Don McLean American Pie Verse: -0-0-0-2-2-2-4-5-0-5-4-2---2-0---------9-4-7-7-2-7-5-4-2-0-------0-0-------------2--- -------------------------2-----2-2-7/9---------------------4-2-0-----4-2---2-------2- -------------------------------------------------------------------------2---2-0----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -2-4-5-0-5-4-2-0-------2---2-0---------2-4-7-----2-4-7-4-2-4--------5-5-5-4-4-2---2- -----------------2-2-2---2-----4-2-0-4-------0-4-------------2-0-2-0------------2--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -0---0-----0-2-5-2-0-2-----2-4-7--------0-0-------------7-9p7-4-5-5-5-5-6/7-7-6/7-7- ---2-----2-------------0-4--------0-2-4-----4-4-2-2-7/9----------------------------- -------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -6/7-7-6/7-7-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0--------- -------------------------2-----------0-0-2-4- ---------------------3-3--------------------- --------------------------------------------- Chorus -0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0- -------------2---------0-0-2-----------0-0-2-4-------------2-----------0-0-2-4------- ---------3-3-------------------------------------------3-3--------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -0-------0-0-0-0-0-------2---2---------7-7-5-5-4-4-2-2-0- -------2-----------0-0-4---2---2-0-0-0------------------- ---3-3--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- **Here are the lyrics just to illustrate in what order to play the song** Verse: A long, long time ago I can still remember how that Music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for awhile Verse: But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step And I can't remember if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died CHORUS: So bye, bye Miss American Pie Drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Them good ol' boys was drinkin whiskey and rye And singin' this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day that I die. Verse: Did you write the book of love And do you have faith in God above? If the Bible tells you so Now do you believe in rock and roll Can music save your mortal soul And cay you teach me how to dance real slow? Well I know that you're in love with him 'Cause I saw you dancing in the gym. You both kicked off your shoes. Well I dig those rhythm and blues. I was a lonely teenage bronkin' buck With a pink Carnation and a pickup truck But I knew that I was out of luck The day the music died. And I was singin' CHORUS Verse: Now for ten years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rolling stone, but That's not how it used to be. When the jester sang for the king and queen In a coat he borrowed from James Dean and a voice that came from you and me. Oh and while the king was looking down, The jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned. And while Lennin read a book on Marx The quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died. And we were singin' CHORUS Verse: Helter skelter in the summer swelter The birds flew off the fallout shelter Eight miles high and fallin' fast It landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Now the halftime air was sweet perfume While the sergents played a marching tune We all got up to dance But we never got the chance. 'Cause the players tried to take the field, The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died. And we were singin' Chorus Verse: And in there we were all in one place A generation Lost in Space With no time left to start again. So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick Jack flash sat on a candlestick because Fire is the devil's only friend Oh and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could break that Satan's spell And as the flames climed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died. And he was singin' CHORUS Verse: I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news. She just smiled and turned away. So I went down to the sacred store Where I'd heard the music once before But the man there said the music wouldn't play And in the streets the children screamed. The lovers cried and the poets dreamed. but not a word was spoken. The church bells all were broken. And the three men I admire the most-- The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost-- Well they took the last train for the coast The day the music died. And they were singin' CHORUS (speed: slow) CHORUS (accel.)
