Biography:
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an 8.5-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation (US #1 for four weeks in 1972 and UK #2).
McLean's grandfather and father, both also named Donald McLean, had roots originating in Scotland. The Buccis, the family of McLean's mother, Elizabeth, came from Abruzzo in central Italy.
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Other songs:
- American Pie
- And I Love You So
- Babylon
- Castles In The Air
- Crossroads
- Crying
- Empty Chairs
- Magdalene Lane
- Since I Don't Have You
- Vincent
- Vincent (starry Starry Night)
- Vincent (starry, Starry Night)
- Birthday Song
- Bronco Bills Lament
- Chain Lightning
- Dreidel
- Every Day
- Everybody Loves Me Baby
- Flight Of Dragons
- Going For The Gold
- Great Big Man
- Homeless Brother
- If I Only Had A Match
- Jerusalem
- La La I Love You
- Legend Of Andrew Mccrew
- Mountains O Mourne
- Oh My What A Shame
- On The Amazon
- Orphans Of Wealth
- Prime Time
- Respectable
- Since I Dont Have You
- The Grave
- The More You Pay
- The Pride Parade
- Till Tomorrow
- When Love Begins
- Winter Has Me In Its Grip
- Winterwood
- Wonderful Baby
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I only know this song from the solo album. But it comes from the album
Homeless (1974).
The song starts with flageolets on the twelfth and seventh fret.
I'd guess the song is easy to play when you heard it on the record.
The musical intermezzo are just the chords in the refrain until the Em.
Just before he plays Winter has me etc. there's a
little solo which is played this way:
e|----------------3---3---2------|
B|---------------0-0-0---3-------|
G|-------0------0---0---2--------|
D|--0-0h2------------------------|
A|---------------------2---------|
E|-----------3-------------------|
winter has me etc.
G D(B-bass)
Winter has me in it's grip
Am D7
think i'll take a summer trip
Am D7
on a sunny sailing ship
Em D7
where the shells lie in the sand
musical intermezzo
G D(B-bass)
I feel so lonely
Am D7
I'm to young to feel this old
G D(B-bass)
I need you and you only
Am D7
when the weather gets this cold
Winter has me in it's etc.
There's no use in going
cause it's cold inside my heart
and it's always snowing
since the day we broke apart
Winter has me in it's etc.
I tried to run from winter
like this spring and summer run to fall
But when the weather 's in you
ther's no hiding place at all, thats why
Winter has me in it's grip etc.
Homeless (1974).
The song starts with flageolets on the twelfth and seventh fret.
I'd guess the song is easy to play when you heard it on the record.
The musical intermezzo are just the chords in the refrain until the Em.
Just before he plays Winter has me etc. there's a
little solo which is played this way:
e|----------------3---3---2------|
B|---------------0-0-0---3-------|
G|-------0------0---0---2--------|
D|--0-0h2------------------------|
A|---------------------2---------|
E|-----------3-------------------|
winter has me etc.
G D(B-bass)
Winter has me in it's grip
Am D7
think i'll take a summer trip
Am D7
on a sunny sailing ship
Em D7
where the shells lie in the sand
musical intermezzo
G D(B-bass)
I feel so lonely
Am D7
I'm to young to feel this old
G D(B-bass)
I need you and you only
Am D7
when the weather gets this cold
Winter has me in it's etc.
There's no use in going
cause it's cold inside my heart
and it's always snowing
since the day we broke apart
Winter has me in it's etc.
I tried to run from winter
like this spring and summer run to fall
But when the weather 's in you
ther's no hiding place at all, thats why
Winter has me in it's grip etc.
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