Vincent
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Intro
C D Am C
D
G G Am G
G Am Am Am
Am C C Em
D G Am G
verse 1
G
Starry, starry night
Am
Paint your palette blue and gray
C
Look out on a summer's day
D G
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
G Am
Shadows on the hills
G Am
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
C
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
D G Am G
In colors on the snowy linen land
[Refrão]
G Am
Now I understand
D G D
What you tried to say to me
Em Am
And how you suffered for your sanity
D Em
And how you tried to set them free
A C
They would not listen, they did not know how
D G Am G
Perhaps they'll listen now
verse 2
G G Am
Starry, starry night
G Am Bm
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Am C
Swirling clouds in a violet haze
D G
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Am G
Colors changing hue
Am
Morning fields of amber grain
C
Weathered faces lined in pain
D G Am G
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
[Refrão]
G Am C
Now I understand
D G D
What you tried to say to me
Em Am
And how you suffered for your sanity
D Em
And how you tried to set them free
Am C
They would not listen, they did not know how
D G Am G
Perhaps they'll listen now
Instrumental
G Am G
Am D Am
Am C C D
F#m G Am G
Bridge
Am C
For they could not love you
D G D Em
But still your love was true
Am
And when no hope was left in sight
Cm
On that starry, starry night
G Em
You took your life, as lovers often do
Am
But I could've told you, Vincent
C D G Am G
This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you
verse 3
G Am
Starry, starry night
G Am
Portraits hung in empty halls
Am C
Frameless heads on nameless walls
D G
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
G Am G
Like the strangers that you've met
G Am
The ragged men in ragged clothes
C
The silver thorn on the bloody rose
D G Am G
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Outro
G Am C
Now I think I know
D G D Bm
What you tried to say to me
Em Am
And how you suffered for your sanity
D Em
And how you tried to set them free
A
They would not listen, they're not listening still
C D G Am G
Perhaps they never will
How to play Vincent
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.