Tabbed By J Brown Full Song 100% Correct Chords: EA DG BE 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#Em A long, long time ago... Am (x02210@1) CI (x32010@1)can still remember Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1)DsusD D(9)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)DsusD D(9)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)D DsusD D(9)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) DDsus DD(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)D DsusD D(9)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)D DsusD D(9)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#Em And we sang dirges in the dark C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GC 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)D DsusD D(9)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) DsusD D(9)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) GC 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)D DsusD D(9)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, CC/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) DsusD D(9)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#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) GC 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) DDsus DD(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) DDsus DD(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) DsusD D(9)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/BAm7 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) DDsus DD(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)