American Pie Don McLean G D Em A long long time ago Am C I can still remember how
Em D
That music used to make me smile
G D Em
And I knew if I had my chance
Am C
That I could make those people dance
Em C D
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
Em Am
But February made me shiver
Em Am
With every paper I'd deliver
C G Am
Bad news on the doorstep
C D
I couldn't take one more step
G D Em
I can't remember if I cried
Am D
When I read about his widowed bride
G D Em
Something touched me deep inside
C D G
The day the music died
G C G D
So Bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
G C G D
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Em Am
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
Em D7 ////
This'll be the day that I die
G Am
Did you write the book of love
C Am
And do you have faith in God above
Em D
If the Bible tells you so?
G Em
Ahh, Do you believe in rock and roll?
Am C
Can music save your mortal soul?
Em Am D
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Em D
Well, I know that you're in love with him
Em D
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
C G Am
You both kicked off your shoes
C D7
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
G D Em
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
Am C
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
G D Em
But I knew I was out of luck
C D G / C
The day the music died
G
I started singin'
G C G D
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Em Am
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
Em D
This'll be the day that I die
G Am
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
C Am
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
Em D
But, that's not how it used to be
G D Em
When the jester sang for the king and queen
Am C
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
Em A D
And a voice that came from you and me
Em D
Oh and while the king was looking down
Em D
The jester stole his thorny crown
C G Am
The courtroom was adjourned
C D7
No verdict was returned
G D Em
And while Lennon read a book on Marx
Am C
The quartet practiced in the park
G D Em
And we sang dirges in the dark
C D G/C
The day the music died
G
We were singin'
G C G D
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Em Am
And singin' this'll be the day that I die
Em D7
This'll be the day that I die
G Am
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
C Am
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Em D
Eight miles high and falling fast
G D Em
It landed foul on the grass
Am C
The players tried for a forward pass
Em Am D
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Em D
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
Em D
While sergeants played a marching tune
C G Am
We all got up to dance
C D7
Oh...but we never got the chance
G D Em
Cause the players tried to take the field
Am C
The marching band refused to yield
G D Em
Do you recall what was revealed
C D7 G/C
The day the music died?
G
We started singin'
G C G D
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Em Am
And singin' this'll be the day that I die
Em D7
This'll be the day that I die
G Am
Oh, and there we were all in one place
C Am
A generation lost in space
Em D
With no time left to start again
G D Em
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Am C
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
Em Am D7
Cause fire is the devil's only friend
Em D
Oh and as I watched him on the stage
Em D
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
C G Am
No angel born in Hell
C D7
Could break that Satan's spell
G D Em
And as the flames climbed high into the night
Am C
To light the sacrificial rite
G D Em
I saw Satan laughing with delight
C D G/C
The day the music died
G
He was singin'
G C G D
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Em Am
And singin' this'll be the day that I die
Em D7
This'll be the day that I die
G D Em
I met a girl who sang the blues
Am C
And I asked her for some happy news
Em D
But she just smiled and turned away
G D Em
I went down to the sacred store
Am C
Where I'd heard the music years before
Em C D
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
Em Am
And in the streets the children screamed
Em Am
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
C G Am
But not a word was spoken
C D
The church bells all were broken
G D Em
And the three men I admire most
Am C D
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
G D Em
They caught the last train for the coast
C D G
The day the music died
And they were singing
G C G D
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
G C G D
And them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Em Am
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
Em D
This'll be the day that I die
They were singing
G C G D
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
C D G C G
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
