American Pie
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G D F# Em Am C A long, long time ago, I can still remember Em D How that music used to make me smile G D F# Em And I knew if I had my chance Am C That I could make those people dance Em C D And maybe they'd be happy for a while Em Am Em Am But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver C G6 B Am Em D Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step G D F# Em C D I can't remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride G D F# Em C D G But something touched me deep inside the day the music died G C G D So bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em A7 Singing this'll be the day that I die Em D7 This'll be the day that I die G Am Did you write the book of love C Am And do you have faith in God above Em D If the Bible tells you so? G D F# Em Now do you believe in rock and roll? Am C Can music save your mortal soul? Em A7 D And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Em D Well, I know that you're in love with him Em D 'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym C G Am You both kicked off your shoes C D Man, I dig those rhythm and blues G D F# Em I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck Am C With a pink carnation and a pickup truck G D F# Em But I knew I was out of luck C D G The day the music died G C G D I started singing bye, bye Miss American Pie Dro G C G D ve my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em A7 Singing this'll be the day that I die Em D7 This'll be the day that I die G Am Now, for ten years we've been on our own C Am And moss grows fat on a rolling stone Em D But that's not how it used to be G D F# Em When the jester sang for the king and queen Am C In a coat he borrowed from James Dean Em A7 D And a voice that came from you and me Em D Oh, and while the king was looking down Em D The jester stole his thorny crown C G Am The courtroom was adjourned C D No verdict was returned G D F# Em And while Lenin read a book on Marx Am C The quartet practiced in the park G D F# Em And we sang 'Dirges In The Dark' C D G The day the music died G C G D We were singing bye, bye Miss American Pie Dro G C G D ve my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em A7 Singing this'll be the day that I die Em D7 This'll be the day that I die 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 F# Em Landed foul on the grass Am C The players tried for a forward pass Em A7 D With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Em D Now the half time air was sweet perfume Em D While sergeants played a marching tune C G Am We all got up to dance C D Oh, but we never got the chance G D F# Em 'Cause the players tried to take the field Am C The marching band refused to yield G D F# Em Do you recall what was revealed C D G The day the music died? G C G D We started singing bye, bye Miss American Pie Dro G C G D ve my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em A7 Singing this'll be the day that I die Em D7 This'll be the day that I die 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 F# Em So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Am C Jack Flash sat on a candlestick Em A7 D 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend Em D Oh, and as I watched him on the stage Em D My hands were clenched in fists of rage C G Am No angel born in hell C D Could break that Satan's spell G D F# Em And as the flames climbed high into the night Am C To light the sacrificial rite G D F# Em I saw Satan laughing with delight C D G The day the music died G C G D He was singing bye, bye Miss American Pie Dro G C G D ve my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em A7 Singing this'll be the day that I die Em D7 This'll be the day that I die G D F# Em I met a girl who sang the blues Am C And I asked her for some happy news Em D But she just smiled and turned away G D F# Em I went down to the sacred store Am C Where I'd heard the music years before Em C D But the man there said the music wouldn't play Em Am And in the streets the children screamed Em Am The lovers cried and the poets dreamed C G6 B Am But not a word was spoken C D The church bells all were broken G D F# Em And the three men I admire most C D The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost G D F# Em They caught the last train for the coast C D G The day the music died G C G D And they were singing bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em A7 Singing this'll be the day that I die Em D7 This'll be the day that I die G C G D They were singing, bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye C D G Singing this'll be the day that I die
