Starry Starry Night

Notation symbols:

s : slide
h : hammer on
p : pull off

Vincent   Don McLean
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verse:

Starry, starry night...

  [Repeat twice each verse]
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                                                        1 verse only
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Chorus:
Now I understand...
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                                             They would not listen, ...
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                                       ** 1st chorus only.
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Bridge:
For they could not love you...
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               ..took your life like lovers often do...
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But I could have told you Vincent...
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** end
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Vincent

Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul...
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy linen land.

Now I understand
What you tried to say, to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free:
They would not listen; they did not know how --
Perhaps they'll listen now.

Starry, starry night
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.

Now I understand
What you tried to say, to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free:
They would not listen; they did not know how --
Perhaps they'll listen now.

For they could not love you
But still, your love was true
And when no hope was left inside
On that starry, starry night
You took your life as lovers often do --
But I could've told you, Vincent:
This world was never meant
For one as beautiful as you.

Starry, Starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
The silver thorn, a bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.

Now I think I know
What you tried to say, to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free:
They would not listen; they're not listening still --
Perhaps they never will.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) Dutch Painter

Janis Ian

Chet,

I've been waiting for that for a year and finally it's on. 20 March Sunday, Janis Ian in Sydney @ the basement!(wao~) The show was amazing and full of fun. I'm not sure if Janis did sing the same songs as in S'pore. But I heard that some of them are new. It was a very nice show and I was impressed so much by her guitar and voice. Can't close my mouth for a while even she'd finished the song. Looks like this --> :O

The show was started from 9:30p and I arrived there at 8:30, it was so crowded already. As a Chinese gal, I'm too short to get a good view (sigh). Anyway, I'd try to comfort myself, music should listen by ears (and heart maybe), not by eyes. I can only afford the standing ticket (actually the dinning ticket was sold out in a second so that I don't have to struggle) so I kept standing for the night. I was even not able to drive with my sore legs after the show.

I know Janis and her music because of your recommendations. So, thank you very much, Chet. Her talent do attract everybody's soul. The melodies, lyrics, voice, all are excellent. I was thinking how can a person be so wisdom? How many roads did she walk through? And she is a funny woman, a good story teller. The concert was full of joy. Artist and audience sing together.

Moreover, I was impressed by her guitar and the sounds effect, which I never experienced before. It was just a guitar, ok, it was a Martin guitar with effectors, but I don't know that a guitar can have such a lot of effects and expressions. I'm wondering if Chet will do the same thing one day… It was surprising me a lot, I tired to play mine once I back home (and of course, I can't get the same effect. Ha ha)

Chet, will you have a concert like that? Like a sharing party, talk and sing together with audience? Or you're shy and hide yourself? Will you be a folk singer, sing and travel around the world? I remember you've mentioned that you're not a folk singer. But, consider bringing your guitar, sing and travel over the world? I'm looking forward that.

Cheers,
Egg

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失眠 - 為你流淚

這個晚上, 失眠.

原來我對於感情, 感覺反應的確有點慢.

到今天, 我才切切實實感覺到她離去的痛.

二十八天, 她走了二十八天. 明天是她的葬禮. 我恨自己不能在場. 很想再見她一面, 但我知道, 這是不可能的. 為的是一張機票, 一個地域, 空間距離的阻隔. 年初一那天, 就是我們永別的日子, 自那天起, 我們不會再有機會見面, 或聽到對方的聲音, 一切, 只能用回憶, 一些零碎的片段, 想像, 拼貼. 每天想想你的模樣, 想想你的聲音, 怕有日突然發覺記不起來.

別人都說你只是去了一個更好的地方, 到了樂土, 我沒有這個宗教觀念, 也只是半信半疑. 我就當這是真的好了, 他們說有天我們會在那裡重聚. 我可以預計得到那時的畫面會十分漂亮, 我們都很年輕, 都很快樂, 都有夢想, 都有希望. 但, 在那天來臨之前, 還有很多路要走, 還有很多汗要流, 而沿途再找不到你.

他們說你的離開是一種解脫, 但我很自私的希望你可以留下來. 我希望你可以痊癒, 曾經, 我真的相信你會痊癒的. 我天真得以為你可以出院開開心心過農曆年. 但, 情況好像突然變得很壞, 是什麼地方出錯了嗎? 為何轉變得那麼快? 那天你還告訴我想要多點湯, 那時不是還很好的嗎?

我很不喜歡這種感覺. 你走了, 永遠的. 沒有商量的餘地, 也不能說“不”. 喜歡也好, 不喜歡也好, 只可以接受. 沒有 “Undo”,“Restart”,“Replay”. 沒有選擇.

我會懷念你... 想念... 思念... 掛念... 到一天, 我們重逢.

時間永遠不會停下來的, 無論開心與否, 發生什麼事, 它都是不快不慢的用著同一個速度向前走. 今天的眼淚流不乾, 就留待明天吧. 我知道, 過多幾天, 再過多幾天, 再過多幾天, 再過多幾天... 悲傷會化成思念. 但在始之前, 這感覺, 很不好受.


我終於哭了 流著淚的心死了
我終於知道 再聽不到妳心跳
夢已經醒了 無夢夜深空虛了
但妳可知道 再空虛的我都不緊要

...

明日孤獨路上始終要走
誰又忍著熱淚默默承受

笑著看著聽著海風撲面
道別你後 歲月似經過百年
但記憶裡 或許只隔一天
記著掛著你熟識的背面
大地氣力已盡似走到晚年
因你不再見

...

蒼天安排 今生不優美
不懂得珍惜你
我信他生再能照料你

...

從今生距離我無緣留住你
從思憶距離我長年懷念你
離開似是為來生的重逢 今天要放開你
從身體距離到來年重遇你
從呼吸距離到何年仍屬你
雲端透著是紅色的薔薇 今天要送給你
愉快嗎 在這方看你

...

記著掛著你熟識的氣味
但願以後歲月更飛快遠離
使我走向你
蒼天安排 今生不優美
不懂得珍惜你
我信他生再能愛護你

...

愉快嗎 在我心有你

...

愉快嗎 在遠方好嗎

也許

也許你真的哭得太累,
也許,也許你要睡一睡,
那麼叫夜鷹不要咳嗽,
蛙不要號,蝙蝠不要飛,

不許陽光撥你的眼簾,
不許清風刷上你的眉,
無論誰都不能驚醒你,
撐一傘松蔭庇護你睡,

也許你聽這蚯蚓翻泥,
聽這小草的根鬚吸水,
也許你聽這般的音樂,
比那咒罵的人聲還美,

那麼你先把眼皮緊閉,
我就讓你睡,我讓你睡,
我把黃土輕輕蓋著你,
我叫紙錢兒緩緩的飛.