Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
D
Em
A long, long time ago
Am
C
Em
I can still remember how that music
Am
C
That I could make those people dance
Em
C
D
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
Verse 2
Em
Am
But February made me shiver
Em
D
Am
With every paper I'd deliver
C
G
Am
Bad news on the doorstep
C
D
I couldn't take one more step
C
D
When I read about his wid
owed bride
G
D
Em
Something touched me deep inside
C
D
G
The day the music died
Verse 3
G
C
G
D
So, bye- bye, Miss American Pie
G
C
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
G
D
but the levee was dry
G
C
G
And them good ol' boys were drinkin'
Em
A
Singin', "This'll be the day that I die
D
Verse 4
G
C
Am
Em
And do you have faith in God above
G
D
G
Em
Now, do you believe in rock 'n' roll
Am
C
Can music save your mortal soul
Em
A
And can you teach me
Verse 5
Em
D
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
C
Am
You both kicked off your shoes
C
D
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
G
D
I was a lonely teenage
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
Verse 6
G
D
G
C
I started singin', bye- bye,
G
D
Miss American Pie
G
C
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
G
D
but the levee was dry
G
C
Them good ol' boys were
D
Em
Singin', "This'll be
D
Verse 7
C
Am
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
Em
D
But that's not how it used to be
G
D
When the jester sang
Am
C
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
Em
A
And a voice that came
from you and me
D
Verse 8
Em
D
The jester stole his thorny
crown
C
G
Am
The courtroom was ad journed
A
C
D
No verdict was returned
G
D
And while Lenin read
Am
C
A quartet practiced in the park
G
D
Em
And we sang dirges in the dark
C
D
G
C
The day the mu sic died
Verse 9
G
D
G
C
We were singin', bye- bye,
G
D
Miss American Pie
G
C
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
G
D
but the levee was dry
G
C
Them good ol' boys were
G
D
drinkin' whiskey and rye
Em
A
Singin', "This'll be the day that I die
D
Verse 10
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
D
Verse 11
Em
D
While sergeants played a marching tune
C
Am
We all got up to dance
C
D
Oh, but we never got the chance
G
D
'Cause the players tried to take
Am
C
The marching band refused to yield
G
D
Em
Do you recall what was revealed
C
D
G
C
The day the music died?
Verse 12
G
D
G
C
We started singin', bye- bye,
G
D
Miss American Pie
G
C
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
G
D
but the levee was dry
G
C
Them good ol' boys were
G
D
drinkin' whiskey and rye
Em
A
Singin', "This'll be the day that I die
D
Verse 13
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
So, come on, Jack be nimble,
Am
C
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
Em
A
'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
D
Verse 14
Em
D
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
Em
D
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
C
Em
Am
No angel born in Hell
C
D
Could break that Satan spell
D
Em
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
Verse 15
G
D
G
C
He was singin', bye- bye,
G
D
Miss American Pie
G
C
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
G
D
but the levee was dry
G
C
Them good ol' boys were
G
D
drinkin' whiskey and rye
Em
A
Singin', "This'll be the day that I die
Em
D
This'll be the day that I die"
Verse 16
D
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
C
D
music wouldn't play
Verse 17
D
Em
Am
And in the streets the chil
dren screamed
C
G
Am
But not a word was spoken
C
D
The church bells all were broken
C
The Father,
They caught the last train
Em
D
for the coast
C
D
G
The day the music died
Verse 18
G
C
bye- bye,
G
D
Miss American Pie
G
C
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
G
D
but the levee was dry
G
C
And them good ol' boys were drinkin'
G
D
whiskey and rye
Singin',
Em
A
Em
"This'll be the day that I die
Verse 19
G
C
They were singin', bye- bye,
G
D
Miss American Pie
G
C
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
G
D
but the levee was dry
G
C
Them good ol' boys were drinkin'
G
D
whiskey and rye
C
D
G
C
Singin', "This'll be the day that I die"
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