[Verse]
F# C# D#m
A long, long time ago,
G#m B
I can still remember,
D#m C#
how that music used to make me smile.
F# C# D#m
And I knew if I had my chance,
G#m B
that I could make those people dance,
D#m B C#
and maybe they'd by happy for a while.
D#m G#m
But February made me shiver,
D#m G#m
with every paper I'd deliver.
B F# G#m
Bad news on the doorstep;
B C#
I couldn't take one more step
F# C# D#m
I can't remember if I cried,
G#m C#
when I read about his widowed bride;
F# C# D#m
something touched me deep inside,
B C# F# \
the day the music died.
[Chorus]
F# B F# C#
So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
F# B F# C#
drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
F# B F# C#
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
D#m~ G#~
singing this'll be the day that I die,
D#m~ C#
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
F# G#m
Did you write the book of love,
B G#m
and do you have faith in God above,
D#m C#
if the Bible tells you so?
F# C# D#m
Now do you believe in rock and roll,
G#m B
can music save your mortal soul?
D#m G# C#
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[Verse]
D#m~ G#m~
Well I know that you're in love with him,
D#m~ G#m~
'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
B F# G#
You both kicked off your shoes,
B C#
man I dig those rhythm and blues!
F# C# D#m
I was a lonely teenage bronching buck,
G#m B
with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck.
F# C# D#m B C# F#
But I knew I was out of luck the day, the music died.
F# C#
I started singing
[Chorus]
F# B F# C#
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
F# B F# C#
drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
F# B F# C#
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
D#m~ G#~
singing this'll be the day that I die,
D#m~ C#
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
F# G#m
Now for ten years, we've been on our own;
B G#m
and moss grows fat on a rolling stone,
D#m C#
but that's not how it used to be.
F# C# D#m
When the jester sang for the King and
G#m B
Queen, in a coat he borrowed from James Dean,
D#m G# C#
and a voice that came from you and me
[Verse]
D#m~ G#m~
Oh, and while the king was looking down,
D#m~ G#m~
the jester stole his thorny crown,
B F# G#
the court room was adjourned,
B C#
no verdict was returned.
F# C# D#m
And while Lennon read a book on Marx,
G#m B
the quartet practiced in the park;
F# C# D#m
and we sang dirges in the dark,
B C# F#
the day the music died,
C#
we were singing
[Chorus]
F# B F# C#
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
F# B F# C#
drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry.
F# B F# C#
Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
D#m~ G#~
singing this'll be the day that I die,
D#m~ C#
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
F# C# D#m
A long, long time ago,
G#m B
I can still remember,
D#m how that music used
C#
to make me smile.
F# C# D#m
And I knew if I had my chance,
G#m that I could make
B
those people dance,
D#m and maybe they'd
B C#
by happy for a while.
D#m G#m
But February made me shiver,
D#m G#m
with every paper I'd deliver.
B F# G#m
Bad news on the doorstep;
B C#
I couldn't take one more step
F# C# D#m
I can't remember if I cried,
G#m when I read about
C#
his widowed bride;
F# C# D#m
something touched me deep inside,
B C# F# \
the day the music died.
[Chorus]
F# B F# C#
So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
F# B drove my Chevy to the levee
F# C#
but the levee was dry.
F# B Them good ole boys were
F# C#
drinking whiskey and rye,
D#m~ singing this'll be
G#~
the day that I die,
D#m~ C#
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
F# G#m
Did you write the book of love,
B and do you have
G#m
faith in God above,
D#m C#
if the Bible tells you so?
F# C# Now do you believe
D#m
in rock and roll,
G#m B
can music save your mortal soul?
D#m And can you teach me
G# C#
how to dance real slow?
[Verse]
D#m~ Well I know that you're
G#m~
in love with him,
D#m~ 'cause I saw you
G#m~
dancing in the gym
B F# G#
You both kicked off your shoes,
B C#
man I dig those rhythm and blues!
F# C# I was a lonely teenage
D#m
bronching buck,
G#m with a pink carnation
B
and a pick-up truck.
F# C# D#m But I knew I was out of luck
B C# F#
the day, the music died.
F# C#
I started singing
[Chorus]
F# B F# C#
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
F# B drove my Chevy to the levee
F# C#
but the levee was dry.
F# B Them good ole boys were
F# C#
drinking whiskey and rye,
D#m~ singing this'll be
G#~
the day that I die,
D#m~ C#
this'll be the day that I die.
[Verse]
F# Now for ten years,
G#m
we've been on our own;
B and moss grows fat
G#m
on a rolling stone,
D#m C#
but that's not how it used to be.
F# C# When the jester sang
D#m
for the King and
G#m Queen, in a coat he borrowed
B
from James Dean,
D#m and a voice that
G# C#
came from you and me
[Verse]
D#m~ Oh, and while the
G#m~
king was looking down,
D#m~ G#m~
the jester stole his thorny crown,
B F# G#
the court room was adjourned,
B C#
no verdict was returned.
F# And while Lennon
C# D#m
read a book on Marx,
G#m B
the quartet practiced in the park;
F# C# D#m
and we sang dirges in the dark,
B C# F#
the day the music died,
C#
we were singing
[Chorus]
F# B F# C#
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie,
F# B drove my Chevy to the levee
F# C#
but the levee was dry.
F# B Them good ole boys were
F# C#
drinking whiskey and rye,
D#m~ singing this'll be
G#~
the day that I die,
D#m~ C#
this'll be the day that I die.