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Tabbed By J Brown
Full Song 100% Correct


Chords:
	E (022100@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G B (x2444x@1)name="chord_022100@1">E
G3 (320003@1)2 0 0 0 3
D/F#2 (200232@1)0 0 2 3 2
Em0 (022000@1)2 2 0 0 0
Am0 (x02210@1)0 2 2 1 0
C0 (x32010@1)3 2 0 1 0
D0 (xx0232@1)0 0 2 3 2
Dsus0 (xx0233@1)0 0 2 3 3
D(9)0 (xx0210@1)0 0 2 3 0
A70 (x02020@1)0 2 0 2 0
C/B0 (x2555x@1)2 0 0 1 0
Am70 (x02010@1)0 2 0 1 0

Verse 1/Intro

  G (320003@1)   D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em 
A long, long time ago... 
Am (x02210@1)          CI (x32010@1)can still remember 
         Em (022000@1)	D (xx0232@1)Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
How that music used to make me smile. 
G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)Em (022000@1)  And I knew if I had my chance 
Am (x02210@1)	 CThat (x32010@1)I could make those people dance
     Em (022000@1)   A7 (x02020@1)   D (xx0232@1)Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And, maybe, they'd be happy for a while. 
    Em (022000@1)      Am (x02210@1)But february made me shiver 
Em (022000@1)    AmWith (x02210@1)every paper I'd deliver. 
C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)   AmBad (x02210@1)news on the doorstep; 
  C (x32010@1)	 DI (xx0232@1)couldn't take one more step. 
  G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1)   EmI (022000@1)can't remember if I cried 
	 C (x32010@1)	   DWhen (xx0232@1)I read about his widowed bride, 
    G (320003@1)       D/F# (200232@1)     EmBut (022000@1)something touched me deep inside 
    C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)   GThe (320003@1)day the music died. 


Chorus

   G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)    DSo (xx0232@1)bye-bye, miss american pie. 
	   G (320003@1)          CDrove (x32010@1)my chevy to the levee, 
        G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the levee was dry. 
         G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
	   Em (022000@1)		    A7Singin', (x02020@1)"this'll be the day that I die. 
Em (022000@1)		  D (xx0232@1) D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
"this'll be the day that I die." 


Verse 2

G (320003@1)	     Am7 (x02010@1)Did you write the book of love, 
	C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)Am7And (x02010@1)do you have faith in God above, 
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) 		 D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0210@1">D(9) D (xx0232@1)If the Bible tells you so? 
   G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)    EmDo (022000@1)you believe in rock 'n roll, 
    Am7 (x02010@1) CCan (x32010@1)music save your mortal soul, 
    Em (022000@1)	  A7 (x02020@1)   DAnd (xx0232@1)can you teach me how to dance real slow? 
	  Em (022000@1)	   DWell, (xx0232@1)I know that you're in love with him 
	   Em (022000@1)	D`cause (xx0232@1)I saw you dancin' in the gym. 
    C (x32010@1)  C/B (x2555x@1)      Am7You (x02010@1)both kicked off your shoes. 
	 C (x32010@1)                  DMan, (xx0232@1)I dig those rhythm and blues. 
	  G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1)    EmI (022000@1)was a lonely teenage broncin' buck 
       C (x32010@1)                  DWith (xx0232@1)a pink carnation and a pickup truck, 
    G (320003@1)    D/F# (200232@1)EmBut (022000@1)I knew I was out of luck 
    C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)The day the music died. 


Chorus
G (320003@1)   DI (xx0232@1)started singin', 
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    Dbye-bye, (xx0232@1)miss american pie. 
	   G (320003@1)          CDrove (x32010@1)my chevy to the levee, 
        G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the levee was dry. 
         G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
	       Em (022000@1)		  A7And (x02020@1)Singin', "this'll be the day that I die. 
Em (022000@1)		  D (xx0232@1) D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
"this'll be the day that I die." 


Verse 3
    G (320003@1)                      Am7Now (x02010@1)for ten years we've been on our own 
    C (x32010@1)        C/B (x2555x@1)    AmAnd (x02210@1)moss grows fat on a rollin' stone,
    Em (022000@1)              DBut (xx0232@1)that's not how it used to be. 
	   G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)   EmWhen (022000@1)the jester sang for the king and queen, 
     Am7 (x02010@1)                   CIn (x32010@1)a coat he borrowed from james dean 
      Em (022000@1)       A7 (x02020@1)               D (xx0232@1) D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
And a voice that came from you and me, 


Verse 4
        Em (022000@1)        DOh, (xx0232@1)and while the king was looking down, 
    Em (022000@1)             DThe (xx0232@1)jester stole his thorny crown. 
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1)    AmThe (x02210@1)courtroom was adjourned; 
C (x32010@1)            DNo (xx0232@1)verdict was returned. 
	    G (320003@1)   D/F# (200232@1) EmAnd (022000@1)while Lennon read a book on Marx, 
     C (x32010@1)    DThe (xx0232@1)quartet kept practice in the park, 
    G (320003@1)     D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em
And we sang dirges in the dark 
    C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
The day the music died. 


Chorus

G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)We were singing, 
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    Dbye-bye, (xx0232@1)miss american pie. 
	   G (320003@1)          CDrove (x32010@1)my chevy to the levee, 
        G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the levee was dry. 
         G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
	       Em (022000@1)		  A7And (x02020@1)Singin', "this'll be the day that I die. 
Em (022000@1)		  D (xx0232@1) D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
"this'll be the day that I die." 



Verse 5

G (320003@1)                 Am7Helter (x02010@1)skelter in a summer swelter. 
    C (x32010@1)        C/B (x2555x@1)      AmThe (x02210@1)birds flew off with a fallout shelter, 
Em (022000@1)                 DEight (xx0232@1)miles high and falling fast. 
   G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  EmIt (022000@1)landed foul on the grass.
     Am7 (x02010@1)                       CThe (x32010@1)players tried for a forward pass, 
	   Em (022000@1)            A7 (x02020@1)         D (xx0232@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast. 


Verse 6

	  Em (022000@1)        DNow (xx0232@1)the half-time air was sweet perfume 
	    Em (022000@1)               DWhile (xx0232@1)the sergeants played a marching tune. 
   C (x32010@1)     C/B (x2555x@1) AmWe (x02210@1)all got up to dance, 
           C (x32010@1)           DOh, (xx0232@1)but we never got the chance! 
       G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1)   EmAs (022000@1)the players tried to take the field; 
    C (x32010@1)           DThe (xx0232@1)marching band refused to yield.
G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1) 	EmDo (022000@1)you recall what was revealed 
    C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
The day the music died? 


Chorus
G (320003@1)   DWe (xx0232@1)started singing, 
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    Dbye-bye, (xx0232@1)miss american pie. 
	   G (320003@1)          CDrove (x32010@1)my chevy to the levee, 
        G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the levee was dry. 
     G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         DThem (xx0232@1)good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
	       Em (022000@1)		  A7And (x02020@1)Singin', "this'll be the day that I die. 
Em (022000@1)		  D (xx0232@1) D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
"this'll be the day that I die." 


Verse 7
	  G (320003@1)           Am7Oh, (x02010@1)and there we were all in one place, 
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x2555x@1">C/B	       AmA (x02210@1)generation lost in space 
Em (022000@1)              DWith (xx0232@1)no time left to start again. 
		G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)  EmSo (022000@1)come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick! 
Am7 (x02010@1)                        CJack (x32010@1)flash sat on a candlestick 
Em (022000@1)              A7 (x02020@1)                    D (xx0232@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
Cause fire is the devil's only friend. 


Verse 8
    Em (022000@1)                 DOh, (xx0232@1)and as I watched him on the stage 
   Em (022000@1)                   DMy (xx0232@1)hands were clenched in fists of rage. 
C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1)   AmNo (x02210@1)angel born in hell 
      C (x32010@1)                DCould (xx0232@1)break that satan's spell. 
	     G (320003@1)            D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_022000@1">Em
And as the flames climbed high into the night 
   C (x32010@1)            DTo (xx0232@1)Fight the sacrificial lite, 
G (320003@1)   D/F# (200232@1)EmI (022000@1)saw satan laughing with delight 
    C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
The day the music died 


Chorus
G (320003@1)   DHe (xx0232@1)was singing, 
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    Dbye-bye, (xx0232@1)miss american pie. 
	   G (320003@1)          CDrove (x32010@1)my chevy to the levee, 
        G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the levee was dry. 
     G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         DThem (xx0232@1)good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
	       Em (022000@1)		  A7And (x02020@1)Singin', "this'll be the day that I die. 
Em (022000@1)		  D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0210@1">D(9) D"this'll (xx0232@1)be the day that I die." 


Verse 9
G (320003@1) D/F# (200232@1)   EmI (022000@1)met a girl who sang the blues 
	Am7 (x02010@1)	         CAnd (x32010@1)I asked her for some happy news,
Em (022000@1)				D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0210@1">D(9) DBut (xx0232@1)she just smiled and turned away. 
G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)     EmI (022000@1)went down to the sacred store 
          Am7 (x02010@1)	 CWhere (x32010@1)I'd heard the music years before, 
        Am7 (x02010@1)	            C (x32010@1)              D (xx0232@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D D(9) (xx0210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
But the man there said the music wouldn't play. 


Verse 10
    Em (022000@1)                AmAnd (x02210@1)in the streets: the children screamed, 
    Em (022000@1)                  AmThe (x02210@1)lovers cried, and the poets dreamed. 
    C (x32010@1)   C/B (x2555x@1)name="chord_x02010@1">Am7
But not a word was spoken; 
    C (x32010@1)                   DThe (xx0232@1)church bells all were broken. 
        G (320003@1)   D/F# (200232@1)EmAnd (022000@1)the three men I admire most: 
    C (x32010@1)                  DThe (xx0232@1)father, son, and the holy ghost, 
     G (320003@1)         D/F# (200232@1)     EmThey (022000@1)caught the last train for the coast 
    C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)The day the music died. 


Chorus
    
And they were singing, 
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    Dbye-bye, (xx0232@1)miss american pie. 
	   G (320003@1)          CDrove (x32010@1)my chevy to the levee, 
        G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the levee was dry. 
         G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         DAnd (xx0232@1)Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
	   Em (022000@1)		    A7Singin', (x02020@1)"this'll be the day that I die. 
Em (022000@1)		  D (xx0232@1) D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0233@1">Dsus D (xx0232@1)name="chord_xx0210@1">D(9) D"this'll (xx0232@1)be the day that I die." 


Chorus/Outro
G (320003@1)         Dthey (xx0232@1)were singing, 
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)   G (320003@1)    Dbye-bye, (xx0232@1)miss american pie. 
	   G (320003@1)          CDrove (x32010@1)my chevy to the levee, 
        G (320003@1)       DBut (xx0232@1)the levee was dry. 
     G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)                G (320003@1)         DThem (xx0232@1)good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye 
	   C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)        GSingin', (320003@1)"this'll be the day that I die. 
C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)      
"this'll be the day that I die." 

C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)


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