The Day That Music Died chords by Nevershoutnever

just came out and I heard a rough recording of the song that he played on MTV. It's just a
that he played and may differ from final version. Experiment and enjoy!

Chords

Dm - xx0231
C - x32010
C7 - x32310
F - 133211
A - x13331
A7 - x02020

During the intro and verses...
Hammer on the e string, 1st fret, first strum only when you play the Dm chord.
Hammer on the D string, 2nd fret, first strum only when you play the C chord.

Intro:

Dm, C, F

  Dm       C      F
The day that music died was an awful day
  Dm        C    F
the children started working instead of play
  Dm       C     F
our poets read from scripts to earn their pay
      Dm     C       F
i tell them exit stage left aint got shit to say

   Dm       A        F
Cause music brings us life when we are dead
       C        C7
an honest melody to break the trend
  Dm       A        F
and music brings us hope for future peace
       C      C7
humanity will sing in harmony
 A7      Dm
I pray for that day

Harmonica part:

Dm, C, F

  Dm       C      F
The day that music died was an awful day
  Dm       C      F
the critics and the skeptics had all the say
   Dm      C      F
this money hungry industry must back away
Dm      C        F
set the music free or watch it fade away

   Dm       A        F
Cause music brings us life when we are dead
       C        C7
an honest melody to break the trend
  Dm       A        F
and music brings us hope for future peace
       C      C7
humanity will sing in harmony
 A7      Dm