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American Pie by Don McLean Tabbed by: Brian Jenkins G 320033 D xx0232 D7 xx0121 Em 022000 Am x02210 Am7 x02010 1st Verse: Em A long, long time ago, D I can still remember how that music used to make me smile Em And I know if I had my chance, D that I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while Am But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver D Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step D I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride, Em something touched me deep inside, G the day the music died
Chorus: D So bye, bye Miss American Pie D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 2nd Verse: Am Did you write the book of love D and do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so Em Do you believe in rock and roll, D can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow D Well I know that you're in love with him 'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym D7 You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues C I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck G but I knew I was out of luck the day the music died I started singin' Chorus: D So bye, bye Miss American Pie D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 3rd Verse: Am Now for ten years we've been on our own, D and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that's not how it used to be Em When the jester sang for the king and queen D in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in a voice that came from you and me D And while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown D7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned C And while Lenin read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park G and we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died We were singin' Chorus: D So bye, bye Miss American Pie D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 4th Verse: Am Helter skelter in a summer swelter, D the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin' fast, Em it landed foul on the grass D the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in a cast D Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, while sergeants played a marching tune D7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance C 'cause the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield G Do you recall what was the feel the day the music died We started singin' Chorus: D So bye, bye Miss American Pie D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 5th Verse: Am And there we were all in one place, D a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again C So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candlestick, D 'cause fire is the devil's only friend D And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage D7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell C And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite G I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died He was singin' Chorus: D So bye, bye Miss American Pie D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die 6th Verse: Em I met a girl who sang the blues D and I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away Em I went down to the sacred store C where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music D wouldn't play Am But in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed D But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken D7 And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost G They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died, And they were singin' Chorus/Outro: D So bye, bye Miss American Pie D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D and them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye G
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Chords: G, D, D7, Em, Am, Am7, A, C