American Pie Don McLean
American Pie by Don McLean
Tabbed by: Brian Jenkins
G 320033
D xx0232
D7 xx0121
Em 022000
Am x02210
Am7 x02010
1st Verse:
A [G]long, [D]long [Em]time ago,
[Am]I can still re[C]member how that [Em]music used to make me [D]smile
And [G]I know [D]if I [Em]had my chance,
that [Am]I could make those [C]people dance and [Em]maybe they'd be [C]happy for a [D]while
But [Em]February [Am]made me shiver, with [Em]every paper [Am]I'd deliver
[C]Bad news [G]on the [Am]doorstep, I [C]couldn't take one more [D]step
I [G]can't remem[D]ber if I [Em]cried when I [Am7]read about his [D]widowed bride,
[G]something [D]touched me [Em]deep inside,
the [C]day the [D7]music [G]died
Chorus:
So [G]bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levy but the [G]levy was [D]dry
and them [G]good old [C]boys were drinkin' [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this will be the day that I [A7]die, [Em]this will be the day that I [D7]die
2nd Verse:
[G]Did you write the [Am]book of love
and do [C]you have faith in [Am]god above, [Em]if the bible [D]tells you so
[G]Do you [D]believe in [Em]rock and roll,
can [Am7]music save your [C]mortal soul and can you [Em]teach me how to dance real [A7]slow[D]
Well I [Em]know that you're in [D]love with him 'cause I [Em]saw you dancin' [D]in the gym
You [C]both kicked off your [A7]shoes, man I [C]dig those rhythm and [D7]blues
I was a [G]lonely [D]teenage [Em]broncin' buck with a [Am]pink carnation and a [C]pickup truck
but [G]I knew [D]I was [Em]out of luck the [C]day the [D7]music [G]died [C] [G]
I started singin'
Chorus:
So [G]bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levy but the [G]levy was [D]dry
and them [G]good old [C]boys were drinkin' [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this will be the day that I [A7]die, [Em]this will be the day that I [D7]die
3rd Verse:
Now for [G]ten years we've been [Am]on our own,
and [C]moss grows fat on a [Am]rolling stone [Em]but that's not how it [D]used to be
When the [G]jester [D]sang for the [Em]king and queen
in a [Am7]coat he borrowed [C]from James Dean in a [Em]voice that came from [A7]you and [D]me
And [Em]while the king was [D]looking down, the [Em]jester stole his [D]thorny crown
The [C]courtroom was [A7]adjourned, [C]no verdict was [D7]returned
And while [G]Lenin [D]read a [Em]book on Marx, the [Am]quartet practiced in the [C]park
and [G]we sang [D]dirges [Em]in the dark the [C]day the [D7]music [G]died [C] [G]
We were singin'
Chorus:
So [G]bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levy but the [G]levy was [D]dry
and them [G]good old [C]boys were drinkin' [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this will be the day that I [A7]die, [Em]this will be the day that I [D7]die
4th Verse:
[G]Helter skelter in a [Am]summer swelter,
[C]the birds flew off with a [Am]fallout shelter, [Em]eight miles high and [D]fallin' fast,
it [G]landed [D]foul on the [Em]grass
the [Am7]players tried for a [C]forward pass, [Em]with the jester on the [A7]sidelines in a [D]cast
Now at [Em]halftime there was [D]sweet perfume, while [Em]sergeants played a [D]marching tune
[C]We all got up to [A7]dance, but [C]we never got the [D7]chance
'cause the [G]players [D]tried to [Em]take the field, the [Am]marching band re[C]fused to yield
Do [G]you re[D]call what [Em]was the feel the [C]day the [D7]music [G]died[C] [G]
We started singin'
Chorus:
So [G]bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levy but the [G]levy was [D]dry
and them [G]good old [C]boys were drinkin' [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this will be the day that I [A7]die, [Em]this will be the day that I [D7]die
5th Verse:
And [G]there we were all [Am]in one place,
a [C]generation [Am]lost in space, with [Em]no time left to start [D]again
So come on [G]Jack be [D]nimble, [Em]Jack be quick, [Am7]Jack Flash sat on a [C]candlestick,
'cause [Em]fire is the devil's only [A7]friend[D]
And [Em]as I watched him [D]on the stage, my [Em]hands were clenched in [D]fists of rage
No [C]angel born in [A7]Hell could [C]bread that Satan's [D7]spell
And as the [G]flames climbed [D]high in[Em]to the night to [Am]light the sacri[C]ficial rite
I saw [G]Satan [D]laughing [Em]with delight the [C]day the [D7]music [G]died[C] [G]
He was singin'
Chorus:
So [G]bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levy but the [G]levy was [D]dry
and them [G]good old [C]boys were drinkin' [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this will be the day that I [A7]die, [Em]this will be the day that I [D7]die
6th Verse:
I [G]met a [D]girl who [Em]sang the blues
and I [Am]asked her for some [C]happy news, but [Em]she just smiled and turned a[D]way
I [G]went down [D]to the [Em]sacred store
where I'd [Am]heard the music [C]years before, but the [Em]man there said the [C]music
wouldn't [D]play
But [Em]in the streets the [Am]children screamed, the [Em]lovers cried and the [Am]poets dreamed
But [C]not a word was [Am]spoken, the [C]church bells all were [D]broken
And the [G]three men [D]I ad[Em]mire most, the [Am7]Father, [C]Son, and the [D7]Holy Ghost
[G]They caught the [D]last train [Em]for the coast the [Am7]day the [D7]music [G]died,
And they were singin'
Chorus/Outro:
So [G]bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levy but the [G]levy was [D]dry
and them [G]good old [C]boys were drinkin' [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [C]this will be the [D7]day that I [G]die
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