Written by Don MacLean
D D6 D7M D G G/F# Em7 And I love you so A7 A A9 A D F#m Bm The people ask me how Bm7/E Cdim G G/F# Em7 How I've lived 'till now Em6 A D Cdim A I tell them I don't know A A9 A Asus4 G G/F# Em7 I guess they understand, A7 A A9 A D F#m Bm How lonely life has been Bm7/E Cdim G G/F# Em7 But life began again, Em6 A D G D A7 The day you took my hand D9 Dsus4 Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 A7 And yes, I know how lonely life can be Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 A7 The shadows follow me, D9 G/B D A7 And the night won't set me free D9 Dsus4 Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 A7 But I don't let the evening get me down Em7/9 Em7 G/B7 D Now that you're around me D6 D7M D G G/F# Em7 And you love me too A7 A A9 A D F#m Your thoughts are just for me, Bm Bm7/E Cdim G G/F# Em7 You set my spirit free Em6 A D Cdim A I'm happy that you do, A9 A Asus4 G G/F# Em7 The book of life is brief A7 A A9 A D F#m Bm And once a page is read, Bm7/E Cdim G G/F# Em7 All but love is dead Em6 A D G D A7 That is my belief. D9 Dsus4 Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 A7 And yes, I know how lonely life can be Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 A7 The shadows follow me, D9 G/B D A7 And the night won't set me free D9 Dsus4 Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 Em7 A7 But I don't let the evening get me down Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 D Now that you're around me