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