1967 chords by Don McLean
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Intro 1
(C major) (D major) (C major) (E minor) (C major) (Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 1
In (C major) Nineteen Sixty
Seven (A minor) the (D minor) draft caught up with me, (G major)
(D minor) Me and my pal (G major) Joe went
off to war. (C major) (Gsus4)
(C major) We might find hero's heav (A minor) en,
but (D minor) we'd keep the country free. (G major)
(D minor) We would surely win (G major) just
like before. (C major)
(F major) Roy Rogers he was on (G major) his horse,
and (C major) Buck Jones drew his gun (A minor) .
(D minor) We would surely win (G major) of course when
(D minor) the battle was all done.
(G major)
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Verse 2
(C major) Nineteen Sixty Sev (A minor) en (D minor) I came back alone, (G major)
(D minor) They brought Joe back in plastic (G major)
on the plane. (C major) (Gsus4)
Nineteen (C major) Sixty Seven (A minor) seem (D minor) s so long ago, (G major)
But (D minor) I can't forget my
friend (G major) or ease my pain. (C major)
(F major) His family may for (G major) get him,
his chil (C major) dren may regret (A minor) him,
(D minor) His wife may find an (G major) other and go on. (C major)
(F major) His picture may grow (G major) faded and
the world (C major) he knew gone jaded (A minor)
(D minor) But as long as I shall live I surely (F minor) know,
(G major) I never will forget my buddy Joe.
Interlude 1
(C major) (Gsus4)
(C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major) (A minor) (D major) (F minor)
(Gsus4) (G major)
Verse 3
In (C major) Nineteen Sixty Seven,
the (A minor) war (D minor) was raging on, (G major)
(D minor) Our country was divided (G major) and
reborn. (C major) (Gsus4) (G major)
(C major) Though I was back at home, (A minor)
I had (D minor) never left Saigon, (G major)
(D minor) 'cause all I got was ri
dicule (G major) and scorn. (C major)
(F major) This was no place for (G major) hero's now,
they all (C major) seemed to resent me, (A minor)
(D minor) They said
Outro 1
(G major) (D minor) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major)
(D minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (Gsus4) (C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major)
(D minor) (G major) (C major)
(F major) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor) (G major)
(C major) (F major) (G major) (C major) (A minor) (D minor)
(F minor) (G major) (C major) (Gsus4) (D minor) (C major) (D minor)
(F minor) (G major) (C major)
1967
Don McLean
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