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Verse 1
A (G major) long (D major) long (E minor) time ago
(A minor) I can still remember (C major) how
That music (E minor) used to make me (D major) smile
And (G major) I knew if I (D major) had (E minor) my chance
That (A minor) I could make those (C major) people dance
And (E minor) maybe they'd be happy (C major) for a while (D major)
(E minor) But February made (A minor) me shiver
(E minor) With every paper (A minor) I'd deliver
(C major) Bad news (G major) on the door (A minor) step
I (C major) couldn't take one more step (D major)
I (G major) can't remember (D major) if I (E minor) cried
When I (C major) read about his (D major) widowed bride
But (G major) something (D major) touched me (E minor) deep inside
(C major) The day the (D major) music (G major) died
Chorus 1
So (G major) bye, (C major) bye Miss American (G major) Pie (D major)
Drove my (G major) Chevy to the (C major) levee
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
And them (G major) good ole boys (C major)
were drinking (G major) whiskey and rye (D major)
Singin' (E minor) this'll be the day that I die (A major)
(E minor) This'll be the day that I (D major) die
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Verse 2
(G major) Did you write the (A minor) book of love
And do you (C major) have faith in (A minor) God above
(E minor) If the Bible tells (D major) you so?
Now, do you (G major) believe (D major) in (E minor) rock and roll?
Can (A minor) music save your (C major) mortal soul?
And (E minor) can you teach me (A major)
how to dance real (D major) slow?
Well, I (E minor) know that you're in (D major) love with him
'Cause I (E minor) saw you dancin' (D major) in the gym
You (C major) both kicked (G major) off your shoes (A minor)
Man, I (C major) dig those rhythm and blues (D major)
I was a (G major) lonely teenage (D major) (E minor) broncin' buck
With a (A minor) pink carnation and a (C major) pickup truck
But I (G major) knew I (D major) was out (E minor) of luck
The day (C major) the music (D major) died (G major) (C major)
(G major) I started (D major) singin'
Chorus 2
Bye, (G major) (C major) bye Miss American (G major) Pie (D major)
Drove my (G major) Chevy to the (C major) levee
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
Them (G major) good ole boys (C major)
were drinking (G major) whiskey and rye (D major)
Singin' (E minor) this'll be the day that I (A major) die
(E minor) This'll be the day that I (D major) die
Verse 3
Now, for (G major) ten years we've been (A minor) on our own
And moss (C major) grows fat on (A minor) a rolling stone
But, (E minor) that's not how it (D major) used to be
When the (G major) jester sang (D major) for the (E minor) king and queen
In a (A minor) coat he borrowed from (C major) James Dean
And a (E minor) voice that came (A major) from you and me (D major)
Oh, and (E minor) while the king was (D major) looking down
The (E minor) jester stole his (D major) thorny crown
The (C major) courtroom (G major) was adjourned (A minor)
No (C major) verdict was re (D major) turned
And while (G major) Lennon (D major) read a book (E minor) on Marx
The (A minor) quartet practiced (C major) in the park
And (G major) we sang (D major) dirges (E minor) in the dark
The day (C major) the music (D major) died (G major) (C major)
(G major) We were (D major) singin'
Chorus 3
Bye, (G major) (C major) bye Miss American (G major) Pie (D major)
Drove my (G major) Chevy to the (C major) levee
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
Them (G major) good ole boys (C major)
were drinking (G major) whiskey and rye (D major)
Singin' (E minor) this'll be the day that I (A major) die
(E minor) This'll be the day that I (D major) die
Verse 4
(G major) Helter skelter in (A minor) a summer swelter
The birds (C major) flew off with a (A minor) fallout shelter
(E minor) Eight miles high and (D major) falling fast
(G major) It land (D major) ed foul on (E minor) the grass
The (A minor) players tried for a (C major) forward pass
With the (E minor) jester on the sidelines (A major) in a cast (D major)
Now the (E minor) half-time air was (D major) sweet perfume
While (E minor) the sergeants played a (D major) marching tune
(C major) We all got (G major) up to dance (A minor)
Oh, but (C major) we never got the chance (D major)
'Cause the (G major) players (D major) tried to take (E minor) the field
(A minor) The marching band refused (C major) to yield
(G major) Do you recall (D major) what was (E minor) revealed
The day (C major) the music (D major) died (G major) (C major)
(G major) We started (D major) singin'
Chorus 4
Bye, (G major) (C major) bye Miss American (G major) Pie (D major)
Drove my (G major) Chevy to the (C major) levee
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
Them (G major) good ole boys (C major)
were drinking (G major) whiskey and rye (D major)
Singin' (E minor) this'll be the day that I (A major) die
(E minor) This'll be the day that I (D major) die
Verse 5
Oh, and (G major) there we were all (A minor) in one place
A (C major) generation (A minor) lost in space
With (E minor) no time left to start (D major) again
So come on (G major) Jack be (D major) nimble, (E minor) Jack be quick
(A minor) Jack Flash sat on a (C major) candlestick
'Cause (E minor) fire is the (A major) devil's only friend (D major)
Oh, (E minor) and as I watched him (D major) on the stage
My (E minor) hands were clenched in (D major) fists of rage
(C major) No angel (G major) born in Hell (A minor)
Could (C major) break that Satan's spell (D major)
And as the flames (G major) climbed (D major) high in (E minor) to the night
To (A minor) light the sacri (C major) ficial rite
I saw (G major) Satan (D major) laughing (E minor) with delight
The day (C major) the music (D major) died (G major) (C major)
(G major) He was (D major) singin'
Chorus 5
Bye, (G major) (C major) bye Miss American (G major) Pie (D major)
Drove my (G major) Chevy to the (C major) levee
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
Them (G major) good ole boys (C major)
were drinking (G major) whiskey and rye (D major)
Singin' (E minor) this'll be the day that I (A major) die
(E minor) This'll be the day that I (D major) die
Verse 6
(G major) I met a (D major) girl who (E minor) sang the blues
And (A minor) I asked her for some (C major) happy news
(E minor) But she just smiled and (D major) turned away
(G major) I went down (D major) to the (E minor) sacred store
Where (A minor) I'd heard the music (C major) years before
But the (E minor) man there said the music (C major) wouldn't play (D major)
(E minor) And in the streets the (A minor) children screamed
(E minor) The lovers cried, and (A minor) the poets dreamed
(C major) But not a word (G major) was (A minor) spoken
The (C major) church bells all were broken (D major)
And (G major) the three men (D major) I admire (E minor) most
(C major) The Father, Son, and the (D major) Holy Ghost
(G major) They caught the (D major) last train (E minor) for the coast
(C major) The day (D major) the music (G major) died
Chorus 6
And they were singing
(G major) Bye, (C major) bye Miss American (G major) Pie (D major)
Drove my (G major) Chevy to the (C major) levee
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
And them (G major) good ole boys (C major)
were drinking (G major) whiskey and rye (D major)
Singin' (E minor) this'll be the day that I (A major) die
(E minor) This'll be the day that I (D major) die
Chorus 7
They were singing
(G major) Bye, (C major) bye Miss American (G major) Pie (D major)
Drove my (G major) Chevy to the (C major) levee
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
And them (G major) good ole boys (C major)
were drinking (G major) whiskey and rye (D major)
Singin' (C major) this'll be the day (D major) that I (G major) die (C major) (G major)
American Pie
Don McLean
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