Birthday Song Chords by Don Mclean

Tempo:
126.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Bm

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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If I could [F#m] say the things I feel, [Bm] it wouldn't [E] be the same.
[A] Some things [F#m] are not spoken of, [B] [Bm]
some things have [E] no name.
[A]
Though the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them [F] just for you.
[Em] [A] For this is [F#m] something rare [D] for me, [A] this feeling is [E] so new.
You see, I [Am] love the way you [B] love [E] me.
Love the way you [B] smile [E] at me.
[A] I love the way [B] we live this [A] life we're in.
[E] [A]
[E] [A] Long ago [F#] I heard the [Bm] song that lovers [F#] sing to me.
[A] Through the [F#m] days with each new [Bm] phrase, I hum that [E] melody.
[A] And all along [F#] I loved the song, [Bm] but I never learned [F] it through.
[A] Ah, but since the day [D] you came along, [A] I've saved it [E] just for you.
You see, [A] I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me.
[A] Love the way [Bm] you smile [E] at me.
[A] I love the way [Bm] we live [E] this [D] life we're [F#m] in.
[Bm] [D] I don't [C] believe in [G] magic, but I do believe [Am] in you.
[Dm] And when you [F] say you [G] believe in me, there's so much [Am] [Bm] magic I [E] can do.
[A] Now you see me, [F#m] now you don't.
[Bm] Watch me [F#] dive below, [A] deep down in [F#m] your love lake,
[Bm] where the sweet fish [E] come and go.
[A] And I might sink, [F#m] and I might drown, [Bm] but death don't mean [F] a thing.
[A] Cause life [F#m] continues, right or wrong, [A] when I play this [F#m] birthday song.
I [A] learn [B] from you, [E] and you can't even [A] sing.
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To learn Don Mclean - Birthday Song chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bm, E, A, F#m, Bm, A, Bm, A and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 63 BPM before aiming for the song's 127 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ If I could [F#m] say the things I feel, [Bm] _ it wouldn't [E] be the same.
_ [A] _ _ Some things [F#m] are not spoken of, [B] _ _ [Bm]
some things have [E] no name.
_ _ [A] _
Though the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them [F] just for you. _
[Em] _ [A] For this is [F#m] something rare [D] for me, _ [A] this feeling is [E] so new.
You see, I [Am] love the way you [B] love [E] me.
_ Love the way you [B] smile [E] at me.
[A] I love the way [B] we live this [A] life we're in. _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ Long ago [F#] I heard the [Bm] song that lovers [F#] sing to me.
_ [A] _ Through the [F#m] days with each new [Bm] phrase, I hum that [E] melody.
_ _ [A] And all along [F#] I loved the song, [Bm] but I never learned [F] it through.
_ [A] Ah, but since the day [D] you came along, [A] I've saved it [E] just for you.
You see, [A] I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me.
_ [A] Love the way [Bm] you smile [E] at me.
[A] I love the way [Bm] we live [E] this [D] life we're [F#m] in.
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] I don't [C] believe in [G] magic, but I do believe [Am] in you.
_ [Dm] And when you [F] say you [G] believe in me, there's so much [Am] [Bm] magic I [E] can do.
_ _ [A] _ Now you see me, [F#m] now you don't.
[Bm] Watch me [F#] dive below, _ [A] deep down in [F#m] your love lake,
[Bm] where the sweet fish [E] come and go.
_ [A] And I might sink, [F#m] and I might drown, [Bm] but death don't mean [F] a thing.
_ [A] Cause life _ [F#m] continues, right or wrong, [A] when I play this [F#m] birthday song.
I [A] learn [B] from you, [E] _ and you can't even [A] sing.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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