[Verse]
G D Em
A long, long time ago,
Am C
I can still remember,
Em D
how that music used to make me smile.
G D Em
And I knew if I had my chance,
Am C
that I could make those people dance,
Em C D
and maybe they'd by happy for a while.
Em Am
But February made me shiver,
Em Am
with every paper I'd deliver.
C G Am
Bad news on the doorstep;
C D
I couldn't take one more step
G D Em
I can't remember if I cried,
Am D
when I read about his widowed bride;
G D Em
something touched me deep inside,
C D G \
the day the music died.
[Chorus]
G C G D
So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
G C G D
drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
Em~ A~
singing this'll be the day that I die,
Em~ D
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
G Am
Did you write the book of love,
C Am
and do you have faith in God above,
Em D
if the Bible tells you so?
G D Em
Now do you believe in rock and roll,
Am C
can music save your mortal soul?
Em A D
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[Verse]
Em~ Am~
Well I know that you're in love with him,
Em~ Am~
'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
C G A
You both kicked off your shoes,
C D
man I dig those rhythm and blues!
G D Em
I was a lonely teenage bronching buck,
Am C
with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck.
G D Em C D G
But I knew I was out of luck the day, the music died.
G D
I started singing
[Chorus]
G C G D
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
G C G D
drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
Em~ A~
singing this'll be the day that I die,
Em~ D
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
G Am
Now for ten years, we've been on our own;
C Am
and moss grows fat on a rolling stone,
Em D
but that's not how it used to be.
G D Em
When the jester sang for the King and
Am C
Queen, in a coat he borrowed from James Dean,
Em A D
and a voice that came from you and me
[Verse]
Em~ Am~
Oh, and while the king was looking down,
Em~ Am~
the jester stole his thorny crown,
C G A
the court room was adjourned,
C D
no verdict was returned.
G D Em
And while Lennon read a book on Marx,
Am C
the quartet practiced in the park;
G D Em
and we sang dirges in the dark,
C D G
the day the music died,
D
we were singing
[Chorus]
G C G D
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
G C G D
drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
G C G D
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
Em~ A~
singing this'll be the day that I die,
Em~ D
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
G D Em
A long, long time ago,
Am C
I can still remember,
Em how that music used
D
to make me smile.
G D Em
And I knew if I had my chance,
Am that I could make
C
those people dance,
Em and maybe they'd
C D
by happy for a while.
Em Am
But February made me shiver,
Em Am
with every paper I'd deliver.
C G Am
Bad news on the doorstep;
C D
I couldn't take one more step
G D Em
I can't remember if I cried,
Am when I read about
D
his widowed bride;
G D Em
something touched me deep inside,
C D G \
the day the music died.
[Chorus]
G C G D
So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
G C drove my Chevy to the levee
G D
but the levee was dry.
G C Them good ole boys were
G D
drinking whiskey and rye,
Em~ singing this'll be
A~
the day that I die,
Em~ D
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
G Am
Did you write the book of love,
C and do you have
Am
faith in God above,
Em D
if the Bible tells you so?
G D Now do you believe
Em
in rock and roll,
Am C
can music save your mortal soul?
Em And can you teach me
A D
how to dance real slow?
[Verse]
Em~ Well I know that you're
Am~
in love with him,
Em~ 'cause I saw you
Am~
dancing in the gym
C G A
You both kicked off your shoes,
C D
man I dig those rhythm and blues!
G D I was a lonely teenage
Em
bronching buck,
Am with a pink carnation
C
and a pick-up truck.
G D Em But I knew I was out of luck
C D G
the day, the music died.
G D
I started singing
[Chorus]
G C G D
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
G C drove my Chevy to the levee
G D
but the levee was dry.
G C Them good ole boys were
G D
drinking whiskey and rye,
Em~ singing this'll be
A~
the day that I die,
Em~ D
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
G Now for ten years,
Am
we've been on our own;
C and moss grows fat
Am
on a rolling stone,
Em D
but that's not how it used to be.
G D When the jester sang
Em
for the King and
Am Queen, in a coat he borrowed
C
from James Dean,
Em and a voice that
A D
came from you and me
[Verse]
Em~ Oh, and while the
Am~
king was looking down,
Em~ Am~
the jester stole his thorny crown,
C G A
the court room was adjourned,
C D
no verdict was returned.
G And while Lennon
D Em
read a book on Marx,
Am C
the quartet practiced in the park;
G D Em
and we sang dirges in the dark,
C D G
the day the music died,
D
we were singing
[Chorus]
G C G D
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
G C drove my Chevy to the levee
G D
but the levee was dry.
G C Them good ole boys were
G D
drinking whiskey and rye,
Em~ singing this'll be
A~
the day that I die,
Em~ D
this'll be the day that I die.