Don McLean nasceu em 2 de outubro de 1945, em Nova York. Cantor e compositor, ficou famoso pela canção American Pie, elegia folk-pop de oito minutos e meio que atingiu o topo das paradas americanas. Iniciou sua carreira em meados dos anos 60, tocando em clubes nova-iorquinos, escolas primárias e em prol de causas ambientais.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Verse: Am (E) GFC They were married in the old Church yard CAmD/F# And they promised to be true to each other AmAm/GAm/FE No matter how hard their lives might be Asus4AAmA But like meteors that fell through moments parallel AmAm/G They were soon to cross Am/FE And on different plots of earth they both did fall FG/EAm Though their lives had really not been hard at all
Chorus: AmF Oh my what a shame AmC No one's to blame G It just happened that way AmAm/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
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Bridge: AmGF For there's nothing you can say when it's over And there's nothing you can do when it's done AmG 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