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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[Intro]
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
G Gsus4 G
Starry, starry night,
Am Asus2 Am
Paint your palette blue and grey.
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Look out on a summer's day
D7 G
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Shadows on the hills,
G Am Asus2 Am
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
D7 G
In colours on the snowy linen land.
[Interlude 1]
Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 G G
[Chorus 1]
G Am Asus2 D7
Now I understand
D7 G G/F# Em
What you tried to say to me.
Em Am7 D7
How you suffered for your sanity
D7 Em
How you tried to set them free.
A7 Am7
They would not listen, they did not know how
D7 G
Perhaps they'll listen now?
[Interlude 2]
GM7(no5) G6(no5) G5
[Verse 2]
G Gsus4 G
Starry, starry night,
G Am Asus2 Am
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Swirling clouds in violet haze
D7 G
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue.
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Colours changing hue,
G Am Asus2 Am
Morning fields of amber grain,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Weathered faces lined in pain,
D7 G
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.
[Chorus 1]
G Am Asus2 D7
Now I understand
D7 G G/F# Em
What you tried to say to me.
Em Am7 D7
How you suffered for your sanity
D7 Em
How you tried to set them free.
A7 Am7
They would not listen, they did not know how.
D7 G
Perhaps they'll listen now.
[Bridge]
G Am Asus4 D7
For they could not love you,
D7 G G/F# Em
But still your love was true.
Am7
And when no hope was left in sight
Cm
On that starry, starry night,
G F6#11 E7
You took your life as lovers often do.
Am7
But I could have told you, Vincent,
C Am7
This world was never meant for one
D7 G
As beautiful as you.
[Interlude 3]
Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 G G
[Verse 3]
G Gsus4 G
Starry, starry night,
G Am Asus2 Am
Portraits hung in empty halls,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Frameless heads on nameless walls,
D7 G
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Like the strangers that you've met,
G Am Asus2 Am
The ragged men in ragged clothes,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
The silver thorn, the bloody rose
D7 G
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.
[Chorus 2]
G Am Asus2 D7
Now I think I know
D7 G G/F# Em
What you tried to say to me,
Em Am7 D7
How you suffered for your sanity,
D7 Em
How you tried to set them free.
Em
They would not listen,
A7 Am7
They're not listening still,
D7 G
Perhaps they never will.
[Outro]
Gsus4 G
G G6(no5) G Gadd9 G
CHORD DIAGRAM
[Intro]
G 3x0003
Gsus4 3x0013
[Verse]
G 3x0003
Gsus4 3x0013
Am x02210
Asus2 x02200
Am/C x32210
Asus2/C x32200
D7 xx0212
[Interlude 1]
Gsus4 3x001x
G5 3x003x
G(*2) 3x000x
G(*3) 3200xx
[Chorus]
G 3x0003
Am x02210
Asus2 x02200
D7 xx0212
G/F# 2x0003
Em 0x2000
Am7 x02010
A7 x02020
[Interlude 2]
GM7(no5) 3xx002
G6(no5) 3xx000
G5 3x003x
[Bridge]
G 3x0003
Am x02210
Asus4 x02230
D7 xx0212
G/F# 2x0003
Em 0x2000
Am7 x02010
Cm x35543
F6#11 13020x
E7 02010x
C x32010
Am7 x02010
D7 xx0212
G 3x0003
[Interlude 3]
Gsus4 3x001x
G5 3x003x
G(*2) 3x000x
G(*3) 3200xx
[Outro]
Gsus4 3x0013
G 3x0003
G(*3) 3200xx
G6(no5) 3220xx
Gadd9 3202xx
G(*2) 3x000x
G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
[Verse 1]
G Gsus4 G
Starry, starry night,
Am Asus2 Am
Paint your palette blue and grey.
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Look out on a summer's day
D7 G
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Shadows on the hills,
G Am Asus2 Am
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
D7 G
In colours on the snowy linen land.
[Interlude 1]
Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 G G
[Chorus 1]
G Am Asus2 D7
Now I understand
D7 G G/F# Em
What you tried to say to me.
Em Am7 D7
How you suffered for your sanity
D7 Em
How you tried to set them free.
A7 Am7
They would not listen, they did not know how
D7 G
Perhaps they'll listen now?
[Interlude 2]
GM7(no5) G6(no5) G5
[Verse 2]
G Gsus4 G
Starry, starry night,
G Am Asus2 Am
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Swirling clouds in violet haze
D7 G
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of China blue.
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Colours changing hue,
G Am Asus2 Am
Morning fields of amber grain,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Weathered faces lined in pain,
D7 G
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.
[Chorus 1]
G Am Asus2 D7
Now I understand
D7 G G/F# Em
What you tried to say to me.
Em Am7 D7
How you suffered for your sanity
D7 Em
How you tried to set them free.
A7 Am7
They would not listen, they did not know how.
D7 G
Perhaps they'll listen now.
[Bridge]
G Am Asus4 D7
For they could not love you,
D7 G G/F# Em
But still your love was true.
Am7
And when no hope was left in sight
Cm
On that starry, starry night,
G F6#11 E7
You took your life as lovers often do.
Am7
But I could have told you, Vincent,
C Am7
This world was never meant for one
D7 G
As beautiful as you.
[Interlude 3]
Gsus4 G5 Gsus4 G G
[Verse 3]
G Gsus4 G
Starry, starry night,
G Am Asus2 Am
Portraits hung in empty halls,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
Frameless heads on nameless walls,
D7 G
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G
Like the strangers that you've met,
G Am Asus2 Am
The ragged men in ragged clothes,
Am Am/C Asus2/C
The silver thorn, the bloody rose
D7 G
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.
[Chorus 2]
G Am Asus2 D7
Now I think I know
D7 G G/F# Em
What you tried to say to me,
Em Am7 D7
How you suffered for your sanity,
D7 Em
How you tried to set them free.
Em
They would not listen,
A7 Am7
They're not listening still,
D7 G
Perhaps they never will.
[Outro]
Gsus4 G
G G6(no5) G Gadd9 G
CHORD DIAGRAM
[Intro]
G 3x0003
Gsus4 3x0013
[Verse]
G 3x0003
Gsus4 3x0013
Am x02210
Asus2 x02200
Am/C x32210
Asus2/C x32200
D7 xx0212
[Interlude 1]
Gsus4 3x001x
G5 3x003x
G(*2) 3x000x
G(*3) 3200xx
[Chorus]
G 3x0003
Am x02210
Asus2 x02200
D7 xx0212
G/F# 2x0003
Em 0x2000
Am7 x02010
A7 x02020
[Interlude 2]
GM7(no5) 3xx002
G6(no5) 3xx000
G5 3x003x
[Bridge]
G 3x0003
Am x02210
Asus4 x02230
D7 xx0212
G/F# 2x0003
Em 0x2000
Am7 x02010
Cm x35543
F6#11 13020x
E7 02010x
C x32010
Am7 x02010
D7 xx0212
G 3x0003
[Interlude 3]
Gsus4 3x001x
G5 3x003x
G(*2) 3x000x
G(*3) 3200xx
[Outro]
Gsus4 3x0013
G 3x0003
G(*3) 3200xx
G6(no5) 3220xx
Gadd9 3202xx
G(*2) 3x000x
Don Williams
Don't Hug M (...)
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Donkey Kong
Donna Cruz
Doom
Doraemon
Dorian
Doris Day
Dorothy