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American Pie by Don McLean Tabbed by: Brian Jenkins G+G 320033 D MajorD xx0232 D7D7 xx0121 E minorEm 022000 A minorAm x02210 Am7Am7 x02010 1st Verse: E minorEm A augmentedA long, long time ago, D MajorD I can still remember how that music used to make me smile E minorEm And I know if I had my chance, D MajorD that I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while A minorAm But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver D MajorD Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step D MajorD I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, E minorEm something touched me deep inside, G+G the day the music died Chorus: D MajorD So bye, bye Miss American Pie D MajorD Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D MajorD and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 2nd Verse: A minorAm Did you write the book of love D MajorD and do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so E minorEm Do you believe in rock and roll, D MajorD can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow D MajorD Well I know that you're in love with him 'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym D7D7 You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues C majorC I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck G+G but I knew I was out of luck the day the music died I started singin' Chorus: D MajorD So bye, bye Miss American Pie D MajorD Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D MajorD and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 3rd Verse: A minorAm Now for ten years we've been on our own, D MajorD and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that's not how it used to be E minorEm When the jester sang for the king and queen D MajorD in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in a voice that came from you and me D MajorD And while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown D7D7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned C majorC And while Lenin read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park G+G and we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died We were singin' Chorus: D MajorD So bye, bye Miss American Pie D MajorD Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D MajorD and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 4th Verse: A minorAm Helter skelter in a summer swelter, D MajorD the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin' fast, E minorEm it landed foul on the grass D MajorD the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in a cast D MajorD Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, while sergeants played a marching tune D7D7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance C majorC 'cause the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield G+G Do you recall what was the feel the day the music died We started singin' Chorus: D MajorD So bye, bye Miss American Pie D MajorD Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D MajorD and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 5th Verse: A minorAm And there we were all in one place, D MajorD a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again C majorC So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, D MajorD 'cause fire is the devil's only friend D MajorD And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage D7D7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell C majorC And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite G+G I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died He was singin' Chorus: D MajorD So bye, bye Miss American Pie D MajorD Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D MajorD and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 6th Verse: E minorEm I met a girl who sang the blues D MajorD and I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away E minorEm I went down to the sacred store C majorC where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music D MajorD wouldn't play A minorAm But in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed D MajorD But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken D7D7 And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost G+G They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died, And they were singin' Chorus/Outro: D MajorD So bye, bye Miss American Pie D MajorD Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D MajorD and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye G+G
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