Vincent Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo

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Gsus4

G/F#

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[Verse 1]
                    G    Gsus4 G                    Am
Starry, starry  night,   paint your palette blue and grey
                C                 D                                G
Look out on a summer's day, with eyes that know the darkness in my soul
                   G Gsus4 G                       Am
Shadows on the hills,       Sketch the trees and daffodils
                      C                D                             G
Catch the breeze and winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land
 
[Chorus]
            Am      D                   G         G/F# Em
And now I understand what you tried to say to me,
                          Am      D                          Em
How you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free,
                                     A         Am     D                 G
They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now
 
[Verse 2]
                        G  Gsus4 G                    Am
Starry, starry  night,          flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
                   C            D                                    G
Swirling clouds in violet haze reflecting Vincent's eyes of china blue
                    G  Gsus4 G                        Am
Colors changing hue,               Morning fields of amber grain
               C                   D                                   G
Weathered faces lined in pain are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
 
[Chorus]
            Am      D                   G       G/F# Em
And now I understand what you tried to say to me,
                          Am      D                          Em
How you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free,
                                     A         Am     D               G
They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now
 
[Bridge]
                    Am     D                          G       G/F#          Em
For they could not love you, but still your love was true
             Am                             Cm
And when no hope was left in sight on that starry, starry night,
     G                 F            E7
You took your life as lovers often do
       Am                                 C
But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was
                        D             G
Never meant for one as beautiful as you
 
[Verse 3]
                    G  Gsus4 G                                 Am
Starry, starry  night,                portraits hung in empty halls,
                   C                   D                                  G
Frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can't forget
                                 G  Gsus4 G                        Am
Like the strangers that you've met              The ragged men in ragged clothes
                      C                D                               G
The silver thorn of bloody rose, lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
 
[Chorus]
                  Am  D                   G       G/F# Em
And now I think I know what you tried to say to me,
                          Am      D                          Em
How you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free,
                                      A            Am   D               G
They would not listen, they're not listening still, perhaps they never will
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Vincent – Don McLean

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It nice, and a great oldie, thanks, job well done!

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(Great resource! I've corrected a few spelling and typo errors) Vincent Don McLean Starry Starry G Am night paint your palette blue and grey C D7 G Look out on a summer's day with eyes that know the darkness in my soul Am Shadows on hills sketch the tress and daffodils C D7 G Catch the breeze and the winter chill In colours on the snowy linen land chorus C G Am D7 G Em And now I understand what you tried to say to me Am7 D7 Em How you suffered for your sanity How you tried to set them free A7 Am7 D7 G They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now Starry, starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze, reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grey Weathered faces lined in pain Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand chorus G Am7 D7 G {listen now} For they could not love you but still your love was true Em Am7 Cm6 And when no hope was left in sight on that starry, starry night G F7 E7 Am7 You took you life as lovers often do But I could have told you Vincent C D7 G This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you Starry, starry night portraits hung in empty halls frameless heads on nameless walls With eyes that watch the world and can't forget Like the strangers that you've met, the ragged men in ragged clothes The silver thorn the bloody rose Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow chorus C G Am D7 G Em And now I understand what you tried to say to me Am7 D7 Em How you suffered for you sanity How you tried to set them free A7 Am7 D7 They would not listen they're not listening still perhaps they never will

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