American Pie chords by
Don Mclean

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

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A long long time ago

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I can still remember how

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That music used to make me smile

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And I knew if I had my chance

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That I could make those people dance

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And maybe they'd be happy for a while

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But February made me shiver

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With every paper I'd deliver

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Bad news on the doorstep

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I couldn't take one more step

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I can't remember if I cried

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When I read about his widowed bride

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But something touched me deep inside

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The day the music died

Chorus 1

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So bye, bye Miss American Pie

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Drove my Chevy to the levee

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but the levee was dry

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And them good ole boys

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were drinking whiskey and rye

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Singin' this'll be the day that I die

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This'll be the day that I die

Verse 2

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Did you write the book of love

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And do you have faith in God above

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If the Bible tells you so?

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Now, do you believe in rock and roll?

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Can music save your mortal soul?

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And can you teach me

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how to dance real slow?

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Well, I know that you're in love with him

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'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym

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You both kicked off your shoes

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Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

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I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck

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With a pink carnation and a pickup truck

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But I knew I was out of luck

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The day the music died

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I started singin'

Chorus 2

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Bye, bye Miss American Pie

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Drove my Chevy to the levee

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but the levee was dry

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Them good ole boys

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were drinking whiskey and rye

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Singin' this'll be the day that I die

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This'll be the day that I die

Verse 3

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Now, for ten years we've been on our own

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And moss grows fat on a rolling stone

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But, that's not how it used to be

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When the jester sang for the king and queen

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In a coat he borrowed from James Dean

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And a voice that came from you and me

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Oh, and while the king was looking down

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The jester stole his thorny crown

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The courtroom was adjourned

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No verdict was returned

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And while Lennon read a book on Marx

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The quartet practiced in the park

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And we sang dirges in the dark

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The day the music died

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We were singin'

Chorus 3

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Bye, bye Miss American Pie

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Drove my Chevy to the levee

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but the levee was dry

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Them good ole boys

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were drinking whiskey and rye

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Singin' this'll be the day that I die

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This'll be the day that I die

Verse 4

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Helter skelter in a summer swelter

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The birds flew off with a fallout shelter

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Eight miles high and falling fast

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It landed foul on the grass

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The players tried for a forward pass

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With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

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Now the half-time air was sweet perfume

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While the sergeants played a marching tune

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We all got up to dance

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Oh, but we never got the chance

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'Cause the players tried to take the field

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The marching band refused to yield

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Do you recall what was revealed

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The day the music died

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We started singin'

Chorus 4

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Bye, bye Miss American Pie

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Drove my Chevy to the levee

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but the levee was dry

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Them good ole boys

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were drinking whiskey and rye

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Singin' this'll be the day that I die

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This'll be the day that I die

Verse 5

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Oh, and there we were all in one place

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A generation lost in space

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With no time left to start again

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So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick

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Jack Flash sat on a candlestick

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'Cause fire is the devil's only friend

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Oh, and as I watched him on the stage

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My hands were clenched in fists of rage

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No angel born in Hell

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Could break that Satan's spell

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And as the flames climbed high in to the night

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To light the sacrificial rite

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I saw Satan laughing with delight

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The day the music died

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He was singin'

Chorus 5

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Bye, bye Miss American Pie

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Drove my Chevy to the levee

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but the levee was dry

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Them good ole boys

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were drinking whiskey and rye

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Singin' this'll be the day that I die

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This'll be the day that I die

Verse 6

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I met a girl who sang the blues

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And I asked her for some happy news

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But she just smiled and turned away

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I went down to the sacred store

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Where I'd heard the music years before

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But the man there said the music wouldn't play

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And in the streets the children screamed

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The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed

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But not a word was spoken

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The church bells all were broken

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And the three men I admire most

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The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost

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They caught the last train for the coast

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The day the music died

Chorus 6

And they were singing

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Bye, bye Miss American Pie

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Drove my Chevy to the levee

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but the levee was dry

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And them good ole boys

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were drinking whiskey and rye

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Singin' this'll be the day that I die

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This'll be the day that I die

Chorus 7

They were singing

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Bye, bye Miss American Pie

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Drove my Chevy to the levee

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but the levee was dry

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And them good ole boys

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were drinking whiskey and rye

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Singin' this'll be the day that I die

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