Biography:
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1971 hit song "American Pie", an 8.5-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early rock and roll generation (US #1 for four weeks in 1972 and UK #2).
McLean's grandfather and father, both also named Donald McLean, had roots originating in Scotland. The Buccis, the family of McLean's mother, Elizabeth, came from Abruzzo in central Italy.
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Other songs:
- American Pie
- And I Love You So
- Babylon
- Castles In The Air
- Crossroads
- Crying
- Empty Chairs
- Magdalene Lane
- Since I Don't Have You
- Vincent
- Vincent (starry Starry Night)
- Vincent (starry, Starry Night)
- Birthday Song
- Bronco Bills Lament
- Chain Lightning
- Dreidel
- Every Day
- Everybody Loves Me Baby
- Flight Of Dragons
- Going For The Gold
- Great Big Man
- Homeless Brother
- If I Only Had A Match
- Jerusalem
- La La I Love You
- Legend Of Andrew Mccrew
- Mountains O Mourne
- Oh My What A Shame
- On The Amazon
- Orphans Of Wealth
- Prime Time
- Respectable
- Since I Dont Have You
- The Grave
- The More You Pay
- The Pride Parade
- Till Tomorrow
- When Love Begins
- Winter Has Me In Its Grip
- Winterwood
- Wonderful Baby
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Verse:
Am (E) G F C
They were married in the old Church yard
C Am D/F#
And they promised to be true to each other
Am Am/G Am/F E
No matter how hard their lives might be
Asus4 A Am A
But like meteors that fell through moments parallel
Am Am/G
They were soon to cross
Am/F E
And on different plots of earth they both did fall
F G/E Am
Though their lives had really not been hard at all
Chorus:
Am F
Oh my what a shame
Am C
No one's to blame
G
It just happened that way
Am Am/G
And there's nothing you can say
Am/F# E
When two people say goodbye
Oh my...
Instrumental verse:
Am, G, F, C
Am, Am/G, Am/F#, F, E, Am
Verse:
Two brothers, promised they'd return
When the war that they were fighting was over
But only one lived to keep his vow
And the story I was told said he lived to be quite old
Before time won out
Someone asked if he knew what they both fought for
But he could not recall he had ever been to war
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Am G F
For there's nothing you can say when it's over
And there's nothing you can do when it's done
Am G
There's no battle you can win
D/F# F
And there's nothing to begin
E
That's not begun
Verse:
On this moment, I recall your face
And I wonder if you still think about me
Occasionally I still think of you
And I watch the river flow and I know I must let go
But it's oh so hard
For the waves are all around my small canoe
I had always hoped this boat could carry two
(chorus again)
Verse:
Am (E) G F C
They were married in the old Church yard
C Am D/F#
And they promised to be true to each other
Am Am/G Am/F E
No matter how hard their lives might be
Asus4 A Am A
But like meteors that fell through moments parallel
Am Am/G
They were soon to cross
Am/F E
And on different plots of earth they both did fall
F G/E Am
Though their lives had really not been hard at all
Chorus:
Am F
Oh my what a shame
Am C
No one's to blame
G
It just happened that way
Am Am/G
And there's nothing you can say
Am/F# E
When two people say goodbye
Oh my...
Instrumental verse:
Am, G, F, C
Am, Am/G, Am/F#, F, E, Am
Verse:
Two brothers, promised they'd return
When the war that they were fighting was over
But only one lived to keep his vow
And the story I was told said he lived to be quite old
Before time won out
Someone asked if he knew what they both fought for
But he could not recall he had ever been to war
(Chorus)
Bridge:
Am G F
For there's nothing you can say when it's over
And there's nothing you can do when it's done
Am G
There's no battle you can win
D/F# F
And there's nothing to begin
E
That's not begun
Verse:
On this moment, I recall your face
And I wonder if you still think about me
Occasionally I still think of you
And I watch the river flow and I know I must let go
But it's oh so hard
For the waves are all around my small canoe
I had always hoped this boat could carry two
(chorus again)
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