And I Love You So

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"And I Love You So"
Composed and Sung by Don McLean 1973
youtube.com/theleonarrow
I play with capo on 5th fret and pick each chord in style of riffs, then gently strum the chorus
and riff on G and Am
Intro
G
e ----3-----------------3------
b ----3--1--3--1--0-----3---1-3
g --0------------------0-------
D -----------------------------
A 2----------------------------
E 3------------------3----3----
Riff1 Riff2
G Am
e ----3------------- -----0----0-0-----------0--
b ----3--1--3--1--0- -----1----0-1-----------1--
g --0--------------- ----2--------2--0--2--2----
D ------------------ ---------------------------
A 2----------------- --0-----0-----------0------
E 3----------------- ---------------------------
Intro:
G (play riff 1)
G Am D
(riff2)
And I love you so.
G Em
(riff1) -
The people ask me how,
Am C
(riff2) -
How I've lived till now.
D G
-
I tell them I don't know.
Am D
(riff2)
I guess they understand
G Em
(riff1) -
How lonely life has been.
Am C
(riff2) -
But life began again
G (riff1) (down to f# on bass)
The day you took my hand.
G Bm Am Am7
And, yes, I know how lonely life can be.
C D G (riff on b string 3-1-0) then descend bass (e string 3,2)
The shadows follow me, and the night won't set me free.
Em Bm Am Am7
But I don't let the evening get me down
D D7 G
Now that you're around me.
intro riff
G Am D
And you love me, too.
G Em
-
Your thoughts are just for me;
Am C
-
You set my spirit free.
D G
-
I'm happy that you do.
Am D
The book of life is brief
G Em
-
And once A page is read,
Am C
-
All but love is dead.
G - G(sus4)- G
That is my belief.
G Bm Am Am7
And, yes, I know how loveless life can be.
D D7 G
The shadows follow me, and the night won't set me free.
Em Bm Am Am7
But I don't let the evening bring me down
D D7 G
-
Now that you're around me.
G Am D
And I love you so.
G Em
-
The people ask me how,
Am C
-
How I've lived till now.
D/G
I tell them I don't know.

And I Love You So chords and lyrics

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"And I Love You So"
Composed and Sung by Don McLean 1973
youtube.com/theleonarrow
I play with capo on 5th fret and pick each chord in style of riffs, then gently strum the chorus
and riff on G and Am
Intro:
G   (play riff 1)
                                G (riff1) (down to f# on bass)
The day you took my hand.
  C                  D          G (riff on b string 3-1-0) then descend bass (e string 3,2)
The shadows follow me, and the night won't set me free.
intro riff
             G - G(sus4)- G
That is my belief.

And I Love You So Chords by Don McLean

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