Tom: G G D Em7 Am C A long long time ago I can still remember Em D G D Em7 How that music used to make me smile and I knew if I had my chance Am C Em C D Em That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while Am Em Am But February made me shiver with every paper I'd deliver C G - B Am C D Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step G D Em Am7 D I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride G D C D7 G C - G G But something touched me deep inside the day the music died So Chorus: G C G D Bye Bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em A7 Em D7 Singin' this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die. G Am C Am Did you write the book of love and do you have faith in God above? Em D G D Em If the Bible tells you so. Do you believe in Rock 'n Roll? Am7 C Can music save your mortal soul? Em A7 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 G - B A7 C D7 You both kicked off your shoes man, I dig those rhythm and blues G D Em I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck Am C With a pink carnation and a pickup truck. G D Em C D7 G C But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died I started singin' (Chorus) G Am Now for ten years we've been on our own C Am Em D And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone, but that's not how it used to be G D Em When the jester sang for the King and Queen Am7 C In a coat he borrowed from James Dean Em A7 D And a voice that came from you and me Em D Em D Oh, and while the King was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown C G - B A7 C D7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned G D Em Am C And while Lennon read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park G D Em C D7 G C And we sang dirges in the dark, the day the music died. We were singing (Chorus) G Am Helter-Skelter in a summer swelter, C Am The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Em D G D Em Eight miles high and falling fast It landed foul out on the grass Am7 C The players tried for a forward pass Em A7 D But the jester's 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 G - B A7 C D7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance G D Em 'Cause the players tried to take the field Am C The marching band refused to yield G D Em C D7 G C G Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died? We stared singing (Chorus) G Am C Am Oh, and there we were all in one place A generation lost in space Em D G With no time left to start again. So come on, Jack be nimble Em Am7 C Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick ` Em A7 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 G A7 C D7 No angel born in hell could break that Satan's spell G D Em And as the flames climbed high into the night Am C To light the sacrificial rite G D Em C D7 G C G I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the music died He was singing (Chorus) G Am C Am I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news Em D G D But she just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store Em Am7 Where I'd heard the music years before Em A7 D But the man there said the music wouldn't play Em D And in the streets the children screamed Em D The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed C G A7 C D7 But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken G D Em Am C And three men I admire most, the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost G D Em They caught the last train for the coast, C D7 G C G The day the music died. And they were singing (Chorus) They were singing (Chorus)
