American Pie (Original Version chords by Don McLean
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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)
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Verse 3
(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) But something (D major) touched me (E minor) deep inside
(C major) The day (D major) the music (G major) died
Verse 4
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 old 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 5
(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 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?
Verse 6
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)
Verse 7
I was a lonely (G major) teen (D major) age (E minor) broncin' 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 8
(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 old 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 9
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 10
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 returned (D major)
Verse 11
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 12
(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 old 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
(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 14
Now the (E minor) halftime air was
sweet (D major) perfume
While (E minor) the 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
Verse 15
'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 16
(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 old boys (C major) were drinkin'
(G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
And 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 17
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 18
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's spell (D major)
Verse 19
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 20
(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 old boys (C major) were drinkin'
(G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
And 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 21
(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 22
And (D major) (E minor) in the streets,
the (A minor) children 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)
Verse 23
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 24
(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 old 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 25
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 old boys (C major) were drinkin'
(G major) whiskey (D major) and rye
And singin' (C major) "This'll
(D major) be the day that I die" (G major) (C major)
American Pie (Original Version
Don McLean
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