And I Love You So Chords

by Don McLean
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: 5th fret
Author aleonzzz [a] 78. Last edit on Oct 9, 2020
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Chords

G
Am
D
Em
C
Bm
Am7
D7
D/G

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"And I Love You So"
Composed and Sung by Don McLean 1973
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I play with capo on 5th fret and pick each chord in style of riffs, then gently strum the chorus
 
and riff on G and Am
 
Intro
    G
e ----3-----------------3------
b ----3--1--3--1--0-----3---1-3
g --0------------------0-------
D -----------------------------
A 2----------------------------
E 3------------------3----3----
 
Riff1                    Riff2
    G                      Am
e ----3-------------      -----0----0-0-----------0--
b ----3--1--3--1--0-      -----1----0-1-----------1--
g --0---------------      ----2--------2--0--2--2----
D ------------------      ---------------------------
A 2-----------------      --0-----0-----------0------
E 3-----------------      ---------------------------
 
 
Intro:
G   (play riff 1)
 
G            Am (riff2)  D
And I love you so.
                   G (riff1) - Em
The people ask me how,
                    Am (riff2) - C
How I've lived till now.
                    D  - G
I tell them I don't know.
                Am (riff2) D
I guess they understand
                    G (riff1) - Em
How lonely life has been.
                 Am (riff2)  - C
But life began again
                                G (riff1) (down to f# on bass)
The day you took my hand.
 
G           Bm       Am                  Am7
And, yes, I know how lonely life can be.
  C                  D          G (riff on b string 3-1-0) then descend bass (e string 3,2)
The shadows follow me, and the night won't set me free.
   Em       Bm      Am                 Am7
But I don't let the evening get me down
D                D7    G
Now that you're around me.
 
intro riff
 
G               Am   D
And you love me, too.
                          G   - Em
Your thoughts are just for me;
                    Am - C
You set my spirit free.
                    D  - G
I'm happy that you do.
 
                    Am        D
The book of life is brief
                    G   - Em
And once A page is read,
                 Am - C
All but love is dead.
             G - G(sus4)- G
That is my belief.
 
G           Bm        Am                  Am7
And, yes, I know how loveless life can be.
      D              D7        G
The shadows follow me, and the night won't set me free.
    Em      Bm      Am                    Am7
But I don't let the evening bring me down
      D  - D7          G
Now that you're around me.
 
 
G            Am     D
And I love you so.
                   G  - Em
The people ask me how,
                    Am - C
How I've lived till now.
                    D/G
I tell them I don't know.
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2 comments
santiagobuklod
I find that you can also use capo in 2nd fret. Either way works for me. Thanks!
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guitarsem
Nice arrangement. It's also very convenient to play with a capo, because then it's easy to play it a little bit lower if you can't or don't wanna reach for those high notes. One small error, in my opinion: the Bm chord should be an Em. And then you optionally could play the G chord before that one with a f# as bassnote, so G/f#. But thank you for the work you did on this arrangement. With the riffs, they're nice and a source for inspiration on how to play the other chord and play variations on the ones you took the time to write down for us. Thank you!
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