Chords with lyrics
American Pie Don McLean "American Pie" Performance Notes: Acoustic guitar, with open position chords. ChordsG+G 320033
D MajorD xx0232
E minor 7Em7 022030
A minorAm x02210
C majorC x32010
E minorEm 022000
D7D7 xx0212
Am7Am7 x02010 or x02213
A7A7 x02020 or x02223
Prologue (Strum Freely / Slowly usu. only the once per chord)G+G
D MajorD
E minor 7Em7
A minorAm
C majorC
A augmentedA | long, long time ago | I can ...
E minorEm
D MajorD
G+G
D MajorD
E minor 7Em7 (
G+G) | music used to make me smile | And | I ...
A minorAm (
G+G)
C majorC
E minorEm
C majorC | I could make those people dance and | ...
D MajorD
E minorEm
A minorAm
E minorEm
A minorAm | while | But February made me shiver ...|
C majorC
G+G
A minorAm
C majorC
D MajorD | Bad news on the doorstep I | ... (
C majorC) (
D7D7)
G+G
D MajorD
E minorEm (
G+G)
Am7Am7
D MajorD | can't remember if I cried when I | ...
G+G
D MajorD
E minorEm
C majorC (
Am7Am7)
D7D7
G+G
C majorC
G+G (
D7D7) | something touched me deep in-...| | Del Segna al Coda (Play from Segna till it says to go to the Coda) Chorus ( in a slightly faster tempo ) (SEGNA) |*G
C majorC
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
C majorC So |* bye-bye, Miss A_|_merican Pie ...
G+G
D MajorD
G+G
C majorC
G+G
D MajorD TO CODA | levee was dry. Them |good ole boys were ...
E minorEm
A7A7
E minorEm
D7D7 | this'll be the day that I | die | This'll ...|
Verses 1,2,3,4. |G+G |
A minorAm |
C majorC |
A minorAm |
E minorEm |
D MajorD | % |
G+G
D MajorD |
E minorEm |
Am7Am7 |
C majorC |
E minorEm | |
A7A7 |
D MajorD | % |
E minorEm |
D MajorD |
E minorEm |
D MajorD |
C majorC
G+G |
A7A7 |
C majorC |
D7D7 |
G+G
D MajorD | _______ | 1.2.3. *| |
E minorEm |
A minorAm |
C majorC |
G+G
D MajorD |
E minorEm |
C majorC |
D7D7 |
G+G
C majorC |
G+G
D7D7 *| ______ | 4. |
G+G
D MajorD |
D MajorD
C majorC |
G+G
D MajorD |
G+G
C majorC |
G+G
D MajorD |
G+G
C majorC |
G+G
D MajorD | | He was singing | etc. |
E minorEm |
A7A7 |
E minorEm |
D7D7 | For the 5th verse, play the prologue, adding the chords in (x) in and substituting a chord for a previousey written one when you see (
C majorC)
Am7Am7 (Ie: play a
C majorC instaid of, not as well as, the
Am7Am7) Also remember to go back to the slow strumming for the 5th verse. Coda
C majorC
D7D7
G+G
C majorC
G+G | This'll be the day that ...| . Written out by The Loan Arranger [email protected] 20/11/96 (rev 11/97)
Other versions of American Pie
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for American pie ukulele by Don Mclean
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