Taken from the Favorites & Rarities double CD. I think this TAB is rather accurate. It`s not always that easy to transcribe Don`s guitar through all the violins etc. that dominate part of the song, but I`ve done my best. I honestly think that any mistakes are so small that they can be neglected. Listen to the album. I know Elvis Presley also played this song.
This song is also available on the albums:
Tapestry Solo Greatest hits then and now The best of Don McLean Classics
Comments and corections are always welcome. The lyrics follow after the TAB...
For original album tuning: Capo on 4th fret, but it`s easier to sing the chorus by playing in a lower key.
Have fun!
And I love you so (Don McLean)
Intro: (Play twice) G e --------------------------------------------------------0---------- b --3------3-------3------3-------3-------3---3---3------------------ g --0----------0--------------0-------------------------------0------ D ------0--------------2--------------0---------------2-------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --3--------------3--------------3---------------3------------------
1st verse:
And I love you so... G Am7 e ----------0-------2-------3---------------------------------0------ b --3-------------------------------1-----------0---0h1-------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0---------------------0-- D ------0---------------0---------------2------------------0--------- A ----------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --3----------------------------------------------------------------
G e ------------------0-------2-----------------------3---------------- b --1-------3-----------------------0-----------0-------------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0------------------------ D ------2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0---- A --0---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------3-----------------------2--------
Em Am7 e --------------------------0---------------------------------------- b --0-------1-------3---------------1-----------1---0-------1-------- g ----------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---- D --------------2---------------2-------2---------------2------------ A ------2---------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --0----------------------------------------------------------------
C D/F e ----------------------------------3-------2-------0-------2-------- b --1-------0-------------------------------------------------------- g --------------0---2-------0-------------------2---------------0---- D ------2---------------0-------0-------0---------------0------------ A --3---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------2--------------------------------
G Am7 e ----------0-------2-------3---------------------------------------- b --3-------------------------------1-----------1---0-------1-------- g --0-----------0---------------0-----------0-------------------0---- D ------0---------------0---------------2---------------2------------ A ----------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --3----------------------------------------------------------------
G e ------------------0-------2-----------------------3---------------- b --1-------3-----------------------0-----------0-------------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0------------------------ D ------2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0---- A --0---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------3-----------------------2--------
Em Am7 e --------------------------0---------------------------------------- b --0-------1-------3---------------1-----------1---0-------1-------- g ----------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---- D --------------2---------------2-------2---------------2------------ A ------2---------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --0----------------------------------------------------------------
C D G e ----------------------------------------------------------0-------- b --1-------0---------------3-------3-------3-------3---------------- g --------------0---2-----------0---0-----------0---------------0---- D ------2---------------0---------------0---------------2------------ A --3---------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------2---------------3---------------3----------------
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1st chorus:
And yes I know... G e --3-------2-------0-------------------------------0-------2-------- b --------------------------4-------3-------4------------------------ g --------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---- D ------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------------ A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------
Am Am7 e --3-------2-------0-------2-------3---------------0---------------- b ------------------------------------------1---------------1-------- g --------------2---------------2---------------0---------------0---- D ------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------------ A --0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------
Am Am7/F e --3-------2-------0---------------------------------------2-------- b --------------------------1-------------------0---1---------------- g --------------2---------------2-----------2-------------------0---- D ------2---------------2---------------0---------------0------------ A --0---------------0------------------------------------------------ E ----------------------------------2---------------2----------------
G e ------------------------------------------------------------------- b --0-----------0---1-----------1---0-----------0---1-------0-------- g --0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------- D ------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------------ A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------3---2----
Em e ----------------------------------0-------------------------------- b ----------1-------3-------4---------------------------------------- g ------------------------------------------0--------------0--------- D --4---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0------0-------0----- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --0----------------------------------------------3-----------------
Am Am7 e --0-----------------------2-------3---------------0---------------- b ----------3-------1-----------------------1---------------1-------- g --------------2---------------2---------------0---------------0---- D ------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------------ A --0-------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------
Am D/F e --3-------2-------0---------------------------------------2-------- b --------------------------1-------3---------------3---------------- g --------------2---------------2-----------2-------------------2---- D ------2---------------2---------------0-------0-------0------------ A --0---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------2---------------2----------------
Bridge:
G Am7 e ----------0-------2-------3---------------------------------0------ b --3-------------------------------1-----------0---0h1-------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0---------------------0-- D ------0---------------0---------------2-----------------0---------- A ----------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --3----------------------------------------------------------------
C D/F e -------------------------------------------3p2---0-------2--------- b --1-------0------------------------3-------------------------0----- g --------------0---0h2-------0-------------------------------------- D ------2-----------------0-------0------0-------------0------------- A --3---------------------------------------------------------------- E -----------------------------------2-------------2-----------------
e --7------5--------3-------2-------0-------0---0-------------------- b --------------------------------------------------3---------------- g --------------0---------------0-------------------------------0---- D ------0---------------0---------------0-------------------0-------- A ------------------2---------------2-------------------2------------ E --7----------------------------------------------------------------
e --7-------5---------------5-----------------------5---------------- b ------------------8---------------5-----------5-----------5-------- g --------------5---------------5-----------5-------------------5---- D ------5---------------5---------------5---------------5------------ A --0---------------0---------------0-------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------
D/F e --7-------5---------------5-----------------------0---------------- b ------------------8---------------3-----------3-----------3-------- g --------------5---------------5-----------2-------------------0---- D ------5---------------5---------------0---------------0------------ A --0---------------0------------------------------------------------ E ----------------------------------2--------------------------------
G e --3--------------------------------------------------------0------- b --3-------3-------3-------3-------3--------3---3---3--------------- g --------------0---------------0--------------------------------0--- D ------0---------------2---------------0----------------2----------- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --3---------------3---------------3----------------3---------------
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2nd.verse: And you love me too... G Am7 e ----------0-------2-------3---------------------------------0------ b --3-------------------------------1-----------0---0h1-------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0---------------------0-- D ------0---------------0---------------2------------------0--------- A ----------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --3----------------------------------------------------------------
G e ------------------0-------2-----------------------3---------------- b --1-------3-----------------------0-----------0-------------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0------------------------ D ------2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0---- A --0---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------3-----------------------2--------
Em Am7 e --------------------------0---------------------------------------- b --0-------1-------3---------------1-----------1---0-------1-------- g ----------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---- D --------------2---------------2-------2---------------2------------ A ------2---------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --0----------------------------------------------------------------
C D/F e ----------------------------------3-------2-------0-------2-------- b --1-------0-------------------------------------------------------- g --------------0---2-------0-------------------2---------------0---- D ------2---------------0-------0-------0---------------0------------ A --3---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------2--------------------------------
G Am7 e ----------0-------2-------3---------------------------------------- b --3-------------------------------1-----------1---0-------1-------- g --0-----------0---------------0-----------0-------------------0---- D ------0---------------0---------------2---------------2------------ A ----------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --3----------------------------------------------------------------
G e ------------------0-------2-----------------------3---------------- b --1-------3-----------------------0-----------0-------------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0------------------------ D ------2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0---- A --0---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------3-----------------------2--------
Em Am7 e --------------------------0---------------------------------------- b --0-------1-------3---------------1-----------1---0-------1-------- g ----------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---- D --------------2---------------2-------2---------------2------------ A ------2---------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --0----------------------------------------------------------------
C D G e ----------------------------------------------------------0-------- b --1-------0---------------3-------3-------3-------3---------------- g --------------0---2-----------0---0-----------0---------------0---- D ------2---------------0---------------0---------------2------------ A --3---------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------2---------------3---------------3----------------
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2nd chorus:
And yes I know... G e --3-------2-------0-------------------------------0-------2-------- b --------------------------4-------3-------4------------------------ g --------------0---------------0---------------0---------------0---- D ------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------------ A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------
Am Am7 e --3-------2-------0-------2-------3---------------0---------------- b ------------------------------------------1---------------1-------- g --------------2---------------2---------------0---------------0---- D ------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------------ A --0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------
Am Am7/F e --3-------2-------0---------------------------------------2-------- b --------------------------1-------------------0---1---------------- g --------------2---------------2-----------2-------------------0---- D ------2---------------2---------------0---------------0------------ A --0---------------0------------------------------------------------ E ----------------------------------2---------------2----------------
G e ------------------------------------------------------------------- b --0-----------0---1-----------1---0-----------0---1-------0-------- g --0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------- D ------0---------------0---------------0---------------0------------ A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------3---2----
Em e ----------------------------------0-------------------------------- b ----------1-------3-------4---------------------------------------- g ------------------------------------------0--------------0--------- D --4---2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------0------0-------0----- A ------------------------------------------------------------------- E --0----------------------------------------------3-----------------
Am Am7 e --0-----------------------2-------3---------------0---------------- b ----------3-------1-----------------------1---------------1-------- g --------------2---------------2---------------0---------------0---- D ------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------------ A --0-------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------
Am D/F e --3-------2-------0---------------------------------------2-------- b --------------------------1-------3---------------3---------------- g --------------2---------------2-----------2-------------------2---- D ------2---------------2---------------0-------0-------0------------ A --0---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------2---------------2----------------
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3rd verse:
And I love you so... G Am7 e ----------0-------2-------3---------------------------------0------ b --3-------------------------------1-----------0---0h1-------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0---------------------0-- D ------0---------------0---------------2------------------0--------- A ----------------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --3----------------------------------------------------------------
the people ask me how... G e ------------------0-------2-----------------------3---------------- b --1-------3-----------------------0-----------0-------------------- g --------------0---------------0-----------0------------------------ D ------2---------------2---------------0---------------0-------0---- A --0---------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------3-----------------------2--------
Em Am7 e --------------------------0---------------------------------------- b --0-------1-------3---------------1-----------1---0-------1-------- g ----------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---- D --------------2---------------2-------2---------------2------------ A ------2---------------------------0---------------0---------------- E --0----------------------------------------------------------------
C D e ----------------------------------------------0---0h2-------------- b --1-------0-------------------------------3------------------------ g --------------0---2-------0-----------2------------------------0--- D ------2---------------0-------0---0---------------0--------0------- A --3---------------------------------------------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------2-----------
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Cm G e --5--------3--------0----------3----------------------------------- b --------------------5---------4------------------------------------ g --5--------4--------5--------5------------0------------------------ D ------------------------------------------0------------------------ A -------------------(0)--------------------2------------------------ E ------------------------------------------3------------------------
Lyrics:
And I love you so (Don McLean)
1.verse And I love you so The people ask me how How I`ve lived till now I tell them I don`t know
I guess they understand How lonely life has been But life began again The day you took my hand
1.chorus And yes I know how lonely life can be The shadows follow me And the night won`t set me free But I don`t let the evening get me down Now that you`re around me
2.verse And you love me too Your thought are just for me You set my spirit free I`m happy that you do
The book of life is breif And once a page is read All but love is dead That is my belief
2.chorus And yes I know how loveless life can be The shadows follow me And the night won`t set me free But I won`t let the evening bring me down Now that you`re around me
3.verse And I love you so The people ask me how How I`ve lived till now I tell them - I don`t know
