G5 C5 E5 A long long time ago... A5 E5 I can still remember C5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 } How that music used to make me smile G5 C5 E5 And I knew if I had my chance A5 E5 That I could make those people dance E5 C5 D5 And maybe they?d be happy for a while G5 C5 E5 But february made me shiver A5 E5 With every paper I?d deliver. E5 C5 D5 Bad news on the doorstep C5 D5 Same for all the verses. I couldn?t take one more step G5 D5 E5 I can?t remember if I cried A5 C5 When I read about his widowed bride G5 D5 E5 But something touched me deep inside C5 D5 G5 The day the music died G5 C5 G5 D5 So bye-bye miss american pie G5 C5 Drove my chevy to the levee G5 D5 But the levee was dry G5 C5 G5 D5 And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye E5 A5 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 ) This?ll be the day that I die G5 D5 E5 Did you write the book of love A5 C5 And do you have faith in God above E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 ) If the Bible tells you so? G5 D5 E5 Do you believe in rock ?n roll A5 C5 Can music save your mortal soul E5 C5 D5 And can you teach me how to dance real slow? E5 D5 Well I know that you?re in love with him E5 D5 `cause I saw you dancin? in the gym C5 E5 A5 You both kicked off your shoe C5 D5 Man I dig those rhythm and blues G5 D5 E5 I was a lonely teenage broncin? buck A5 C5 With a pink carnation and a pickup truck G5 D5 E5 But I knew I was out of luck C5 D5 G5 The day the music died I started singin? G5 C5 G5 D5 Bye-bye miss american pie G5 C5 Drove my chevy to the levee G5 D5 But the levee was dry G5 C5 G5 D5 And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye E5 A5 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 ) This?ll be the day that I die G5 D5 E5 Now for ten years we?ve been on our own A5 C5 And moss grows fat on a rollin? stone E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 ) But that?s not how it used to be G5 D5 E5 When the jester sang for the king and queen A5 C5 In a coat he borrowed from james dean E5 A5 D5 And a voice that came from you and me E5 D5 Oh and while the king was looking down E5 D5 The jester stole his thorny crown C5 E5 A5 The courtroom was adjourned C5 D5 No verdict was returned G5 D5 E5 And while lenin read a book of marx A5 C5 The quartet practiced in the park G5 D5 E5 And we sang dirges in the dark C5 D5 G5 The day the music died We were singing G5 C5 G5 D5 Bye-bye miss american pie G5 C5 Drove my chevy to the levee G5 D5 But the levee was dry G5 C5 G5 D5 And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye E5 A5 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 ) This?ll be the day that I die G5 D5 E5 Helter skelter in a summer swelter A5 C5 The birds flew off with a fallout shelter E5 D5 Eight miles high and falling fast G5 D5 E5 It landed foul on the grass A5 C5 The players tried for a forward pass E5 A5 D5 With the jester on the sidelines in a cast E5 D5 Now the half-time air was sweet perfume E5 D5 While the sergeants played a marching tune C5 E5 A5 We all got up to dance C5 D5 Oh but we never got the chance! G5 D5 E5 `cause the players tried to take the field A5 C5 The marching band refused to yield G5 D5 E5 Do you recall what was revealed C5 D5 G5 The day the music died? We started singing G5 C5 G5 D5 Bye-bye miss american pie G5 C5 Drove my chevy to the levee G5 D5 But the levee was dry G5 C5 G5 D5 And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye E5 A5 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 ) This?ll be the day that I die G5 D5 E5 Oh and there we were all in one place A5 C5 A generation lost in space E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 ) With no time left to start again G5 D5 E5 So come on: jack be nimble jack be quick! A5 C5 Jack flash sat on a candlestick E5 A5 D5 Cause fire is the devil?s only friend E5 D5 Oh and as I watched him on the stage E5 D5 My hands were clenched in fists of rage C5 E5 A5 No angel born in hell C5 D5 Could break that satan?s spell G5 D5 E5 And as the flames climbed high into the night A5 C5 To light the sacrificial rite G5 D5 E5 I saw satan laughing with delight C5 D5 G5 The day the music died He was singing G5 C5 G5 D5 Bye-bye miss american pie G5 C5 Drove my chevy to the levee G5 D5 But the levee was dry G5 C5 G5 D5 And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye E5 A5 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die E5 D5 This?ll be the day that I die G5 D5 E5 I met a girl who sang the blues A5 C5 And I asked her for some happy news E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 ) But she just smiled and turned away G5 D5 E5 I went down to the sacred store A5 C5 Where I?d heard the music years before E5 A5 D5 But the man there said the music wouldn?d play E5 D5 And in the streets: the children screamed E5 D5 The lovers cried and the poets dreamed C5 E5 A5 But not a word was spoken C5 D5 The church bells all were broken G5 D5 E5 And the three men I admire most A5 C5 The father son and the holy ghost G5 D5 E5 They caught the last train for the coast C5 D5 G5 The day the music died And they were singing G5 C5 G5 D5 Bye-bye miss american pie G5 C5 Drove my chevy to the levee G5 D5 But the levee was dry G5 C5 G5 D5 And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye E5 A5 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die E5 D5 ( D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 ) This?ll be the day that I die They were singing G5 C5 G5 D5 Bye-bye miss american pie G5 C5 Drove my chevy to the levee G5 D5 But the levee was dry G5 C5 G5 D5 Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye C5 D5 G5 C5 G5 Singin? This?ll be the day that I d--i--e!! (The Best!!)
