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