Intro: G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Verse 1: G Gsus4 G Am Starry, starry night, paint your palette blue and grey C D G Look out on a summer's day, with eyes that know the darkness in my soul G Gsus4 G Am Shadows on the hills, Sketch the trees and daffodils C D G Catch the breeze and winter chills, in colors on the snowy linen land Chorus: Am D G G Em And now I understand what you tried to say to me, Am D Em How you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free, A Am D G They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now Verse 2: G Gsus4 G Am Starry, starry night, flaming flowers that brightly blaze, C D G Swirling clouds in violet haze reflecting Vincent's eyes of china blue G Gsus4 G Am Colors changing hue, Morning fields of amber grain C D G Weathered faces lined in pain are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand Chorus: Am D G G Em And now I understand what you tried to say to me, Am D Em How you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free, A Am D G They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they'll listen now Bridge: Am D G G Em For they could not love you, but still your love was true Am Cm And when no hope was left in sight on that starry, starry night, G F E7 You took your life as lovers often do Am C But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was D G Never meant for one as beautiful as you Verse 3: G Gsus4 G Am Starry, starry night, portraits hung in empty halls, C D G Frameless heads on nameless walls with eyes that watch the world and can't forget G Gsus4 G Am Like the strangers that you've met The ragged men in ragged clothes C D G The silver thorn of bloody rose, lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow Chorus: Am D G G Em And now I think I know what you tried to say to me, Am D Em How you suffered for your sanity, how you tried to set them free, A Am D G They would not listen, they're not listening still, perhaps they never will
