Chords used
G
C
Em
Am
D
D9
D4
D/F
A7
Em7
B
G/B
D7
A
E
Emaj7
E6
F#m7
B7
B4
B9
Amaj7
A6
Bm7
Am7
F7
E7
Gm
C7
F
Dm
G4
A9
G/F
Cm
Bm
1.
American Pie (ver. 2)
Key: AHardG
C
Em
Am
D
D9
D4
D/F
A7
Em7
B
A long Glong tiCme Emago...
AmI can still reEmmember
How that Cmusic used to make meD smilD9e D D4 D
And GI knew if IC had Emmy chance
That AmI could make those Empeople dance
And mEmaybe they?d be hCappy for a wDhile
But fGebrCuary maEmde me shiver
With evAmery paper I?Emd deliver.
BEmad neCws on the doorstDep
C D Same for all the verses.
I couldn?t take one more step
I Gcan?t rD/Femember ifEm I cried
When I Amread about his wCidowed bride
GBut something D/Ftouched me Emdeep inside
CThe day the Dmusic Gdied
SoG byeC-bye miss GamericanD pie
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee
But the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin? wGhiskey and Drye
Singin? Emthis?ll be the day that I A7die
TEmhis?ll be the day that I Ddie D9 D D4 D D9 D
GDid D/Fyou write the Embook of love
And do Amyou have faith in CGod above
EmIf the Bible tDells you so? D4 D D9 D
Do Gyou beD/Flieve in Emrock ?n roll
Can Ammusic save yCour mortal soul
AndEm can you teach meC how to dance Dreal slow?
Well I Emknow that you?re in Dlove with him
`cause EmI saw you dancin? Din the gym
You Cboth kicked Em7off Byour Amshoe
Man I Cdig those rhythm and Dblues
I was a GlonelyD/F teenage Embroncin? buck
With a Ampink carnation and a Cpickup truck
But GI knewD/F I was Emout of luck
The Cday the Dmusic Gdied
I started singin?
GBye-Cbye miss aGmerican Dpie
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee
But the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin? wGhiskey and Drye
Singin? Emthis?ll be the day that I A7die
TEmhis?ll be the day that I Ddie D9 D D4 D D9 D
Now for Gten yeaD/Frs we?ve been Emon our own
And Ammoss grows fat on Ca rollin? stone
BuEmt that?s not how it Dused to be D4 D D9 D
When the Gjester D/Fsang for the Emking and queen
In a Amcoat he borrowed Cfrom james dean
And a Emvoice that Amcame from you and Dme
Oh and Emwhile the king was Dlooking down
The Emjester stole hisD thorny crown
The CcourtEm7roomB was adjAmourned
CNo verdict was reDturned
And whilGe lenin D/Fread a Embook of marx
The Amquartet practiCced in the park
And Gwe sangD/F dirgeEms in the dark
The Cday the Dmusic Gdied
We were singing
GBye-Cbye miss aGmerican Dpie
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee
But the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin? wGhiskey and Drye
Singin? Emthis?ll be the day that I A7die
TEmhis?ll be the day that I Ddie D9 D D4 D D9 D
GHelter D/Fskelter Emin a summer swelter
The Ambirds flew off with a Cfallout shelter
EmEight miles high Dand falling fast
GIt landeD/Fd foul Emon the grass
The Amplayers tried for a Cforward pass
With the Emjester on the Amsidelines in a Dcast
Now the Emhalf-time air wasD sweet perfume
While Emthe sergeants played a Dmarching tune
CWe all gEm7ot uBp to Amdance
Oh but Cwe never got the Dchance!
`cause the Gplayers D/Ftried to Emtake the field
AmThe marching band reCfused to yield
GDo you reD/Fcall what Emwas revealed
The Cday the Dmusic Gdied?
We started singing
GBye-Cbye miss aGmerican Dpie
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee
But the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin? wGhiskey and Drye
Singin? Emthis?ll be the day that I A7die
TEmhis?ll be the day that I Ddie D9 D D4 D D9 D
Oh Gand thereD/F we were all Emin one place
AmA generation Clost in space
With Emno time left to sDtart again D4 D D9 D
So come Gon: jack be D/Fnimble Emjack be quick!
AmJack flash sat on a Ccandlestick
CausEme fire is the Amdevil?s only fDriend
Oh Emand as I watched him Don the stage
My Emhands were clenched in Dfists of rage
CNo angelEm7 borBn in Amhell
Could Cbreak that satan?s sDpell
And as the fGlames climbedD/F high iEmnto the night
AmTo light the sacriCficial rite
I sawG satan D/Flaughing Emwith delight
The Cday the Dmusic Gdied
He was singing
GBye-Cbye miss aGmerican Dpie
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee
But the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin? wGhiskey and Drye
Singin? Emthis?ll be the day that I A7die
TEmhis?ll be the day that I Ddie
GI met a D/Fgirl who Emsang the blues
And AmI asked her for some Chappy news
EmBut she just smiled and Dturned away D4 D D9 D
GI went D/Fdown to the Emsacred store
Where AmI?d heard the music Cyears before
EmBut the man there said the Ammusic wouldn?d Dplay
EmAnd in the streets: the Dchildren screamed
EmThe lovers cried and the Dpoets dreamed
CBut not a Em7wordB was sAmpoken
The Cchurch bells all were Dbroken
GAnd the D/Fthree men EmI admire most
The Amfather son and the Choly ghost
GThey caught the D/Flast traiEmn for the coast
CThe day the Dmusic Gdied
And they were singing
GBye-Cbye miss aGmerican Dpie
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee
But the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin? wGhiskey and Drye
Singin? Emthis?ll be the day that I A7die
TEmhis?ll be the day that I Ddie D9 D D4 D D9 D
They were singing
GBye-Cbye miss aGmerican Dpie
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee
But the Glevee was Ddry
Them Ggood old bCoys were drinkin? whGiskey and Drye
Singin? CThis?ll be the Dday that I Gd--Ci--Ge!! (The Best!!)
2.
American Pie
Key: AHardG
D/F
Em
Am
C
D
G/B
D7
A7
A
1. A longG long D/Ftime Emago I can sAmtill remember C
How that music Emused to make me smile D
And I kneGw if I D/F haEmd my chance
That I cAmould make those people dancCe
And mayEmbe they'd be Chappy for a whileD
But FeEmbruary made Amme shiver, with evEmery paper I'd dAmeliver
CBad news on thG/Be doorstAmep, I couldn't Ctake one more step D
I Gcan't reDmember Emif I cried, when I reAmad about his widowed bDride
But soGmething touched Dme deep inside,Em the day the Cmusic died D7 G C G
GSo, CBye Bye Miss AmeGrican Pie D
DGrove my Chevy to the lCevee but the Glevee was dry D
And Gthem good oldC boys were drinking Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin' Emthis'll be the day that I A7die, Emthis'll be the day that I D7die.
2. DGid you write the book of lAmove and do you have faith inC God above? Am
EmIf the Bible teDlls you so.
GDo you Dbelieve in EmRock 'n Roll?
Can musAmic save your mortal soCul?
And canEm you teach me how to danceA real slow? D
Well, I knEmow that you're in love with Dhim
'Cause I saw Emyou dancin' in the gym D
You botCh kicked off your G/Bshoes, Am
Man, I dig Cthose rhythm and blues D
I was a lonGely teenaD/Fge broncinEm' buck
With a pinkAm carnation and a pickup truckC.
But I Gknew I waD/Fs out Emof luck the day the Cmusic died D7 I staGrtedC sinGgin'
Chorus
3. Now for ten yeGars we've been Amon our own
And moss Cgrows fat on a Amrollin' stone, but thatEm's not how it used to beD
When the jGester sanDg for the EmKing and Queen
In a Amcoat he borrowed from JaCmes Dean
And a Emvoice that caAme from you and Dme
Oh, aEmnd while the King was Dlooking down, the Emjester stole his Dthorny crown
The Ccourtroom was adG/Bjourned, Amno verdict Cwas returned D
And while GLenin rDead a bEmook on Marx, the qAmuartet practiced iCn the park
And Gwe sang dDirges iEmn the dark, the Cday the D7music died. G WeC weGre singing
Chorus
4. HGelter-Skelter in a suAmmmer swelter,
The birCds flew off with a fallout sheAmlter
EmEight miles high and falling Dfast
GIt D/Flanded foul onEm the grass
The plaAmyers tried for a forwardC pass
With the jesteEmr on the sidelineA7s in a cast D
Now the half-tEmime air was sweet perfumDe
While the sergeEmants played a marching tuneD
CWe all Ggot up tAmo dance, but Cwe never got the chanDce
'Cause the playerGs tried to D/Ftake theEm field
The marAmching band refused to yiCeld
GDo you recall Dwhat waEms revealed the Cday the musD7ic died?G C GWe stared singing
Chorus
5. Oh, and Gthere we were all Amin one place
A gCeneration lost inAm space
With no Emtime left to start agDain.
So come on, GJack be Dnimble, Jack be Emquick
AmJack Flash sat on a candleCstick
'Cause fireEm is the DevilA7's only friend D
Oh, and as I Emwatched him on the stage,D
My hanEmds were clenched in fists of rage D
CNo angel bornG/B in hell cAmould break thCat Satan's spell D
And as the flamesG climbed high into the nD/Fight Em
To liAmght the sacrificiaCl rite
I saw SaGtan laughD/Fing with dEmelight the Cday the D7music diGed C GHe was singing
Chorus
GI met a Dgirl who Emsang the blues and I Amasked her for some happy newCs
But shEme just smiled and turned awaDy
GI went doDwn to the Emsacred store
Where I'd Amheard the music Cyears before
But the Emman there said the Amusic wouldn't Dplay
And in Emthe streets the children Amscreamed
The lovEmers cried, and the poets dreaAmmed
But noCt a worGd was Amspoken, the Cchurch bells all were Dbroken
And theG three men I adD -mire moEmst, the FathAmer, Son and Cthe Holy Ghost
GThey caught the D/Flast train Emfor the coast,
The dayC the music Ddied G And they were singing D
GBye, bCye Miss GAmerican DPie
GDrove my Chevy to tChe Levy but the leGvy was Ddry
And Gthem good Cold boys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye
singin' thiCs will be the day that DI die. G C G
bis
3.
Castles In The Air
Key: ECapo 2HardE
Emaj7
E6
F#m7
B7
A
B
B4
B9
And if Eshe asks you why Emaj7
You can tell hE6er that I told youEmaj7, that I'm tired F#m7
B7Castles in the air, EI've got a dream F#m7
I B7want the world to share anEd castle walls F#m7
Just leaB7d me to despair E Emaj7 E6 Emaj7
EHills of forest greeEmaj7n, where the mountains E6touch the sky Emaj7
A dream come true F#m7
I'llB7 live there till I dEie, I'm asking you F#m7
To saB7y my last goodbye, the loEve we knew F#m7
Ain't woB7rth another try E Emaj7 E6 Emaj7
F#m7Save me from all the trouble B7and the pain E
I know I'm weak, Abut I can't face that girF#m7l again B B4 B9 B7
F#m7Tell her the reasons why I B7can't remain E
Perhaps she will undeArstand
If you telF#m7l it to her plBan B4 B9 B7
But hoEw can words express Emaj7
The feel of sunligE6ht in the morning, inEmaj7 the hills F#m7
AwB7ay from city strife, IE need a F#m7
Country womanB7 for my wife, I'm cityE born F#m7
But I lovB7e the country life E Emaj7 E6 Emaj7
For I'Ell not be partEmaj7
Of her cockE6tail generation, paEmaj7rtners waltz F#m7
DevoiB7d of all romanceE, the music plays F#m7
And everB7yone must dance, I'm bEowling out F#m7
I B7need a second chance E Emaj7 E6 Emaj7
F#m7Save me from all the troubleB7 and the pain E
I know I'm weak,A but I can't face that girF#m7l again B B4 B9 B7
F#m7Tell her the reasons why I B7can't remain E
Perhaps she will undeArstand
If you teF#m7ll it to her pBlan B4 B9 B7
And if Eshe asks you why Emaj7
You can tell hE6er that I told youEmaj7, that I'm tired F#m7
B7Castles in the air, IE've got a dream F#m7
I B7want the world to share anEd castle walls F#m7
Just leaB7d me to despair... E Emaj7 E6 Emaj7
EEmaj7E6Emaj7F#m7B7EF#m7B7EF#m7B7EEmaj7E6E
4.
Croosroads
Key: EmMediumEm
Am
D
G
D/F
C
This is a nice song with only Don's voice and piano - no guitar...
The lyrics and chords follow...
Listen to the album. The song itself isn't hard at all...
Good luck.
Crossroads (Don McLean)
Em I've got nothing on my Ammind
Nothing to Dremember
G D/FNothing to Emforget
I've got Amnothing to Dregret
G But I'm all tied up on the Aminside
C No-one Dknows quite what I've Ggot
Em And I know that on the Amoutside
What I Cused to be - I'm Dnot
AnyGmoreC G
G You know I've heard about people like Amme
C But I never Dmade the Gconnection
G They walk one road to set them Amfree
C And find they've gone the wrong Ddirection
G But there's no need for turning Amback
C 'cause all roads Dlead to where I Gstand
Em And I believe I'll walk them Amall
C No matter Dwhat I may have Gplanned
Em Can you remember who I Amwas
Can you still Dfeel it
G Can you D/Ffind my Empain
C Can you Dheal it
G And lay your hands upon me Amnow
C And cast this Ddarkness from my Gsoul
Em You alone can light my Amway
C You alone can make me Dwhole
Once aGgainC G
G We've walked both sides of ev'ry Amstreet
C Through all Dkinds of windy Gweather
G But that was never our Amdefeat
C As long as we could walk Dtogether
G So there's no need for turning Amback
C 'cause all roads Dlead to where we Gstand
Em And I believe we'll walk them Amall
C No matter Dwhat we may have EmplanCnedG C G
There are two sets of chords for the verses:
Crossroads (Don McLean)
I've got nothing on my mind
Nothing to remember
Nothing to forget
I've got nothing to regret
But I'm all tied up on the inside
No-one knows quite what I've got
And I know that on the outside
What I used to be - I'm not
Anymore
You know I've heard about people like me
But I never made the connection
They walk one road to set them free
And find they've gone the wrong direction
But there's no need for turning back
'cause all roads lead to where I stand
And I believe I'll walk them all
No matter what I may have planned
Can you remember who I was
Can you still feel it
Can you find my pain
Can you heal it
And lay your hands upon me now
And cast this darkness from my soul
You alone can light my way
You alone can make me whole
Once again
We've walked both sides of ev'ry street
Through all kinds of windy weather
But that was never our defeat
As long as we could walk together
So there's no need for turning back
'cause all roads lead to where we stand
And I believe we'll walk them all
No matter what we may have planned
Lyrics & guitar transcribed by:
Lee Francis Wilhelmsen
Erlevn 4, Lye
4340 Bryne
Norway
5.
If We Try
Key: AHardA
Amaj7
A6
Em
D
G
Bm7
Am7
D7
F7
E7
Gm
C7
C
AWhen I Amaj7see you A6on the sAmaj7treet
I Alose my concenAmaj7tration A6 Amaj7
AJust the Amaj7thought that A6we might Amaj7meet
CrAeates anticiAmaj7pation A6 Amaj7
Won't you Emlook my way, once beDfore you go
And my Geyes will say, what you Bm7ought to know
Well I've been Am7thinkin' about you day and D7night
And I don't Am7know if it'll work out D7right
But soAm7mehow I think that it just D7might, if we Gtry F7 E7
AFaces Amaj7come and A6faces Amaj7go
In Acircular roAmaj7tation A6 Amaj7
But Asomething Amaj7yearns wiA6thin to Amaj7grow
BeAyond infatuAmaj7ation A6 Amaj7
Won't you Emlook my way, once beDfore you go
And my Geyes will say, what you Bm7ought to know
Well you've Am7got me standin' deaf and D7blind
Cause I see Am7love as just a state of D7mind
And who knows Am7what it is that we might D7find, if we Gtry
GmYou're walking a C7different direction from
GmMost people I've C7met
Am7You're givin' me D7signs of affection I
Am7Don't usually D7get
EmI don't want you to Bm7pledge your future
The Am7future's D7not yours to Ggive
EmJust stand there a Bm7little longer
And Clet me Am7watch while you F7live E7
Instrumental
AAmaj7A6Amaj7AAmaj7A6Amaj7
Cause, Awhen I Amaj7see you A6on the sAmaj7treet
I Alose my concenAmaj7tration A6 Amaj7
And Ajust the Amaj7thought that A6we might Amaj7meet
CrAeates anticiAmaj7pation A6 Amaj7
Won't she Emlooks my way, once beDfore you go
And my Geyes will say, what she Bm7ought to know
Well I've been Am7thinkin' about you day and D7night
And I don't Am7know if it'll work out D7right
But soAm7mehow I think that it just D7might, if we Gtry F7 E7
SomeAm7how I think that it just D7might, if we Gtry F7 E7
Yes, soAm7mehow I think that it just D7might, if we Gtry...
6.
Perfect Love
Key: CHardC
Am
C7
F
G
E
B
D
A
Dm
CAmCAmCAmCAm
If sComething had been dAmifferent
If sComething had gone rAmight
If sComething had been bAmetter,
I might not sCing my song tonC7ight
If aFll my plans had cGome to past
And Amfit like hand in gFlove
E
B
G
D
A
E
Then IC'd of lost my Amonly chance
To kGnow a perfect lCove
CAmCAm
CIf all my wrongs were rAmighted
ACnd all the dreams I pAmlanned
Had wCorked out as I tAmhought they should
And nCot turned into sC7and
Then wFe'd of walked down dGifferent paths
Not gAmuided from abFove
E
B
G
D
A
E
For the gCreatest dream I Amever dreamed
Is to kGnow a perfect lCove C7
A pFerfect love is sGometimes found with jEust one right mistAmake
That bFrings the perfect cCouple to the cDrossroads that they mGake
And nCow that I have fEound her I chFanged my point of vCiew
And I lAmearned that old regretful paths Dmcan lead to something nGew
GCEFCAmCGCAmCAm
CSo if you think there's nAmothing left
And Cif you think you're tAmhrough
And Cif you've written Amoff your life as mCany people C7do
And Fif your plans don't cGome to past
And Amfit like hand in gFlove
E
B
G
D
A
E
PerhCaps it means tomAmorrow
You will fGind a perfect lCoveC7
FIf your plans don't cGome to past
And Amfit like hand in gFlove
E
B
G
D
A
E
PCerhaps it means tomAmorrow
You will fDmind a pGerfect lCove
CAmGC
E
B
G
D
A
E
7.
Vincent
Key: GHardG4
G
Am
A9
C
D7
G/F
Em
A7
Am7
Cm
F
E7
Starry, starry night G4 G
Paint your palette Amblue and A9gray Am
Look out on a Csummer's day
With D7eyes that know the darkness in my Gsoul
Shadows on the hills G4 G
Sketch the trees and the Amdaffodils A9 Am
Catch the breeze and the wCinter chills
In D7colors on the snowy linen Gland C G
Now I undersAmtand, D7 what you tried to Gsay G/Fto me Em
And how you suffered for your Amsanity D7
How you tried to set them Emfree
They would not listen, they did A7not know how Am7
PerD7haps they'll listen Gnow G4 G
Starry, starry night G G4 G
Flaming flowers that Ambrightly A9blaze Am
Swirling clouds in Cviolet haze
ReD7flect in Vincent's eyes of china Gblue
Colors changing hue G4 G
Morning fields of Amamber A9grain Am
Weathered faces Clined in pain
Are D7soothed beneath the artist's loving Ghand
Now I undersAmtand, D7 what you tried to Gsay G/Fto me Em
And how you suffered for your Amsanity D7
How you tried to set them Emfree
They would not listen, they did A7not know how Am7
PerD7haps they'll listen Gnow
For they could not Amlove you D7
But still your love was Gtrue Em
And when no Amhope was left inside
On that sCmtarry, starry night
You Gtook your life as Flovers often E7do
But I could have Amtold you, Vincent
This Cworld was never meant for one as, D7beautiful as Gyou C G
Starry, starry night G4 G
Portraits hung in Amempty A9halls Am
Frameless heads on Cnameless walls
With D7eyes that watch the world and can't forGget
Like the strangers that you've met G4 G
The ragged men in Amragged A9clothes Am
A silver thorn, a Cbloody rose
Lie D7crushed and broken on the virgin sGnow
Now I think I Amknow, D7 what you tried to Gsay G/Fto me Em
And how you suffered for your Amsanity D7
How you tried to set them Emfree
They would not listen, they're not A7listening still Am7
PerD7haps they never Gwill...
8.
Homeless Brother
Key: AMediumA
D
F
Bm
G
E
>From his live album `SOLO'.
I was Awalking by the graveyard, Dlate last Friday night,
I Fheard somebody yelling, it Bmsounded like a fight.
It was Gjust a drunken Dhobo dancing Bmcircles in the Gnight,
Pouring Dwhiskey on the Aheadstones Gin the blue moonDlight.
So Goften have I Awondered where these Dhomeless brothers Bmgo,
EDown in some hidden valley were their Asorrows cannot show,G
Where the Gpolice cannot Dfind them, where the Bmwanted men can Ggo.
There's Dfreedom when your Awalking, Geven though you're walking Dslow.
GSmash your bottle on a Agravestone and Dlive while you Bmcan,
Ethat homeless Abrother is my Dfriend.
It's hard to be a pack rat, it's hard to be a 'bo,
but living's so much harder where the heartless people go.
Somewhere the dogs are barking and the children seem to know
That Jesus on the highway was a lost hobo.
And they hear the holy silence of the temples in the hill,
And they see the ragged tatters as another kind of thrill.
And they envy him the sunshine and they pity him the chill,
And they're sad to do their living for some other kind of thrill.
Smash your bottle on a gravestone and live while you can,
that homeless brother is my friend.
Somewhere there was a woman, somewhere there was a child,
Somewhere there was a cottage where the marigolds grew wild.
But somewhere's just like nowhere when you leave it for a while,
You'll find the broken-hearted when you're traveling jungle-style.
Down the bowels of a broken land where numbers live like men,
Where those who keep their senses have them taken back again,
Where the nightstick cracks with crazy rage, where madmen don't pretend,
Where wealth has no beginning and poverty no end.
Smash your bottle on a gravestone and live while you can,
that homeless brother is my friend.
The ghosts of highway royalty have vanished in the night,
The Whitman wanderer walking toward a glowing inner light.
The children have grown older and the cops have gripped us tight,
There's no spot round the melting pot for free men in their flight.
And you who leave on promises and prosper as you please,
The victim of your riches often dies of your disease,
He can't hear the factory whistle, just the lonesome freight train's whirs,
He's living on good fortune, he ain't dying on his knees.
Smash your bottle on a gravestone and live while you can,
that homeless brother is my friend.
That homeless brother is my friend.
9.
Dreidel
Key: EHardE
A
G
B7
C
Am
Bm
D
I fEeel like a spinnin' top or a dreidel ,
the spinnin' don't stop when you leave the cradle,
you just slow down.
'Round and around this world you go,
spinnin' through the lives of the people you know,
we all slow down.
HowA you gonna keep on tGurnin' from day to dEay?
HoAw you gonna keep from Gturnin' your life B7away?
C No days you canG borrow, C no time you can Ambuy,
C no trust inG tomorrow, it's aB7 lie ! + CHORUS
And B7I feel like I'm a dippin' and a divin' ,
my sky shoes are spiked with lead heels.
I'm lost in this star car I'm a drivin',
But my air soul keeps pushin' big wheels.
My wCorld is a constant conAmfusion, my miCnd is prepared to attBmack,
MyC past, a persuasive iDllusion, I'm wGatchin' the fBmuture, it's Amblack.
What do you know? You know just what you perceive !
What can you show? Nothing of what you believe !
And as you grow, each thread of life that you leave,
wilEl spin around youAr deeds and dicEtate your neAeds,
asE you sell youAr soul and you sEow your seeAds,
and yEou wound yourAself and your Eloved one bleAeds ,
and yEour habitsA grow and your cEonscience feedAs,
an alEl that youA thought you shouldE be, A
I Enever thought this Acould happen tEo Am.E..A..........e.
I feAel like a spinnin' top or a dreidel ,
the spinnin' don't stop when you leave the cradle, you just slow down.
'Round and around this world you go,
spinnin' through the lives of the people you know, we all slow down.
HowD you gonna keep Con turnin' from day tAo day?
HoDw you gonna keep Cfrom turnin' your lifEe away?
I feEel like a spinnin' top or a dreidel ,
the spinnin' don't stop when you leave the cradle,
you just slow down, you just slow down, you just - slow - - down.
10.
Vincent (ver. 2)
Key: GHardG
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Starry Starry
Gnight paint your pallete Amblue and grey
Look out on a Csummers day with D7eyes tha know the darkness in my Gsoul
Shadows on hills sketch the tress and Amdaffodils
Catch the breeze and the Cwinter chill In D7colours on the snowy linen lGand C G
And now I undeAmrstand D7 what you tried toG say to me Em
How you suffered for you Am7sanity D7 How you tried to set them Emfree
They would not listen the did A7not know howAm7 perD7haps they 'll listen Gnow
Starry Starry
nGight flamings flowersAm that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds inC violet haze D7reflect in Vincent's eyes of chinaG blue
Colours changing hue, morning fields oAmf amber grey
Weathered facesC lined in pain, are D7soothed beneath the artists loving hGand C G
GFor the could not Am7love you,D7 but still your love was Gtrue Em
And when no Am7hope was left in sight on that starry starry night
You Gtook you life as F7lovers often E7do, But I Am7could of told you Vincent
This Cworld was never meant for one as D7beautiful as Gyou
Starry Starry
Gnight portraits hung in Amempty halls
frameless heads on Cnameless walls with eD7yes that watch the world and cant foGrget
Like the strangers that you've met,the ragged men inAm ragged clothes
The silver thorn the Cbloody rose Lies D7crushed and broken on the virgin GsnowC G
And now I undersAmtand D7 what you tried to sGay to me Em
How you suffered for you Am7sanity D7 How you tried to set them Emfree
They would not listen theyre not A7listening still Am7 perD7haps they never wGill
Optional Outro:
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