Written in the early 70’s as a tribute to Vincent Van Gogh, this song is often referred to as “Starry, Starry Night” and is a lovely, slow, fun tune to play – a great one for beginners 🙂
D-E G-A B
Starry, starry night
B A G-E A B E
Paint your palette blue and grey
B A G E A-B E
Look out on a summer’s day
F# G F# E D
With eyes that know the
E-F# G A B
Darkness in my soul.
D-E G A B
Shadows on the hills…
B A G E E A-B-E
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
B A G E E A-B E
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
F# G-F# E D E-F# G-A G
In colors on the snowy linen land.
G A B-G-A
Now I understand
A B ^C ^D B B B
What you tried to say to me
B ^C B-A G E B-A-A
How you suffered for your sanity
A A A B ^C A B
How you tried to set them free.
B B ^C B-A
They would not listen
G E A B E
They did not know how
D – F# G A-F# G
Perhaps they’ll listen now…
D-E G-A B
Starry, starry night
B – A G E A-B E
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
B – A G E A-B E
Swirling clouds in violet haze
F#-G F# E-D E F# G-A B
Reflect in Vincent’s eyes of China blue.
D – E G-A B
Colors changing hue
B – A G E A-B E
Morning fields of amber grain
B – A G-E A B E
Weathered faces lined in pain
F# G F#-E D E-F#
Are soothed beneath the artist’s
G-A G
Loving hand….
E G A B-G-A
And now I understand
A B ^C ^D B ^E ^D
What you tried to say to me
B B ^D-^C B G B-A-A
How you suffered for your sanity
A A ^D B ^C A B
How you tried to set them free.
B B ^C B-A
They would not listen
G E A B E
They did not know how
D – F# G A-F# G
Perhaps they’ll listen now…