Chords with lyrics
American Pie by DON McLEAN (complete with correct lyrics and acoustic chords) VERSE 1: D MajorD A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 A augmentedA long, long time ago, E minorEm G+G B minorBm A augmentedA I can still remember how that music used to make me smile D MajorD A augmentedA Bm7Bm7 And I know if I had my chance, E minorEm G+G B minorBm G+G A augmentedA That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while B minorBm E minorEm B minorBm E minorEm But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver G+G D MajorD E minorEm G+G A augmentedA Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minor 7Em7 A augmentedA I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm Something touched me deep inside, G+G A7A7 D MajorD G+G D MajorD The day the music died...
CHORUS 1: D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA So bye, bye Miss American Pie D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye B minorBm E7E7 B minorBm A7A7 Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die." VERSE 2: D MajorD E minorEm Did you write the Book of Love? G+G E minorEm B minorBm A augmentedA And do you have faith in God above, if the Bible tells you so? D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm Do you believe in rock and roll? E minor 7Em7 G+G B minorBm E7E7 A augmentedA Can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow? B minorBm A augmentedA B minorBm A augmentedA Well I know that you're in love with him 'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym G+G D MajorD E7E7 G+G A7A7 You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm G+G I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G A7A7 D MajorD G+G D MajorD But I knew I was out of luck, the day the music died, I started singin'
CHORUS 2: D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA "Bye, bye Miss American Pie" D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye B minorBm E7E7 B minorBm A7A7 Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die." VERSE 3: D MajorD E minorEm Now for ten years we've been on our own, G+G E minorEm B minorBm A augmentedA and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that's not how it used to be D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm When the jester sang for the king and queen E minor 7Em7 G+G B minorBm E7E7 A augmentedA in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in a voice that came from you and me B minorBm A augmentedA B minorBm A augmentedA Oh, and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown G+G D MajorD E7E7 G+G A7A7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm G+G And while Lenin read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G A7A7 D MajorD G+G D MajorD And we sang dirges in the dark, the day the music died, we were singin' CHORUS 3: D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA "Bye, bye Miss American Pie" D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye B minorBm E7E7 B minorBm A7A7 Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die." VERSE 4: D MajorD E minorEm Helter-skelter in a summer swelter G+G E minorEm B minorBm A augmentedA the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin' fast D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm It landed foul on the grass E minor 7Em7 G+G B minorBm E7E7 A augmentedA the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in a cast B minorBm A augmentedA B minorBm A augmentedA Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, while sergeants played a marching tune G+G D MajorD E7E7 G+G A7A7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm G+G 'cause the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G A7A7 D MajorD G+G D MajorD Do you recall what was the feel, the day the music died? we started singin' CHORUS 4; D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA "Bye, bye Miss American Pie" D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye B minorBm E7E7 B minorBm A7A7 Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die." VERSE 5: D MajorD E minorEm Oh, and there we were all in one place, G+G E minorEm B minorBm A augmentedA a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minor 7Em7 G+G So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick B minorBm E7E7 A augmentedA 'cause fire is the devil's only friend B minorBm A augmentedA B minorBm A augmentedA And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage G+G D MajorD E7E7 G+G A7A7 No angel born in hell could break that Satan's spell D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minorEm G+G And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm G+G A7A7 D MajorD G+G D MajorD I saw Satan laughing with delight, the day the music died, he was singin' CHORUS 5: D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA "Bye, bye Miss American Pie" D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye B minorBm E7E7 B minorBm A7A7 Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die." FINAL VERSE D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm I met a girl who sang the blues E minorEm G+G B minorBm A augmentedA And I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm I went down to the sacred store E minorEm G+G B minorBm G+G A augmentedA Where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music wouldn't play B minorBm E minorEm B minorBm E minorEm But in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed G+G D MajorD E minorEm G+G A augmentedA But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minor 7Em7 G+G A7A7 And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost D MajorD A augmentedA B minorBm E minor 7Em7 A7A7 D MajorD They caught the last train for the coast, the day the music died, A7A7 And they were singin' LAST CHORUSES D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA "Bye, bye Miss American Pie" D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye B minorBm E7E7 B minorBm A7A7 Singin' "This'll be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die." And they were singin'... D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA "Bye, bye Miss American Pie" D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry D MajorD G+G D MajorD A augmentedA And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye G+G A7A7 D MajorD G+G D MajorD Singin' "This will be the day that I die." ~END~
Other versions of Americain Pie Acoustic
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Americain pie acoustic (Ver. 2) by Don Mclean
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