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Verse 1
(G major) A long, (D major) long (E minor) time ago
(A minor) I can still remem (C major) ber how (E minor) that music
Used to make me smile (D major)
And I knew if I had my (E minor) chance
That I (A minor) could make those (C major) people dance
And (E minor) maybe they'd be happy (C major) for a (D major) while
Verse 2
(E minor) But February made (A minor) me shiver
(E minor) With every paper (D major) I'd deliver (A minor)
(C major) Bad news (G major) on the door (A minor) step
I (C major) couldn't take one more step (D major)
I can't remember if I (E minor) cried
When I (C major) read about his (D major) wid
owed bride
(G major) Something (D major) touched me (E minor) deep inside
(C major) The day (D major) the music (G major) died
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Verse 3
So, (G major) bye- (C major) bye, Miss Amer (G major) ic (D major) an Pie
Drove my Chevy (G major) to the levee, (C major)
(G major) but the levee (D major) was dry
And them (G major) good ol' boys (C major) were drinkin' (G major)
whiskey (D major) and rye
Singin', (E minor) "This'll be the day that I die (A major)
(E minor) This'll be the day that I die"
(D major)
Verse 4
(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 tell (D major) s you so?
Now, do you (G major) believe (D major) (G major) in (E minor) rock 'n' 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?
Verse 5
Well, I know (E minor) that you're
in love (D major) with him
'Cause I (E minor) saw you dancin' (D major) in the gym
You (C major) both kicked off (A minor) your shoes
Man, I dig (C major) those rhythm and blues (D major)
I was a lonely (G major) teen (D major) age
(E minor) bronckin' buck
With a (A minor) pink carnation and a (C major) pickup truck
But (G major) I knew I (D major) was out (E minor) of luck
The day (C major) the music (D major) died (G major) (C major)
Verse 6
(G major) I started (D major) singin', bye- (G major) (C major) bye,
Miss Americ (G major) (D major) an Pie
Drove my Chevy (G major) to the levee, (C major)
but the levee (G major) (D major) was dry
Them (G major) good ol' boys (C major) were
drinkin' (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 die"
(D major)
Verse 7
Now, for ten (G major) years we've
been (A minor) on our own
And moss (C major) grows fat on (A minor) a rollin' stone
But (E minor) that's not how it (D major) used to be
When the jester (G major) sang (D major)
for the king (E minor) and queen
In a coat (A minor) he borrowed from (C major) James Dean
And a voice (E minor) that came (A major)
from you and me
(D major)
Verse 8
Oh, an (E minor) d while the king was
look (D major) ing down
The jester (E minor) stole his (D major) thorny
crown
The courtroom (C major) was (G major) ad journed (A minor)
(A major) No (C major) verdict was re (D major) turned
And while (G major) Lenin (D major) read
a book (E minor) on Marx
A quartet (A minor) practiced (C major) in the park
And (G major) we sang dirges (D major) (E minor) in the dark
The day (C major) the mu (D major) sic died (G major) (C major)
Verse 9
(G major) We were singin', (D major) bye- (G major) (C major) bye,
Miss Amer (G major) ic (D major) an Pie
Drove my Chevy (G major) to the (C major) levee,
but the (G major) levee (D major) was dry
Them (G major) good ol' boys (C major) were
drinkin' (G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
Singin', (E minor) "This'll be the day that I die (A major)
(E minor) This'll be the day that I die"
(D major)
Verse 10
(G major) Helter skelter in (A minor) a summer swelter
The bird (C major) s flew off with a fal (A minor) lout shelter
(E minor) Eight miles high an (D major) d falling fast
(G major) It landed (D major) foul on (E minor) the grass
The players (A minor) tried for a forward (C major) pass
With the jester (E minor) on the side
(A major) lines in a cast
(D major)
Verse 11
Now, the (E minor) halftime air
was sweet (D major) perfume
While (E minor) sergeants played a marching (D major) tune
(C major) We all got up to dance (A minor)
Oh, but (C major) we never got (D major) the chance
'Cause the (G major) players tried (D major) to take
(E minor) the field
(A minor) The marching band re (C major) fused 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)
Verse 12
(G major) We star (D major) ted singin', bye- (G major) (C major) bye,
Miss Amer (G major) ic (D major) an Pie
Drove my Chevy (G major) to the (C major) levee,
but the (G major) levee was dry (D major)
Them (G major) good ol' boys (C major) were
drinkin' (G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
Singin', (E minor) "This'll be the day that I die (A major)
(E minor) This'll be the day that I die"
(D major)
Verse 13
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 nimble, (D major)
Jack (E minor) be quick
Jack (A minor) Flash sat on a candlestick (C major)
'Cause (E minor) fire is the Devil's (A major) only friend
(D major)
Verse 14
Oh, (E minor) and as I watched him (D major) on the stage
My (E minor) hands were clenched in fists (D major) of rage
(C major) No angel born (E minor) in Hell (A minor)
Could (C major) break that Satan spell (D major)
And as the flames (G major) climbed
(D major) high in (E minor) to the night
To (A minor) light the sacrifi (C major) cial rite
I saw (G major) Satan laughing (D major) (E minor) with delight
The day (C major) the music (D major) died (G major) (C major)
Verse 15
(G major) He was singin', (D major) bye- (G major) (C major) bye,
Miss Amer (G major) ic (D major) an Pie
Drove my Chevy (G major) to the (C major) levee,
but the levee (G major) (D major) was dry
Them (G major) good ol' boys (C major) were
drinkin' (G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
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"
Verse 16
(D major)
I met a girl who sang (E minor) 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 sac (E minor) red store
(A minor) Where I'd heard the music
(C major) years before
(E minor) But the man there said the
music (C major) wouldn't play (D major)
Verse 17
And (D major) (E minor) in the streets the (A minor) chil
dren screamed
The lover (E minor) s cried,
(A minor) an d the poets dreamed
(C major) But not a word (G major) was spoken (A minor)
The (C major) church bells all were broken (D major)
And the three men I ad (E minor) mire most
(C major) The Father,
Son and the Holy (D major) Ghost
They caught the last train
(E minor) for the (D major) coast
(C major) The day (D major) the music died (G major)
(D major) And they were singin',
Verse 18
(G major) bye- (C major) bye,
Miss Americ (G major) (D major) an Pie
Drove my Chevy (G major) to the levee, (C major)
but the levee (G major) (D major) was dry
And them (G major) good ol' boys (C major) were drinkin'
(G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
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 19
They were singin', (G major) bye- (C major) bye,
Miss Americ (G major) (D major) an Pie
Drove my Chevy (G major) to the (C major) levee,
but the levee (G major) (D major) was dry
Them (G major) good ol' boys (C major) were drinkin'
(G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
Singin', (C major) "This'll (D major) be the day that I die" (G major) (C major)
American Pie - Full Length Version
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