Birthday Song Chords by Don Mclean

Tempo:
126.75 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Bm

F#m

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Birthday song - Don McLean.flv chords
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[A] If I could [F#] 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] And though the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them just [F] for you.
[Em] [A] For this is [F#m] something rare for me, [A] this feeling [E] is so new.
You [A] see, I love the way you [B] love [E] me,
[A] love the way you [B] smile [E] at me.
[A] I love the way [B] we live [E] this [A] life we're in.
[G#]
[A] [F#] [E]
[A] Long ago [F#] I heard the [Bm] song that lovers sing to [G#] me.
[A]
Through the [F#m] days with each new phrase [B] I [Bm] hum that [E] melody.
All along [F#] I loved the song, [Bm] but I never learned it [F] through.
[A] Ah, but since the day [D] you came along, [A] I've saved it just [B] [A] for you.
You see, 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] [Bm] in.
[D]
I [C] don't believe [G] in magic, but [C] I do believe [Am] in you.
[Dm] And when you [C] say you [G] believe in me, there's so [Am] much [Bm] magic I [E] can do.
[A] Now you see [F#m] me, now you don't.
[Bm] Watch me [E] 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 [D] continues, right or wrong, [A] when I play this [F#m] birthday song.
[A] I learn [B] from you, [A] [E] and you can't even [A] sing.
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming Don Mclean - Birthday Song chords, practice the chord sequence Bm, E, A, Bm, F#m, Bm, B and E. Begin your practice at a relaxed 63 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 127. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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[A] _ If I could [F#] 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] _ And though the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them just [F] for you.
_ [Em] _ [A] For this is [F#m] something rare for me, _ [A] this feeling [E] is so new.
You [A] see, I love the way you [B] love [E] me, _
[A] love the way you [B] smile [E] at me.
[A] I love the way [B] we live [E] this [A] life we're in.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ Long ago [F#] I heard the [Bm] song that lovers sing to [G#] me.
[A] _
_ Through the [F#m] days with each new phrase [B] I [Bm] hum that [E] melody. _ _
_ All along [F#] I loved the song, [Bm] but I never learned it [F] through. _
[A] Ah, but since the day [D] you came along, [A] I've saved it just [B] [A] for you.
You see, 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] [Bm] in.
_ _ _ [D]
I [C] don't believe [G] in magic, but [C] I do believe [Am] in you.
_ [Dm] And when you [C] say you [G] believe in me, there's so [Am] much [Bm] magic I [E] can do. _ _
[A] _ Now you see [F#m] me, now you don't.
[Bm] _ Watch me [E] 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 _ [D] continues, right or wrong, [A] when I play this [F#m] birthday song.
[A] I learn [B] from you, [A] [E] and you can't even [A] _ sing. _ _ _ _
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