Year: 1974 -
Written by Don McLean
Intro: C Dm7 C Dm7 C Dm7 Dm7 G7 C (C Bm Am) And I love her so, the people ask me how Dm7 F G7 How I live till now, I tell them, I don't know C Dm7 G7 C (C Bm Am) I guess they understand, how lonely life has been Dm7 F G7 C G7 But life began again, the day you took my hand C Am Dm7 And yes I know, how lonely life can be G7 C E7 The shadows follow me and the night won't set me free Am C Dm7 But I don't let, the evening get me down G7 C Dm7 C Dm7 C Now that you're around, me Dm7 G7 C (C Bm Am) And you love me too, your thoughts are just for me Dm7 F G7 You set my spirit free, I'm happy as could be C Dm7 G7 C (C Bm Am) The book of life is brief, and once a page is read Dm7 F G7 C G7 All but life is dead, that is my belief C Am Dm7 And yes I know, how loveless life can be G7 C E7 The shadows follow me and the night won't set me free Am C Dm7 But I don't let the evening get me down G7 F G7 C Dm7 C Dm7 C Now that you're around, around me...