Tabbed by Todd Christensen American Pie ? Don McClean 140 BPM G D Em7 A long, long time ago, Am C Em D (strum) I can still remember how that music used to make me smile G D Em7 And I know if I had my chance, Am C Em C D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while Em Am Em Am But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver C G 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 Em Something touched me deep inside C D7 G The day the music died G C G D So bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em A7 Em D7 Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die G Am Did you write the book of love C Am Em D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so? G Em Do you believe in rock and roll Am7 C Em A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow? Em D Em D Well I know that you're in love with him 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym C G A7 C D7 You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues G D Em Am C I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck G D Em C D7 G C G But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died, I started singin' G C G D Bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em A7 Em D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die G Am Now for ten years we've been on our own, C Am Em D and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that's not how it used to be G D Em When the jester sang for the king and queen Am7 C Em A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in a voice that came from you and me Em D Em D And while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown C G A7 C D7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned G D Em Am C And while Lenin read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park G D Em C D7 G C G And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died, we were singin' G C G D So bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em A7 Em D7 Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die G Am Helter skelter in a summer swelter C Am Em D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin' fast G D Em It landed foul on the grass Am7 C Em A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in a cast Em D Em D Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, while sergeants played a marching Tune C G A7 C D7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance G D Em Am C 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield G D Em C D7 G C G Do you recall what was the feel the day the music died, we started singin' G C G D So bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em A7 Em D7 Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die G Am And there we were all in one place, C Am Em D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again G D Em Am7 C So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack Flash sat on a candle Em A7 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend Em D Em D And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage C G A7 C D7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell G D Em Am C And as the flames climbed high into the night 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 singin' G C G D bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em A7 Em D7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die G D Em I met a girl who sang the blues Am C Em D And I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away G D Em I went down to the sacred store Am C Em C Where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music D wouldn't play Em Am Em Am But in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed C G Am C D But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken G D Em Am7 C D7 And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost G D Em Am7 D7 G They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died, And they were singin' G C G D Bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em A7 Em D7 Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die they were singin' G C G D Bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye C D7 G C G Singin' this will be the day that I die
