Chords for Don McLean - Birthday Song
Tempo:
123.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Bm
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [A] I could say [F#m] the things I feel [Bm]
wouldn't be [E] the same
[A]
Some things [F#m] are not spoken of,
[Bm] some things have [E] no name
[A] Though the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them [C] just for [F] you
[G] [A] For this is [C#m] something rare for me, [A] this feeling is so [E]
new
[A] You see I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, [A] love the way you [B] [E] smile at me
[A] I love the way we [C#m] live this [A] life we're in
Long ago [F#] I heard the song that [Bm] lovers sing [E] to me
[A] Through the [F#m] days with each new phrase [Bm] I hum that [E] melody
[A] All along [F#m] I loved the [Bm] song but I never learned [F] it through
[A] Ah but since the day [G#] you came [C#m] along I've saved it [E] just for you
You see [A] I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, [A] love the way you smile at me
I love the [Bm] way we [E] live this [D] life we're [Bm] in
I [E] don't believe [G] in magic but I [C] do believe [Am] in you
[Dm] When you [G] say you believe in me [Am] there's so much [Bm] magic I [E] can do
[A]
Now you see [F#m] me now you don't, [B]
[D] watch me [E] dive below
[A] Deep down in your [F#m] love lake where [Bm] the sweet fish come [C#m] and go
And I might sing [G#] and [F#m] I might [Bm] drown but death don't [F] mean a thing
[A]
Cause life continues [G#] right or wrong
[A]
When I play this [C#m] birthday song [A] I learned [B] from you
[E] You can't [Am] even sing
[C] [Fm] [A] [N]
wouldn't be [E] the same
[A]
Some things [F#m] are not spoken of,
[Bm] some things have [E] no name
[A] Though the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them [C] just for [F] you
[G] [A] For this is [C#m] something rare for me, [A] this feeling is so [E]
new
[A] You see I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, [A] love the way you [B] [E] smile at me
[A] I love the way we [C#m] live this [A] life we're in
Long ago [F#] I heard the song that [Bm] lovers sing [E] to me
[A] Through the [F#m] days with each new phrase [Bm] I hum that [E] melody
[A] All along [F#m] I loved the [Bm] song but I never learned [F] it through
[A] Ah but since the day [G#] you came [C#m] along I've saved it [E] just for you
You see [A] I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, [A] love the way you smile at me
I love the [Bm] way we [E] live this [D] life we're [Bm] in
I [E] don't believe [G] in magic but I [C] do believe [Am] in you
[Dm] When you [G] say you believe in me [Am] there's so much [Bm] magic I [E] can do
[A]
Now you see [F#m] me now you don't, [B]
[D] watch me [E] dive below
[A] Deep down in your [F#m] love lake where [Bm] the sweet fish come [C#m] and go
And I might sing [G#] and [F#m] I might [Bm] drown but death don't [F] mean a thing
[A]
Cause life continues [G#] right or wrong
[A]
When I play this [C#m] birthday song [A] I learned [B] from you
[E] You can't [Am] even sing
[C] [Fm] [A] [N]
Key:
A
E
Bm
F#m
C#m
A
E
Bm
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ I could say [F#m] the things I feel [Bm] _ _
wouldn't be [E] the _ same
[A] _ _
Some things [F#m] are not spoken of, _
[Bm] _ some things have [E] no name
_ [A] Though _ the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them _ [C] just for [F] you
_ [G] [A] For _ _ this is [C#m] something rare for me, _ [A] this feeling is so [E]
new
[A] You see I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, [A] love the way you [B] [E] smile at me
[A] I love the way we [C#m] live this [A] life we're in _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Long ago [F#] I heard the song that [Bm] lovers sing [E] to me
_ [A] _ Through the [F#m] days with each new phrase [Bm] I hum that [E] melody
_ _ [A] _ All along [F#m] I loved the [Bm] song but I never learned [F] it through
[A] Ah but since the day [G#] you came [C#m] along I've saved it [E] just for you
You see [A] I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, _ [A] _ love the way you smile at me
I love the [Bm] way we [E] live this [D] life we're [Bm] _ in
_ I [E] don't believe [G] in magic but I [C] do believe [Am] in you
_ _ [Dm] When you [G] say you believe in me [Am] there's so much [Bm] magic I [E] can do
[A] _ _
Now you see [F#m] me now you don't, [B] _
[D] watch me [E] dive below
[A] Deep down in your [F#m] love lake where [Bm] the sweet fish come [C#m] and go
_ And I might sing [G#] and [F#m] I might [Bm] drown but death don't [F] mean a thing
_ [A]
Cause life continues [G#] right or wrong
[A] _
When I play this [C#m] birthday song [A] I learned [B] from you
_ [E] You can't [Am] even sing
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
wouldn't be [E] the _ same
[A] _ _
Some things [F#m] are not spoken of, _
[Bm] _ some things have [E] no name
_ [A] Though _ the words [F#] come hard to me, [Bm] I'll say them _ [C] just for [F] you
_ [G] [A] For _ _ this is [C#m] something rare for me, _ [A] this feeling is so [E]
new
[A] You see I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, [A] love the way you [B] [E] smile at me
[A] I love the way we [C#m] live this [A] life we're in _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Long ago [F#] I heard the song that [Bm] lovers sing [E] to me
_ [A] _ Through the [F#m] days with each new phrase [Bm] I hum that [E] melody
_ _ [A] _ All along [F#m] I loved the [Bm] song but I never learned [F] it through
[A] Ah but since the day [G#] you came [C#m] along I've saved it [E] just for you
You see [A] I love the way [Bm] you love [E] me, _ [A] _ love the way you smile at me
I love the [Bm] way we [E] live this [D] life we're [Bm] _ in
_ I [E] don't believe [G] in magic but I [C] do believe [Am] in you
_ _ [Dm] When you [G] say you believe in me [Am] there's so much [Bm] magic I [E] can do
[A] _ _
Now you see [F#m] me now you don't, [B] _
[D] watch me [E] dive below
[A] Deep down in your [F#m] love lake where [Bm] the sweet fish come [C#m] and go
_ And I might sing [G#] and [F#m] I might [Bm] drown but death don't [F] mean a thing
_ [A]
Cause life continues [G#] right or wrong
[A] _
When I play this [C#m] birthday song [A] I learned [B] from you
_ [E] You can't [Am] even sing
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _