Don McLean - Vincent

Starry, starry ^Gnight ^{Gsus4 G} Paint your palette ^Amblue and gray ^Am/C Look out on a ^Csummer's day With ^D7eyes that know the darkness in my ^Gsoul

Shadows on the hills ^{Gsus4 G} Sketch the trees and the ^Amdaffodils ^Am/C Catch the breeze and the ^Cwinter chills In ^D7colors on the snowy linen ^Gland ^{Gsus4 G}

Now I under^Amstand ^{Dsus2 D7} What you tried to ^Gsay to ^Gmaj7me ^Em And how you suffered for your ^Amsanity ^D7 And how you tried to set them ^Emfree They would not listen, they did ^A7not know how ^Am7 D7 G (Tacet) Perhaps they'll listen now

Starry, starry ^Gnight ^{Gsus4 G} Flaming flowers that ^Ambrightly blaze ^Am/C Swirling clouds in ^Cviolet haze Re^D7flect in Vincent's eyes of china ^Gblue

Colors changing hue ^{Gsus4 G} Morning fields of ^Amamber grain ^Am/C Weathered faces ^Clined in pain Are ^D7soothed beneath the artist's loving ^Ghand

Now I under^Amstand ^{Dsus2 D7} What you tried to ^Gsay to ^Gmaj7me ^Em And how you suffered for your ^Amsanity ^D7 And how you tried to set them ^Emfree They would not listen, they did ^A7not know how ^Am7 Per^D7haps they'll listen ^Gnow...

For they could not ^Amlove you ^{Dsus2 D7} But still your love was ^Gtrue ^EmAnd when no ^Amhope was left in sight On that ^Cmstarry, starry night You ^Gtook your life, as ^Gmaj7lovers often ^E7do But I could've ^Amtold you Vin^Am/Ccent This ^Cworld was never meant for D7 G Gsus4 G (Tacet) One as beautiful as you

Starry, starry ^Gnight ^{Gsus4 G} Portraits hung in ^Amempty halls ^Am/C Frame-less heads on ^Cnameless walls With ^D7eyes that watch the world and can't for^Gget

Like the strangers that you've met ^{Gsus4 G} The ragged men in ^Amragged clothes ^Am/C The silver thorn of ^Cbloody rose Lie ^D7crushed and broken on the virgin ^Gsnow

Now I think I ^Amknow ^{Dsus2 D7} What you tried to ^Gsay to ^Gmaj7me ^Em And how you suffered for your ^Amsanity ^D7 And how you tried to set them ^Emfree They would not listen, they're not ^A7listening still ^Am7 Per^D7haps they never ^Gwill ^{Gsus4 G}