A total eclipse of the sun chords by Don McLean
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Intro 1
(E minor) (G major) (E minor) (A major) (B major) (E minor) (A major) (B major) (E minor) (A major)
(E minor) (A major)
Verse 1
(E minor) There she was be (A major) hind the counter
When I saw (E minor) her she (A major) took me by sur (E minor) prise
Ten years had passed since
Our (A major) brief encounter
When I got (E minor) caught with
the sun (A major) in my eye (E minor) s
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Verse 2
It was a total (A major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
(A major) Total eclipse of the sun
(B major)
Verse 3
On that (E minor) hot summer day
she (A major) blew me away (E minor)
In a total (B major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
Verse 4
I (E minor) went there to buy a Christ (A major) mas trinket
I never thought (E minor) I could find
(A major) such a face (E minor)
The way she said goodbye,
(A major) who would think it
Would haunt (E minor) me in this (A major) holiday place (E minor)
Verse 5
It was a total (A major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
(A major) Total eclipse of the sun
(B major)
Verse 6
She rolled (E minor) back the years
To the pain (A major) and the tears (E minor)
Of that total (B major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
Verse 7
(E minor) In that July back in (A major) '63
She sent my (E minor) word crash
(A major) ing down around (E minor) me
I learned to fear what a (A major) woman can do
When she's (E minor) tired of (A major) listening to you (E minor)
Verse 8
It was a total (A major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
(A major) Total eclipse of the sun
(B major)
Verse 9
She (E minor) shot her gun and watched (A major) my (E minor) blood run
In a total (B major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
Verse 10
Her makeup (E minor) was flawless
Her clothes (A major) were tailored
She smiled (E minor) with (A major) holiday cheer (E minor)
Back then I was poor but now (A major) I was rich
And still (E minor) I stood frozen (A major) with fear (E minor)
Verse 11
It was a total (A major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
A (A major) total eclipse of the sun
(B major)
Verse 12
That girl (E minor) burned me twice
turned (A major) me to ice (E minor)
In a total eclipse (B major) of the sun (E minor)
Verse 13
She (E minor) invited me to her
(A major) folks' summer home
And when I got (E minor) there she told me goodbye
I stayed the next day
and she (A major) stayed away
While the sun (E minor) burned a (A major) hole in my eye (E minor)
Verse 14
It was a total (A major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
A (A major) total eclipse of the sun
(B major)
Verse 15
(E minor) There was no doubt i (A major) was (E minor) blacked out
In a total eclipse (B major) of the sun (E minor)
Verse 16
(E minor) Colorful Christmas lights were blinking (A major)
(E minor) And the snow turned
(A major) everything white (E minor)
The minute I saw her I stared thinking
Of that painful sun (A major) beam (E minor) of light
Verse 17
It was a total (A major) eclipse of the sun (E minor)
A (A major) total eclipse of the sun
(B major)
Verse 18
She (E minor) was the infliction of my (A major) crucifix (E minor) ion
In a total eclipse (B major) of the sun (E minor)
A total (A major) eclipse of the sun
(B major)
Verse 19
I remem (E minor) ber that day
When they all (A major) looked (E minor) away
From a total eclipse (B major) of the sun (E minor)
Outro 1
(E minor) (A major)
(E minor) (B major) (E minor) (A major) (E minor) (B major) (E minor)
(A major) (E minor) (B major) (E minor)
A total eclipse of the sun
Don mclean
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