G C Em A long long time ago... Am Em I can still remember C D ( D9 D D4 D } How that music used to make me smile G C Em And I knew if I had my chance Am Em That I could make those people dance Em C D And maybe they?d be happy for a while G C Em But february made me shiver Am Em With every paper I?d deliver. Em C D Bad news on the doorstep C D Same for all the verses. I couldn?t take one more step G D/F# Em I can?t remember if I cried Am C When I read about his widowed bride G D/F# Em But something touched me deep inside C D G The day the music died G C G D So bye-bye miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die Em D ( D9 D D4 D D9 D ) This?ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Did you write the book of love Am C And do you have faith in God above Em D ( D4 D D9 D ) If the Bible tells you so? G D/F# Em Do you believe in rock ?n roll Am C Can music save your mortal soul Em C D And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Em D Well I know that you?re in love with him Em D `cause I saw you dancin? in the gym C Em7/B Am You both kicked off your shoe C D Man I dig those rhythm and blues G D/F# Em I was a lonely teenage broncin? buck Am C With a pink carnation and a pickup truck G D/F# Em But I knew I was out of luck C D G The day the music died I started singin? G C G D Bye-bye miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die Em D ( D9 D D4 D D9 D ) This?ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Now for ten years we?ve been on our own Am C And moss grows fat on a rollin? stone Em D ( D4 D D9 D ) But that?s not how it used to be G D/F# Em When the jester sang for the king and queen Am C In a coat he borrowed from james dean Em Am D And a voice that came from you and me Em D Oh and while the king was looking down Em D The jester stole his thorny crown C Em7/B Am The courtroom was adjourned C D No verdict was returned G D/F# Em And while lenin read a book of marx Am C The quartet practiced in the park G D/F# Em And we sang dirges in the dark C D G The day the music died We were singing G C G D Bye-bye miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die Em D ( D9 D D4 D D9 D ) This?ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Helter skelter in a summer swelter Am C The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Em D Eight miles high and falling fast G D/F# Em It landed foul on the grass Am C The players tried for a forward pass Em Am D With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Em D Now the half-time air was sweet perfume Em D While the sergeants played a marching tune C Em7/B Am We all got up to dance C D Oh but we never got the chance! G D/F# Em `cause the players tried to take the field Am C The marching band refused to yield G D/F# Em Do you recall what was revealed C D G The day the music died? We started singing G C G D Bye-bye miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die Em D ( D9 D D4 D D9 D ) This?ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Oh and there we were all in one place Am C A generation lost in space Em D ( D4 D D9 D ) With no time left to start again G D/F# Em So come on: jack be nimble jack be quick! Am C Jack flash sat on a candlestick Em Am D Cause fire is the devil?s only friend Em D Oh and as I watched him on the stage Em D My hands were clenched in fists of rage C Em7/B Am No angel born in hell C D Could break that satan?s spell G D/F# Em And as the flames climbed high into the night Am C To light the sacrificial rite G D/F# Em I saw satan laughing with delight C D G The day the music died He was singing G C G D Bye-bye miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die Em D This?ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em I met a girl who sang the blues Am C And I asked her for some happy news Em D ( D4 D D9 D ) But she just smiled and turned away G D/F# Em I went down to the sacred store Am C Where I?d heard the music years before Em Am D But the man there said the music wouldn?d play Em D And in the streets: the children screamed Em D The lovers cried and the poets dreamed C Em7/B Am But not a word was spoken C D The church bells all were broken G D/F# Em And the three men I admire most Am C The father son and the holy ghost G D/F# Em They caught the last train for the coast C D G The day the music died And they were singing G C G D Bye-bye miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin? this?ll be the day that I die Em D ( D9 D D4 D D9 D ) This?ll be the day that I die They were singing G C G D Bye-bye miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinkin? whiskey and rye C D G C G Singin? This?ll be the day that I d--i--e!! (The Best!!)