American Pie chords by Madonna (Official Version)

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Ab
Ab/G
Fm
Bbm
Db
Eb
Eb7
Bb7
Ebsus4
Ab/C
Bbm/Db
Bb

Intro 1
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
A  (A flat major) long,  (A flat/G) long    (F minor) time ago
Bbm 
Db 
 (B flat minor) I     can still remember  (D flat major) 
Fm 
Eb 
How that  (F minor) music used to make  (E flat major) me  smile
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
And I  (A flat major) knew that  (A flat/G) if     I  (F minor) had my chance
Bbm 
Db 
 (B flat minor) I     could make those people  (D flat major) dance
Fm 
Db 
Eb 
And  (F minor) maybe they'd be happy  (D flat major) for a  (E flat major) while

Interlude 1

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Verse 1
Ab 
Bbm 
 (A flat major) Did you write the  (B flat minor) book  of love?
Db 
Bbm 
And do you  (D flat major) have faith in  (B flat minor) God   above?
Fm 
Eb 
 (F minor) If the Bible tells  (E flat major) you so
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
Now do you  (A flat major) believe  (A flat/G) in  (F minor) rock and roll?
Bbm 
Db 
And can  (B flat minor) music save your  (D flat major) mortal soul?
Fm 
Bb7 
Eb 
And  (F minor) can it teach me  (B flat7) how   to dance  (E flat major) real slow?
Ebsus4 
Eb 
 (E flatsus4)  (E flat major) 
Fm 
Eb7 
Well, I  (F minor) know that you're in  (E flat7) love  with him
Fm 
Eb7 
'Cause I  (F minor) saw you dancin'  (E flat7) in    the gym
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
You  (D flat major) both kicked  (A flat/C) off    your shoes  (B flat minor) 
Db 
Eb 
Man, I  (D flat major) dig those rhythm and blues  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
I was a  (A flat major) lonely teenage  (A flat/G)  (F minor) bronkin' buck
Bbm 
Db 
With a  (B flat minor) pink  carnation and a  (D flat major) pick-up truck
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
But I  (A flat major) knew that  (A flat/G) I      was out  (F minor) of luck
Bbm/Db 
Eb7 
Ab 
Db 
The day  (B flat minor/Db) the music  (E flat7) died  (A flat major)  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (A flat major) I started  (E flat7) singing

Chorus 1
Ab 
Db 
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) Bye  (D flat major) bye, Miss A (A flat major) merican Pie  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
Drove my  (A flat major) Chevy to the  (D flat major) levy
Ab 
Eb 
But the  (A flat major) levy was dry  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
And  (A flat major) good old boys  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Eb 
were drinking  (A flat major) whiskey and rye  (E flat major) 
Fm 
Bb 
Singing  (F minor) this will be the day that I  (B flat major) die
Fm 
Eb7 
 (F minor) This will be the day that I  (E flat7) die
Eb7 
Eb7 
Eb7 
 (E flat7)  (E flat7)  (E flat7) 

Verse 2
Ab 
Bbm 
 (A flat major) I met a girl who  (B flat minor) sang  the blues
Db 
Bbm 
And I  (D flat major) asked her for some  (B flat minor) happy news
Fm 
Eb 
 (F minor) But she just smiled and  (E flat major) turned away
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
Well, I  (A flat major) went down  (A flat/G) to     the sacred  (F minor) store
Bbm 
Db 
Where I  (B flat minor) heard the music  (D flat major) years before
Fm 
But the  (F minor) man there said
Bb7 
Eb 
Ebsus4 
Eb 
the  (B flat7) music wouldn't play  (E flat major)  (E flatsus4)  (E flat major) 
Fm 
Well now,  (F minor) in  the streets
Eb7 
the children  (E flat7) screamed
Fm 
Eb7 
But the  (F minor) lovers cried and the  (E flat7) poets dreamed
Db 
Ab/C 
Bbm 
 (D flat major) But not a  (A flat/C) word   was spoken  (B flat minor) 
Db 
Eb 
The  (D flat major) church bells all were broken  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
And the  (A flat major) three men  (A flat/G) I      ad (F minor) mire the most
Bbm 
Db 
The  (B flat minor) Father, Son, and the  (D flat major) Holy Ghost
Ab 
Ab/G 
Fm 
 (A flat major) They caught the  (A flat/G) last   train  (F minor) for the coast
Bbm/Db 
Eb 
Ab 
Db 
The day  (B flat minor/Db) the music  (E flat major) died  (A flat major)  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Eb7 
 (A flat major) We started  (E flat7) singing

Chorus 2
Ab 
Db 
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) Bye  (D flat major) bye, Miss A (A flat major) merican Pie  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
Drove my  (A flat major) Chevy to the  (D flat major) levy
Ab 
Eb 
But the  (A flat major) levy was dry  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
And  (A flat major) good old boys  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Eb 
were drinking  (A flat major) whiskey and rye  (E flat major) 
Fm 
Bb 
Singing  (F minor) this will be the day that I  (B flat major) die
Fm 
 (F minor) This will be the day that I

Interlude 2

(die)

Chorus 3
Ab 
Db 
Ab 
Eb 
 (A flat major) Bye  (D flat major) bye, Miss A (A flat major) merican Pie  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
Drove my  (A flat major) Chevy to the  (D flat major) levy
Ab 
Eb 
But the  (A flat major) levy was dry  (E flat major) 
Ab 
Db 
And  (A flat major) good old boys  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Eb 
were drinking  (A flat major) whiskey and rye  (E flat major) 
Fm 
Bb 
Singing  (F minor) this will be the day that I  (B flat major) die
Fm 
 (F minor) This will be the day that I

Outro 1
Eb7 
 (E flat7) (die)
We started singing
We started singing
Eb7 
 (E flat7) We started singing
We started singing

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Ab
Ab/G
Fm
Bbm
Db
Eb
Eb7
Bb7
Ebsus4
Ab/C
Bbm/Db
Bb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Ab majorBPM: 126

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ab/G: 3-x-1-1-1-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Bbm: x-1-3-3-2-x
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Ab/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
Bbm/Db: x-4-3-3-6-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of American Pie by Madonna, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Ab major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Madonna.