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"And I Love You So" by Don McLean
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----------------
e --------------------------0----------------------------------------
b --3-------3---3---3------------------------------------------------
g -------------------------------0-----------------------------------
D ------0---------------2--------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
E --3---------------3------------------------------------------------
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---------------
e --------------------------0--------------------------------0-------
b ----------3-------3---------------3--------3---3---3---------------
g --------------0---------------0------------------------------------
D ------0---------------2---------------0----------------2-----------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
E --3---------------3---------------3----------------3---------------
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----------------
e --------------------------0----------------------------------------
b --3-------3---3---3------------------------------------------------
g -------------------------------0-----------------------------------
D ------0---------------2--------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------
E --3---------------3------------------------------------------------
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----------------
e --7------5-------3-------2-------0-------0---0---------------------
b --------------------------------------------------3-----------3----
g -------------0----------------0---------------------------0--------
D ------0---------------0---------------0----------------------------
A -----------------2---------------2-------------------2-------------
E --7----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------
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----------------------------------------------------------------
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
Guitar part and lyrics transcribed by:
Lee Francis Wilhelmsen
francis@GRIBB.hsr.no
francis@hsr.no
19(C)94.
