Chords for Chet Atkins & Don McLean Vincent

_ Starry Night _ [Ab] and tonight we have a beautiful production of this song.
Of course Don had a hit with it and then later Chet recorded this instrumentally.
Tonight for the first time they're going to do it together.
Ladies and gentlemen Don McLean, Chet Atkins and Vincent. _ _
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Starry starry night, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ paint your [A] palette blue [Am] and grey. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Look out on a [C] summer's day, _ _ _ [D] with [Bm] eyes that know the darkness in [G] my soul.
_ _ _ Shadows on the _ hills, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sketch the trees [Am] and the _ daffodils. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Catch the [C] breeze and the winter _ chills, _ _ [D] in colours on the snowy linen [G] land. _
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_ Now I [Am] understand, _ _
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_ what [G] you tried to say to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ How you suffered [Am] for your sanity.
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How you tried to [G] set them free.
They would not listen, they [A] did not know how.
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_ [D] _ Perhaps they'll listen [G]
now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Starry starry night, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ flaming [Am] flowers that brightly _ blaze. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Swirling [C] clouds in violet _ haze.
_ [D] _ Reflect in Vincent's eyes of [G] China blue.
_ _ _ [C] Colours [G] changing hue.
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_ Morning _ [Am] fields of _ _ evergreen. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Weathered [C] faces _ lined in vain.
_ _ [D] Are soothed beneath the [G] artist's loving hand.
_ _ Now I [Am] _ understand, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ what you [G] tried to say to [D] me.
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_ _ How you suffered [Am] for your sanity.
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_ _ How you [Em] tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did [A] not know how.
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_ _ _ _ [D] Perhaps [C] they'll [G] listen _ now.
_ For [Em] they could not [Am] love you, _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ still your [G]
love was true.
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[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] And when no hope was left in sight on [Cm] that starry starry night. _ _
[G] You took your life [C] as lovers [Bm] often do.
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_ _ But [Am] I could have told you Vincent.
_ [C] _ _ This world was never meant for [D] one _
[A] as beautiful _ _ _ [G] as you.
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Starry starry night, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
portraits hung [Am] in empty halls.
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Frameless heads [C] on nameless _ _ walls.
[D] With eyes that watch the world and [G] can't forget. _ _
Like the strangers that you've met.
_ _ _ The _ _ _ _ ragged men [Am] in ragged _ clothes. _ _ _ _
_ A silver [C] thorn and a bloody rose.
_ _ _ [D] Like crushed and broken on the virgin [G] snow.
_ _ _ Now [Am] I think I know. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ What you [G] tried to say to me.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ How you [Am] suffered for your sanity. _
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How you tried to [Em] set them free.
They would not listen, [A] they're not listening still.
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_ _ _ _ [D] Perhaps _ _ they never [G] will. _ _
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