] lie crushed and [G] broken
on the virgin snow.
Now [Am] I think I know what
[G] you tried to say to [Em] me, and how you [Am] suffered for your sanity,
[D] how you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not listen, [A] they're not listening still.
[Am]
Perhaps they never will.
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[F] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ Starry, starry [G] _ night, _ _ _ _ _ _ paint your [Am] palette blue and gray.
_ _ _ _ _ Look out on a [Em] summer's day _ with eyes that [E] know the darkness [G] in my soul, _ _ shadows on the hills.
_ _ _ Sketch _ _ _ _ the [A] trees and the _ _ daffodils, _ _ _ _ catch the [E] breeze [C] and the winter _ chills _ [G] in [A] colors
on the [G] snowy linen _ _ land.
[Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Now I [Am] _ understand _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ what _ [G] you tried to say to [Em] _ me, _ _ how you [Am] suffered for your sanity, _ _ [D] _ _ _
how
you tried to set them [E] free.
They would not [G] listen, [A] they did not know _ how.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] Perhaps they'll listen now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Starry, _ _ starry _ _ night, _ _ _ _ _ _ flaming [A] flowers that brightly _ blaze, _ _ _ [Am] _ swirling [C] clouds in violet
haze, _ [G] _ _
[Am] reflecting Vincent's [G] eyes of China blue, _ _ _ [Em] [G] colors _ changing hue, _ _ _ _ morning _ [A] fields of amber gray. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Weathered [C] faces _ lined in pain _ [G] are [D] soothed beneath the artist's [G] loving hand.
_ _ [A] Now I _ understand _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
what you [G] tried to say to [Em] me, _ _ how you suffered [Am] for your sanity, _ _ _ _ how
you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not [G] listen, they did not [A] know _ _ how.
[Am] _ _
_ _ Perhaps [G] they'll listen now, for [D] they could not [Am] love you, _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ but still [G] your love was true. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ And when [Am]
no hope was left in sight [Cm] on that starry, starry night, [G] you took your life [F] as
lovers [E] often do, _ _ _ but [Am] I could have told you this, _ _ [C] _ this world was never meant for [D] one as
beautiful _ [G] _ as you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Starry, starry _ night, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] portraits hung in empty _ halls, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ frameless [C] heads on nameless walls,
_ [G] with [A] eyes that watch the [G] world and can't forget, like the strangers that you've _ _ met.
_ The ragged men [A]
in ragged _ clothes, _ _ _ _ _ a silver [C] thorn, a bloody rose, _ _ [D] lie crushed and [G] broken
on the virgin snow.
_ _ Now [Am] I think I know _ _ _ what _ _
_ _ [G] you tried to say to [Em] me, and how you [Am] suffered for your sanity, _ _
_ [D] _ _ how you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not listen, [A] they're not listening _ still. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Perhaps they never will. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Look out on a [Em] summer's day _ with eyes that [E] know the darkness [G] in my soul, _ _ shadows on the hills.
_ _ _ Sketch _ _ _ _ the [A] trees and the _ _ daffodils, _ _ _ _ catch the [E] breeze [C] and the winter _ chills _ [G] in [A] colors
on the [G] snowy linen _ _ land.
[Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ Now I [Am] _ understand _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ what _ [G] you tried to say to [Em] _ me, _ _ how you [Am] suffered for your sanity, _ _ [D] _ _ _
how
you tried to set them [E] free.
They would not [G] listen, [A] they did not know _ how.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] Perhaps they'll listen now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Starry, _ _ starry _ _ night, _ _ _ _ _ _ flaming [A] flowers that brightly _ blaze, _ _ _ [Am] _ swirling [C] clouds in violet
haze, _ [G] _ _
[Am] reflecting Vincent's [G] eyes of China blue, _ _ _ [Em] [G] colors _ changing hue, _ _ _ _ morning _ [A] fields of amber gray. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Weathered [C] faces _ lined in pain _ [G] are [D] soothed beneath the artist's [G] loving hand.
_ _ [A] Now I _ understand _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
what you [G] tried to say to [Em] me, _ _ how you suffered [Am] for your sanity, _ _ _ _ how
you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not [G] listen, they did not [A] know _ _ how.
[Am] _ _
_ _ Perhaps [G] they'll listen now, for [D] they could not [Am] love you, _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ but still [G] your love was true. _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ And when [Am]
no hope was left in sight [Cm] on that starry, starry night, [G] you took your life [F] as
lovers [E] often do, _ _ _ but [Am] I could have told you this, _ _ [C] _ this world was never meant for [D] one as
beautiful _ [G] _ as you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Starry, starry _ night, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] portraits hung in empty _ halls, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ frameless [C] heads on nameless walls,
_ [G] with [A] eyes that watch the [G] world and can't forget, like the strangers that you've _ _ met.
_ The ragged men [A]
in ragged _ clothes, _ _ _ _ _ a silver [C] thorn, a bloody rose, _ _ [D] lie crushed and [G] broken
on the virgin snow.
_ _ Now [Am] I think I know _ _ _ what _ _
_ _ [G] you tried to say to [Em] me, and how you [Am] suffered for your sanity, _ _
_ [D] _ _ how you tried [Em] to set them free.
They would not listen, [A] they're not listening _ still. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Perhaps they never will. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _