Chords with lyrics (Ver. 3)
American Pie chords
Don McLean
G+G 
D MajorD 
E minorEm
A augmentedA long, long time ago,
A minorAm 
C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
I can still remember, how that music used to make me smile.
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm C majorC
And I knew if I had my chance, that I could make those people dance,
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
and maybe they'd by happy for a while.
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver.
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
Bad news on the doorstep; I couldn't take one more step
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
I can't remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride;
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC 
D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
something touched me deep inside, the day the music died.
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing
E minorEm 
A7A7 E minorEm D7D7
this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
G+G Am, C majorC A minorAm
Did you write the book of love, and do you have faith in God above,
E minorEm D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm
if the Bible tells you so? Now do you believe in rock and roll,
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A7A7 D7D7
can music save your mortal soul? And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
Well I know that you're in love with him, 'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
C majorC G+G A7A7 C majorC D7D7
You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues!
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm C majorC
I was a lonely teenage bronching buck, with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck.
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
But I knew I was out of luck the day, the music died.
G+G D7D7
I started singing....
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing
E minorEm A7A7 E minorEm D7D7
this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.
G+G A minorAm C majorC A minorAm
Now for ten years, we've been on our own; and moss grows fat on a rolling stone,
E minorEm D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm
but that's not how it used to be. When the jester sang for the King and
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A7A7 D7D7
Queen, in a coat he borrowed from James Dean, and a voice that came from you and me
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
Oh, and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown;
C majorC G+G A7A7 C majorC D7D7
the court room was adjourned, no verdict was returned.
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm C majorC
And while Lennon read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park;
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
and we sang dirges in the dark, the day the music died,
D7D7
we were singing
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing
E minorEm A7A7 E minorEm D7D7
this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..
G+G A minorAm C majorC A minorAm
Helter skelter in the summer swelter, the birds flew off with a fallout shelter;
E minorEm D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm
eight miles high and falling fast. It landed foul on the grass,
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A7A7 D7D7
the players tried for a forward pass; with the jester on the sidelines in a cast
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
The half time air was sweet perfume, while the sergeants played a marching tune;
C majorC G+G A7A7 C majorC D7D7
we all got up to dance, but we never got the chance. 'Cause
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm C majorC
the players tried to take the field, but the marching band refused to yield
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
Do you recall what was revealed, the day the music died?
D7D7
We started singing
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing
E minorEm A7A7 E minorEm D7D7
this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..
G+G A minorAm C majorC A minorAm
Oh, and there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space;
E minorEm D MajorD G+G D MajorD E minorEm
with no time left, to start again. So come on, Jack be nimble, jack be quick,
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm A7A7 D7D7
Jack flash sat on a candlestick, 'cause fire is the devil's only friend.
E minorEm A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage.
C majorC G+G A7A7 C majorC D7D7
No angel born in hell, could break that Satan's spell
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm C majorC
And as the flames climbed high into the night, to light the sacrificial rite;
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
I saw Satan laughing with delight, the day the music died.
D7D7
We were singing
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing
E minorEm A7A7 E minorEm D7D7
this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
I met a girl who sang the blues so,
A minorAm C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
I asked her for some happy news; but she just smiled and turned away.
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm C majorC
I went down to the sacred store, where I heard the music years before,
E minorEm C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
but the man there said the music wouldn't play. And in the streets
A minorAm E minorEm A minorAm
the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed.
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC D MajorD
But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken.
G+G D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
And the three men I admire most: the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D7D7 G+G
They caught the last train for the coast the day, the music died.
D7D7
And they were singing
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing
E minorEm A7A7 E minorEm D7D7
this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..
D7D7
And they were singing
G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing
C majorC D7D7 G+G C majorC G+G
this'll be the day that I die
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