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[Verse 1]
GStarry, starry  night,C  G  
Gpaint your palette
AmBlue and grey,
AmLook out on a Csummer's day,
with Deyes that know the darkness in my Gsoul
GShadows on the hills,C  G  
GSketch the trees and the Amdaffodills
AmCatch the breeze and the Cwinter chills, in
Dcolors on the snowy linen lGanCdG  
[Chorus]
GNow I under staAmndD  
what you tried to sGay tDo meEm  
Emand how you suffered for your AmsanityD  
How you tried to set them Emfree,
Emthey would not listen, they did not know Amhow,D  
Perhaps they'll listen Gnow
[Verse 2]
GStarry, starry  niCghtG,
Gportraits hung in Amempty halls
Amframless heads on Cnameless walls
Dwith eyes that watch the world and can’Gt forget
GLike the strangers that you’ve met
GThe ragged men in Amragged clothes
AmA silver thorn, a Cbloody rose, lie
DCrushed and broken Don the virgin Gsnow
GAnd now I think I Amknow,D  
Dwhat you tried to sGay Dto mEme,
Emhow you suffered for your AmsanityD  
DHow you tried to set them Emfree,
EmThey would not listen, they’re not listening stiCll,
PerDhaps the never...G.will
[Bridge]
EmFor they could not lAmove you,D  
Dbut still your love was tGrueD  Em  
EmAnd when no Amhope was left in sight
On that Cstarry, starry night, you
Gtook your life as Amlovers often dEo
But AmI could have told you, Vincent, Cthis world was
CNever meant for one as Dbeautiful as GyoCuG  

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Vincent

by NOFX

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

G C G

Starry, starry night,

paint your palette

Blue and grey,

Am C

Look out on a summer's day,

D G

with eyes that know the darkness in my soul

G C G

Shadows on the hills,

G Am

Sketch the trees and the daffodills

Am C

Catch the breeze and the winter chills, in

D G C G

colors on the snowy linen land

[Chorus]

G Am D

Now I under stand

G D Em

what you tried to say to me

Em Am D

and how you suffered for your sanity

How you tried to set them free,

Em Am D

they would not listen, they did not know how,

Perhaps they'll listen now

[Verse 2]

G C G

Starry, starry night,

G Am

portraits hung in empty halls

Am C

framless heads on nameless walls

D G

with eyes that watch the world and can’t forget

Like the strangers that you’ve met

G Am

The ragged men in ragged clothes

Am C

A silver thorn, a bloody rose, lie

D D G

Crushed and broken on the virgin snow

G Am D

And now I think I know,

D G D Em

what you tried to say to me,

Em Am D

how you suffered for your sanity

D Em

How you tried to set them free,

Em C

They would not listen, they’re not listening still,

D G

Perhaps the never....will

[Bridge]

Em Am D

For they could not love you,

D G D Em

but still your love was true

Em Am

And when no hope was left in sight

On that starry, starry night, you

G Am E

took your life as lovers often do

Am C

But I could have told you, Vincent, this world was

C D G C G

Never meant for one as beautiful as you

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