by Don McClean – Key of A and G

 

And I Love You So” is a popular song written by folk singer and guitarist Don McLean and released on his 1970 debut album, Tapestry. Its chorus features an unusual rhyming scheme for a popular song: A-B-B-A versus the usual A-B-C (or A)-B.
The song has been recorded by many artists in the years since McLean’s original version. It was a 1973 hit for singer Perry Como on his RCA Victor album of the same name, And I Love You So, reaching No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It would be the last of his many popular recordings, dating back to 1943, to reach the Top 40. It also spent one week at No. 1 on the easy listening chart. It reached No. 2 in South Africa and in Britain, the record reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart on RCA Records and remained on the chart for 35 weeks (the longest of his hits in the UK).

 

[G] And I love you [Am] so.  The people [Am7] ask me [Gm7] how . . .  [Em] How I’ve lived till [Am7] now.  [C] I tell them I don’t [D7] know.
[G] I guess they [Am] understand, [Am7] how lonely life has [G] been . . .  But [Em] life began [Am7] again – [C] The day you took my [G] hand

And [G] yes, I know how [Am7] lonely life can be.  The [D7] shadows follow me, and the [G7] night won’t [C] set me [G] free.  . . . . But [GMAJ7] I don’t [EM] let the [Am7] evening get me down,  [D7] now that you’re [G7] around [G] me.

[G] And you love me [Am] too. Your [Am7] thoughts are just for [G] me. . . . [Em] You set my spirit [Am7] free.   I’m [C] happy that you [D] do. 

The [G] book of life is [Am] brief.  And [Am7] once a page is [G] read,   [Em] all but love is [Am7] dead [C] That is my [G] belief.

And [G] yes, I know how [Am7] loveless life can be.  The [D7] shadows follow me, and the [G7] night won’t [C] set me [G] free.  . . . . But [GMAJ7] I don’t [Em] let the [Am7] evening get me down,  [D7] now that you’re [G7] around [G] me.

[G] And I love you [Am] so.  The people [Am7] ask me [Gm7] how . . .  [Em] How I’ve lived till [Am7] now.  [C] I tell them I don’t [D7] know.

 
[Intro]
A
 
[Verse 1]
A            Bm
And I love you so.
                   A   F#m
The people ask me how,
                    Bm   D
How I've lived till now.
                    E    A
I tell them I don't know.
                Bm
I guess they understand
                    A     F#m
How lonely life has been.
                 Bm   D
But life began again
                                A
The day you took my hand.
 
[Chorus 1]
A                             Bm
And, yes, I know how lonely life can be.
  D                             A
The shadows follow me, and the night won't set me free.
   F#m                     Bm
But I don't let the evening get me down
E                   A
Now that you're around me.
 
[Adlib]
A Bm E A Bm E A
 
[Verse 2]
A               Bm
And you love me, too.
                          A    F#m
Your thoughts are just for me;
                    Bm   D
You set my spirit free.
                    E
I'm happy that you do.
 
                    Bm
The book of life is brief
                    A    F#m
And once a page is read,
                 Bm   D
All but love is dead.
             A
That is my belief.
 
[Chorus 2]
A                       Bm
And, yes, I know how loveless life can be.
      E                         A
The shadows follow me, and the night won't set me free.
    F#m               Bm
But I don't let the evening bring me down
      E              A
Now that you're around me.
 
[Verse 3]
A            Bm
And I love you so.
                   A   F#m
The people ask me how,
                    Bm   D
How I've lived till now.
                    E  \\\
I tell them I don't know.
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