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[Verse 1]
SOL RE MIm7 LAm DO
A long, long time ago I can still remember how
MIm RE
that music used to make me smile
SOL RE MIm7
And I knew if I had my chance
LAm DO
that I could make those people dance and
MIm DO RE
maybe they'd be happy for a while.
MIm LAm MIm LAm
But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver
DO SOL LAm DO RE
Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step
SOL RE MIm LAm7 RE
I can't remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride
SOL RE MIm
But something touched me deep inside
DO RE7 SOL DO SOL RE
The day the music died.
So...
Chorus
SOL DO SOL RE
Bye, bye! Miss American Pie
SOL DO SOL RE
Drove my chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
SOL DO SOL RE
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
MIm LA7 MIm RE7
Singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse 2]
SOL LAm DO LAm
Did you write the book of love and do you have faith in God above?
MIm RE
If the Bible tells you so.
SOL RE MIm
And do you believe in Rock 'n Roll?
LAm7 DO
And can music save your mortal soul?
MIm LA7 RE
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
MIm RE MIm RE
Well, I know that you're in love with him ‘cause I saw you dancing in the gym
DO SOL LA7 DO RE7
You both kicked off your shoes. Man, I dig those rythmny blues.
SOL RE MIm LAm DO
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck.
SOL RE MIm
But I knew I was out of luck
DO RE7 SOL DO SOL RE
The day the music died I started singin'
Chorus
SOL DO SOL RE
Bye, bye! Miss American Pie
SOL DO SOL RE
Drove my chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
SOL DO SOL RE
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
MIm LA7 MIm RE7
Singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse 3]
SOL LAm DO LAm
Now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
MIm RE
But that's not how it used to be
SOL RE MIm
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
LAm7 DO
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
MIm LA7 RE
And a voice that came from you and me
MIm LAm MIm LAm
And while the King was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown
DO SOL LA7 DO RE7
The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned
SOL RE MIm LAm DO
And while Lennon read a book of Marx, the court kept practice in the park
SOL RE MIm
And we sang dirges in the dark
DO RE7 SOL DO SOL RE
The day the music died. We were singing
Chorus
SOL DO SOL RE
Bye, bye! Miss American Pie
SOL DO SOL RE
Drove my chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
SOL DO SOL RE
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
MIm LA7 MIm RE7
Singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse 4]
SOL RE MIm DO LAm
Oh, and there we were all in one place a generation lost in space
MIm RE
With no time left to start again
SOL RE MIm LAm7 DO
So come on, Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
MIm LA7 RE
‘cause fire is the Devil's only friend
MIm RE MIm RE
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage
DO SOL LA7 DO RE7
No angel born in hell could break that Satan's spell
SOL RE MIm LAm DO
And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrifical rite
SOL RE MIm
I saw Satan laughing with delight
DO RE7 SOL DO SOL RE
The day the music died and he was singing
Chorus
SOL DO SOL RE
Bye, bye! Miss American Pie
SOL DO SOL RE
Drove my chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
SOL DO SOL RE
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
MIm LA7 MIm RE7
Singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse 5]
SOL RE MIm DO LAm
I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news
MIm RE
But she just smiled and turned away
SOL RE MIm LAm7 DO
I went down to the sacred store where I'd heard the music years before
MIm LA7 RE
But the man there said the music woudn't play
MIm RE MIm RE
And in the streets the children screamed the lovers cried and the poets dreamed
DO SOL LA7 DO RE7
But not a word was spoken the church bells all were broken
SOL RE MIm LAm DO
And three men I admire most the father, son and the Holy Ghost
SOL RE MIm
They caught the last train for the coast
DO RE7 SOL DO SOL RE
The day the music died. And they were singing
Chorus
SOL DO SOL RE
Bye, bye! Miss American Pie
SOL DO SOL RE
Drove my chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
SOL DO SOL RE
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
MIm LA7 MIm RE7
Singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
They were singing
Chorus
SOL DO SOL RE
Bye, bye! Miss American Pie
SOL DO SOL RE
Drove my chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
SOL DO SOL RE
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
MIm LA7 MIm RE7 SOL
Singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
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