Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean - Lyrics Chords

Tempo:
105.025 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

D

C

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) - Don McLean - Lyrics chords
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[G] Starry, starry night, paint [Am] your [E] palette blue and grey, look [C] out on a summer's day,
[D] With eyes that know the darkness [G] in my soul, shadows on the hills, sketch [E] the trees and
the daffodils, [Am] [C]
catch the breeze and the winter chills,
[D] In colors on the snowy [G] linen land, [C] [G]
now I [Am] understand, [G] what you tried to [Bm] say to [Em] me,
How you suffered [Am] for your sanity,
[D] how you tried to [Em] set them free,
They would not listen, they [A] did not know how, [C]
[D] perhaps they'll [G] listen now.
[G]
Starry, starry night, flaming [Am] flowers that brightly blaze, [C] swirling clouds in violet
haze, [D] reflect in Vincent's eyes of [G] china blue, [Em] colors [G] changing hue, morning [Am] fields of amber
grain, weathered [C] faces lined in pain, [D] are soothed beneath the [G] artist's loving hand,
[C] now I [Am] understand,
[D] what you [G] tried to [Bm] say to me, [Em] how you suffered [Am] for your sanity, [D] how
you tried to set them [Em] free, they would not listen, they [A] did not know how, [Am] [D] perhaps they'll
listen [G] now, for they could [Am] not love you, [D]
but still your [G] love was true, [Em]
and when [Am] no hope
was left in sight [Cm] on that starry, starry night, [G] you took your [Fm] life as [E] lovers often do, [Am] but
I could have told you Vincent, [C] this world was never meant for [D] one as beautiful [G] as you,
[Em] starry, [G] starry night, portraits hung in empty halls, frameless [C] heads on nameless walls,
[D] with eyes that watch the world and [G] can't forget, [C] like the strangers [G] that you've met, the ragged
[Am] men in ragged clothes, the silver [C] thorn of bloody roads, [D] lie crushed and broken on the
[G] virgin snow, [Em] now I [Am] think I know, [D] what you [G] tried to say [Bm] to [Em] me, how you suffered [Am] for your
sanity, [D] how you tried to set [Em] them free, they would not listen, [A] they're not listening still,
[Am] perhaps [D]
they [G] never will.
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
D
1321
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To start learning Don Mclean - Vincent chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, G, Em, Am, D, G and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 137. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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_ [G] Starry, starry night, _ _ _ paint [Am] your [E] palette blue and grey, _ _ look [C] out on a summer's day,
[D] With eyes that know the darkness [G] in my soul, shadows on the hills, _ _ _ _ sketch [E] the trees and
the daffodils, _ [Am] _ _ [C]
catch the breeze and the winter chills,
[D] In colors on the snowy [G] linen land, [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ now I [Am] understand, _ _ _ _ [G] what you tried to [Bm] say to [Em] me,
How you suffered [Am] for your sanity, _
[D] _ _ how you tried to [Em] set them free,
They would not listen, they [A] did not know how, _ [C] _
_ [D] perhaps they'll [G] listen now.
[G] _
_ _ _ Starry, starry night, _ _ _ flaming [Am] flowers that brightly blaze, _ _ _ [C] swirling clouds in violet
haze, [D] reflect in Vincent's eyes of [G] china blue, [Em] colors [G] changing hue, _ _ _ _ morning [Am] fields of amber
grain, _ _ weathered [C] faces lined in pain, [D] are soothed beneath the [G] artist's loving hand,
[C] now I [Am] understand, _
_ [D] _ _ what you [G] tried to [Bm] say to me, [Em] how you suffered [Am] for your sanity, _ [D] _ how
you tried to set them [Em] free, they would not listen, they [A] did not know how, [Am] _ _ [D] perhaps they'll
listen [G] now, for they could [Am] not love you, _ [D] _
but still your [G] love was true, _ _ [Em] _ _
and when [Am] no hope
was left in sight [Cm] on that starry, starry night, [G] you took your [Fm] life as [E] lovers often do, _ _ [Am] but
I could have told you Vincent, [C] _ this world was never meant for [D] one as beautiful _ [G] as you,
_ _ _ _ [Em] starry, [G] starry night, _ _ _ _ _ portraits hung in empty halls, _ _ frameless [C] heads on nameless walls,
[D] with eyes that watch the world and [G] can't forget, [C] like the strangers [G] that you've met, _ the ragged
[Am] men in ragged clothes, the silver [C] thorn of bloody roads, [D] lie crushed and broken on the
[G] virgin snow, [Em] now I [Am] think I know, _ _ [D] _ _ what you [G] tried to say [Bm] to [Em] me, how you suffered [Am] for your
sanity, _ [D] _ how you tried to set [Em] them free, they would not listen, [A] they're not listening still,
_ [Am] _ perhaps [D] _
they [G] never will. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Don McLean.

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