American Pie

A long, long time ago,	G D/Fis e7
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile	a C e D
And I knew if I had my chance,	G D/Fis e7
That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while	a C e C D
But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver	e a e a
Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step	C G a C D
I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride	G D/Fis e a7 D
Something touched me deep inside	G D e
The day the music died	C D7 G

So bye, bye Miss American Pie	G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry	G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye	G C G D
Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die	e A7 e D7

Did you write the book of love	G a
And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so?	C a e D
Do you believe in rock and roll	G D/Fis e
Can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow?	a7 C e A7 D
Well I know that you're in love with him 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym	e D e D
You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues	C G A7 C D7
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck	G D/Fis e a C
But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died, I started singin'	G D/Fis e C D7 G C G

Bye, bye Miss American Pie	G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry	G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye	G C G D
Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die	e A7 e D7

Now for ten years we've been on our own,	G a
and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that's not how it used to be	C a e D
When the jester sang for the king and queen	G D/Fis e
in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in a voice that came from you and me	a7 C e A7 D
Oh, and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown	e D e D
The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned	C G A7 C D7
And while Lennon read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park	G D/Fis e a C
And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died, we were singin'	G D/Fis e C D7 G C G

Bye, bye Miss American Pie	G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry	G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye	G C G D
Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die	e A7 e D7

Helter skelter in a summer swelter	G a
the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin' fast	C a e D
It landed foul on the grass	G D/Fis e
the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in a cast	a7 C e A7 D
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume, while sergeants played a marching tune	e D e D
We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance	C G A7 C D7
'Cuz the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield	G D/Fis e a C
Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died, we started singin'	G D/Fis e C D7 G C G

Bye, bye Miss American Pie	G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry	G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye	G C G D
Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die	e A7 e D7

And there we were all in one place,	G a
a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again	C a e D
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candle	G D/Fis e a7 C
stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend	e A7 D
And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage	e D e D
No angel born in Hell could break that Satan's spell	C G A7 C D7
And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite	G D/Fis e a C
I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died, he was singin'	G D/Fis e C D7 G C G

Bye, bye Miss American Pie	G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry	G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye	G C G D
Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die	e A7 e D7

I met a girl who sang the blues	G D/Fis e
And I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away	a C e D
I went down to the sacred store	G D/Fis e
Where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music	a C e C
wouldn't play	D
But in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed	e a e a
But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken	C G a C D
And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost	G D/Fis e a7 C D7
They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died,	G D/Fis e a7 D7 G
And they were singin'	G

Bye, bye Miss American Pie	G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry	G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye	G C G D
Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die	e A7 e D7
They were singin' bye, bye Miss American Pie	G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry	G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye	G C G D
Singin' this will be the day that I die.	C D7 G C G