Standard Tuning
- 4/4 Time
Verse 1:
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G Gsus4 G Am
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e|---------|-------3-------3-|-------0---------|-------0-----------|
B|---------|-0-------1-------|-0-------3---1---|---------0h1-----0-|
G|-----0h2-|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2---------2---|
D|-0h2-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0---2-|---2---------2-----|
A|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0---------|
E|---------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-------------------|
Starry, starry night, paint your palette blue and grey
Am C Cmaj7 D7sus2 D7 G
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e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0-2-------|-3---------------|
B|-1-------0---1---|---------0-----0-|-----1-------1---|-----0-----------|
G|-----2---------0-|-----0-------0---|---2-------2---0-|-------0-----0h2-|
D|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|-0-------0-------|---0-----0h2-----|
A|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
Look out on a summer's day, with eyes that know the darkness
in my soul. Shadows on the
C Gsus4 G Am
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e|-------3-------3-|-------0---------|-------0-----------|-------0---------|
B|-0-------1-------|-0-------3---1---|---------0h1-----0-|-1-------0---1---|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2---------2---|-----2---------0-|
D|---0-------0-----|---0-------0---2-|---2---------2-----|---2-------2-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0---------|-0-------0-------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-------------------|-----------------|
hills, Sketch the trees and daffodils Catch the breeze
C D7sus2 D7 G G
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e|-------0---------|-------0-2-------|-3---------------|-------3-------0-|
B|---------------0-|-----1-------1---|-----0---1s3-1p0-|-0-------0---3---|
G|-----0-------0---|---2-------2---0-|-------0---------|-0---------0-----|
D|---2-------2-----|-0-------0-------|---0-----2s4-2p0-|-----0-----------|
A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|---3-------------|
and winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land And now I
Chorus 1:
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Asus2 Am D7 G G/F# Em7
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e|-----------------0-|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0-0h1---3---|-----1-----------|-------0-------0-|-------0-3-------|
G|-----2-------------|---2---2-----2-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|---2---------2-----|-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---2-|
A|-0-------0---------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
understand what you tried to say to me, How you
Am7 D7sus2 Em A
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e|-------------------|-------0---------|-----------------|---------0-------|
B|-1-----1-0---0h1---|-----1-------1---|-0---------------|-2-----2-----2---|
G|-----0-----------0-|---2-------2---2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0-|
D|---2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|---2-------2-----|
A|-0-------0---------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
suffered for your sanity, how you
tried to set them free They would not listen,
they did not know how
Am7 D7 G G
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e|---------0h2-----0-|-3-------2---0---|-----0-----------|
B|-1-----1-------1---|-----0-----------|-3-----3---------|
G|-----0-------2-----|---0---0---0---0-|-------------0h2-|
D|---2-----0---------|-----------------|---0-----0h2-----|
A|-0-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3-------|-3---------------|
perhaps they'll listen now Starry, starry
Verse 2: (same as Verse 1 except the last bar)
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G Gsus4 G Am Am
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e|-------3-------3-|-------0---------|-------0-----------|-------0---------|
B|-0-------1-------|-0-------3---1---|---------0h1-----0-|-1-------0---1---|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2---------2---|-----2---------0-|
D|---0-------0-----|---0-------0---2-|---2---------2-----|---2-------2-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0---------|-0-------0-------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-------------------|-----------------|
night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze, Swirling clouds
C Cmaj7 D7sus2 D7 G C Gsus4
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e|-------0---------|-------0-2-------|-3---------------|-------3-------3-|
B|---------0-----0-|-----1-------1---|-----0-----------|-0-------1-------|
G|-----0-------0---|---2-------2---0-|-------0-----0h2-|-----0-------0---|
D|---2-------2-----|-0-------0-------|---0-----0h2-----|---0-------0-----|
A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|
in violet haze reflecting Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue
G Am Am C
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e|-------0---------|-------0-----------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
B|-0-------3---1---|---------0h1-----0-|-1-------0---1---|---------------0-|
G|-----0-----------|-----2---------2---|-----2---------0-|-----0-------0---|
D|---0-------0---2-|---2---------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
A|-----------------|-0-------0---------|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|
E|-3-------3-------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Morning fields of amber grain Weathered faces lined in pain are
D7sus2 D7 G
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e|-------0-2-------|-3---------------|
B|-----1-------1---|-----0---0-1s3-0-|
G|---2-------2---0-|-------0---------|
D|-0-------0-------|---0-----0-2s4-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|
. . . . . . . . .
soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
And now I
Chorus 2: (same as chorus 1 except last bar)
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Asus2 Am D7 G G/F# Em7
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e|-----------------0-|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0-0h1---3---|-----1-----------|-------0-------0-|-------0-3-------|
G|-----2-------------|---2---2-----2-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|---2---------2-----|-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---2-|
A|-0-------0---------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
understand what you tried to say to me, How you
Am7 D7sus2 Em A
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e|-------------------|-------0---------|-----------------|---------0-------|
B|-1-----1-0---0h1---|-----1-------1---|-0---------------|-2-----2-----2---|
G|-----0-----------0-|---2-------2---2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0-|
D|---2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|---2-------2-----|
A|-0-------0---------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
suffered for your sanity, how you
tried to set them free They would not listen,
they did not know how
Am7 D7 G A7sus2 G/B
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e|---------0h2-----0-|-----------------|
B|-1-----1-------1---|-0-------0---3---|
G|-----0-------2-----|-----0-----0---0-|
D|---2-----0---------|---0---0---------|
A|-0-----------------|---------0---2---|
E|-------------------|-3---------------|
. . . . . . . . .
perhaps they'll listen now
For they could not love you,
Bridge:
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Am D7 G G/F# Em7
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e|-------0-----0---|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-1-------3-----1-|-----1-----------|-------0-------0-|-------0-3-------|
G|-----2-----------|---2---2-----2-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|---2-------2-----|-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---2-|
A|-0-------0-------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
you, but still your love was true And when no hope
Am Cm G F E7
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e|-0---------------|-----------------|-------------|---------0-----|
B|-1---------------|-4---------------|-------------|-------3---3-0-|
G|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----4-----2-|-----1-------0-|
D|-2---------------|-5---------------|-----5-----3-|-----0---------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|---5-----3---|---2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----1-----|-0-------0-----|
was left in sight on
that starry starry night you took your life as lovers often do
Am7 C Cmaj7 D7 G
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e|-------0---------|-0---------------|-------0h2p0-|-3---------------|
B|-1-------1---1---|-------1-0-----0-|-----1-------|-----0---1---0---|
G|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0---|---2---------|-------0---0---0-|
D|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|-0-----------|---0-----2---0---|
A|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-3---------------|
But I could have told you, Vincent,
this world was
Never meant for one as beautiful as
G
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e|-----------------|
B|-----0-----------|
G|-0-----0-----0h2-|
D|---0-----0h2-----|
A|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|
you Starry, starry
Verse 3: (same as Verse 2 except 1st bar of the 3rd line)
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G Gsus4 G Am 68
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e|-------3-------3-|-------0---------|-------0-----------|-------0---------|
B|-0-------1-------|-0-------3---1---|---------0h1-----0-|-1-------0---1---|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----2---------2---|-----2---------0-|
D|---0-------0-----|---0-------0---2-|---2---------2-----|---2-------2-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0---------|-0-------0-------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-------------------|-----------------|
night, portraits hung in empty halls,
C Cmaj7 D7sus2 D7 G C Gsus4
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e|-------0---------|-------0-2-------|-3---------------|-------3-------3-|
B|---------0-----0-|-----1-------1---|-----0-----------|-0-------1-------|
G|-----0-------0---|---2-------2---0-|-------0-----0h2-|-----0-------0---|
D|---2-------2-----|-0-------0-------|---0-----0h2-----|---0-------0-----|
A|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-------3-------|
Frameless heads on nameless walls
with eyes that watch the
world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've
G Am Am C
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e|----------0-|-------0-----------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
B|-0----------|---------0h1-----0-|-1-------0---1---|---------0-----0-|
G|-------0----|-----2---------2---|-----2---------0-|-----0-------0---|
D|----0-------|---2---------2-----|---2-------2-----|---2-------2-----|
A|------------|-0-------0---------|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|
E|-3----------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . .
met the ragged men in ragged clothes.
The silver thorn of bloody rose
D7sus2 D7 G
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e|-------0-2-------|-3---------------|
B|-----1-------1---|-----0---0-1s3-0-|
G|---2-------2---0-|-------0---------|
D|-0-------0-------|---0-----0-2s4-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|
lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Chorus 3: (same as chorus except for the last few bars to end song)
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Asus2 Am D7 G G/F# Em7
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e|-----------------0-|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0-0h1---3---|-----1-----------|-------0-------0-|-------0-3-------|
G|-----2-------------|---2---2-----2-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D|---2---------2-----|-0---------0-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2---2-|
A|-0-------0---------|---------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-3-------2-------|-0-------0-------|
Now, I think I know what you tried to say to me How you suffered
Am7 D7sus2 Em A7
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e|-------------------|-------0---------|-----------------|---------0-------|
B|-1-----1-0---0h1---|-----1-------1---|-0---------------|-2-----2-----2---|
G|-----0-----------0-|---2-------2---2-|-0---------------|-----0---------0-|
D|---2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-2---------------|---2-------2-----|
A|-0-------0---------|-----------------|-2---------------|-0-------0-------|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
for your sanity tried to set them free They would not listen,
they did not know how
Am7 D7 G G G
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e|---------0h2-----0-|-3-------2---0---|-------0---------|-----------------|
B|-1-----1-------1---|-----0-----------|-3-------1---0---|---------0-----0-|
G|-----0-------2-----|---0---0---0---0-|-----0---------0-|-----0h2-----0---|
D|---2-----0---------|-----------------|---0-------0-----|-0h2-------0-----|
A|-0-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
perhaps they never will
G
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e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|
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Lyrics and Chords:
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Verse 1:
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G Gsus4
Starry, starry night
Asus2 Am
Paint your palette blue and gray
C
Look out on a summer's day
Cmaj7 D7 G
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
G Gsus4
Shadows on the hills
G Asus2 Am
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
C Cmaj7
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
D7 G
In colors on the snowy, linen land
Chorus:
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Am D7 G G/F# Em
Now, I understand what you tried to say to me
Am
And how you suffered for your sanity
D7 Em
And how you tried to set them free
A7
They would not listen, they did not know how
Am D7 G
Perhaps they'll listen now
Verse 2:
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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 grain
Weathered faces lined in pain
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
Chorus:
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Now, I understand, what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
Bridge:
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Am D7
For they could not love you
G G/F# Em
But still your love was true
Am
And when no hope was left inside
Cm
On that starry, starry night
G F E7
You took your life as lovers often do
Am
But I could have told you, Vincent
C
This world was never meant for one
D7 G
As beautiful as you
Verse 3:
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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 of bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Chorus:
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Now, I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will
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