Key: Gb major
Verse 1
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D
Bye bye Miss American Pie
Asus4
D
G
Drove my Chevy to the levee
Asus4
D
And good old boys
G
D
drinking whiskey and rye
A
Bm
E
Singing this'll be the day that I die
Bm
A
E
A
This'll be the day that I die
D
Em
Did you write the book of love
G
Em
and do you have faith in God above,
Bm
A
if the Bible tells you so?
D
Em
Now, do you believe in rock and roll?
G
Em
Can music save your mortal soul?
Bm
A
Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
G
D
Em
You both kicked off the shoes
G
A
And I dig those reddiment blues
D
A
Bm
I was a lonely teenage broken book
Em
G
With a pink carnation in a pickup truck
D
A
But I knew that I was
G
A
D
G
The music died
D
A
D
I started singing bye bye
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D
A
Miss American Pie
D
G
Drove my Chevy to the levee
D
A
But the levee was dry
D
G
And good old boys drinking
D
A
whiskey and rye
Bm
E
Singing this'll be the day that I die
Bm
A
This'll be the day that I die
Bm
A
Eight miles high and falling fast
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A
Bm
The landing fell on the grass
Em
G
The pails tried for a forward pass
Em
A
sidelines in a cast
Bm
A
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume
G
D
Em
We all got up to dance
G
A
Oh, never got the chance
D
A
Bm
Cause the band tried to take the field
Em
G
The marching band refused to yield
D
A
Bm
Do you recall what was revealed?
G
A
D
G
The day the music died
D
A
D
I started singing bye -bye,
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D
A
Miss American vibe
D
G
Drove my Chevy to the levee,
D
A
but the levee was dry
D
G
And good old boys drinking
D
A
whiskey and rye
Bm
E
Singing this'll be the day that I die
Bm
A
This'll be the day that I die
D
Em
I met a girl that sang the blues
G
Em
And I asked her for some happy news
Bm
A
But she just smiled and turned away
D
A
Bm
I went down to the sacred store
Em
G
Where I heard the music years before
Em
A
the music wouldn't play
Bm
A
Lovers cried in a poet's dream
G
D
Em
But not a word was spoken
G
A
The church bells all were broken
D
A
Bm
But three men I admire most
Em
G
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
D
A
They caught the last train
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A
D
The day the music died
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D
A
I started singing
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G
D
A
Bye -bye, Miss American Pie
D
G
Threw my Chevy to the levee,
D
A
but the levee was dry
D
G
And good old boys drinking
D
A
whiskey and rye
Bm
E
Singing, this'll be the day that I die
Bm
A
This'll be the day that I die
G
D
A
Miss American Pie
D
G
Threw my Chevy to the levee,
D
A
but the levee was dry
D
G
D
A
And good old boys drinking whiskey an d rye
Bm
E
singing this will be the day that I die,
Bm
A
this will be the day that I die
G
D
A
Miss American Pie
D
G
Throw my Chevy to the levee
D
A
but the levee was dry
D
G
D
A
And good old boys drinking whiskey and rye
D
G
D
A
D
G
D
A
singing
D
G
D
A
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
D
G
Told my Chevy to the levee,
D
A
but the levee was dry
D
G
And good old boys drinking
D
A
whiskey and rye
Outro 1
singing
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