American Pie Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
A [G]long [D]long [Em]time ago
[Am]I can still reme[C]mber how
That [Em]music used to make me [D]smile
And [G]I knew if I[D] had my[Em] chance
That [Am]I could make th[C]ose people dance
And [Em]maybe they'd be [C]happy for a [D]while
[Em]But February made [Am]me shiver
[Em]With every paper I'd d[Am]eliver
[C]Bad news [G]on the [Am]doorstep
I [C]couldn't take one more [D]step
I [G]can't re[D]member if I [Em]cried
When I [C]read about his [D]widowed bride
But [G]something [D]touched me [Em]deep inside
[C]The day the mus[D]ic die[G]d

[Chorus 1]
So [G]bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good ole [C]boys
were drinking [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this'll be the day that I [A]die
[Em]This'll be the day that I [D]die

[Verse 2]
[G]Did you write the boo[Am]k of love
And do [C]you have faith in [Am]God above
[Em]If the Bible tells[D] you so?
Now, do [G]you be[D]lieve in [Em]rock and roll?
Can [Am]music save [C]your mortal soul?
[Em]And can you teach [A]me
how to dance [D]real slow?
Well, I [Em]know that you're in [D]love with him
'Cause [Em]I saw you dancin' in [D]the gym
You [C]both kicked [G]off your [Am]shoes
Man, I [C]dig those rhythm and [D]blues
I was a [G]lonely [D]teenage [Em]broncin' buck
With a [Am]pink carnation and a [C]pickup truck
But [G]I knew I[D] was ou[Em]t of luck
The [C]day the [D]music [G]died[C]
[G]I started sin[D]gin'

[Chorus 2]
[G]Bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
Them [G]good ole [C]boys
were drinking [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this'll be the day that I [A]die
[Em]This'll be the day that I [D]die

[Verse 3]
Now, for [G]ten years we've been [Am]on our own
And [C]moss grows fat on [Am]a rolling stone
[Em]But, that's not how it [D]used to be
When the [G]jester [D]sang for the [Em]king and queen
In a [Am]coat he borrowed [C]from James Dean
And a [Em]voice that [A]came from you and [D]me
Oh, [Em]and while the king was l[D]ooking down
The [Em]jester stole [D]his thorny crown
The [C]courtroom [G]was adjou[Am]rned
[C]No verdict was re[D]turned
And [G]while Lennon [D]read a [Em]book on Marx
The [Am]quartet prac[C]ticed in the park
And [G]we sang [D]dirges [Em]in the dark
The [C]day the [D]music [G]died[C]
[G]We were sin[D]gin'

[Chorus 3]
[G]Bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
Them [G]good ole [C]boys
were drinking [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this'll be the day that I [A]die
[Em]This'll be the day that I [D]die

[Verse 4]
[G]Helter skelter in [Am]a summer swelter
The [C]birds flew off with a [Am]fallout shelter
[Em]Eight miles high and f[D]alling fast
[G]It landed [D]foul on [Em]the grass
The [Am]players tried for a [C]forward pass
With the [Em]jester on the [A]sidelines in a [D]cast
Now the [Em]half-time air [D]was sweet perfume
While [Em]the sergeants played a m[D]arching tune
[C]We all got [G]up to [Am]dance
Oh, but [C]we never got the [D]chance
'Cause the [G]players [D]tried to [Em]take the field
[Am]The marching band [C]refused to yield
[G]Do you re[D]call what [Em]was revealed
The [C]day the [D]music [G]died[C]
[G]We started sin[D]gin'

[Chorus 4]
[G]Bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
Them [G]good ole [C]boys
were drinking [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this'll be the day that I [A]die
[Em]This'll be the day that I [D]die

[Verse 5]
Oh, [G]and there we were all [Am]in one place
[C]A generation l[Am]ost in space
With [Em]no time left to s[D]tart again
So come [G]on Jack be [D]nimble, [Em]Jack be quick
[Am]Jack Flash sat on a [C]candlestick
[Em]'Cause fire is the [A]devil's only [D]friend
Oh, [Em]and as I watched him o[D]n the stage
My [Em]hands were clenched in [D]fists of rage
[C]No angel [G]born in [Am]Hell
Could [C]break that Satan's [D]spell
And as the [G]flames climbed [D]high [Em]in to the night
[Am]To light the sacrifi[C]cial rite
I [G]saw Satan [D]laughing [Em]with delight
The [C]day the [D]music [G]died[C]
[G]He was sin[D]gin'

[Chorus 5]
[G]Bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
Them [G]good ole [C]boys
were drinking [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this'll be the day that I [A]die
[Em]This'll be the day that I [D]die

[Verse 6]
[G]I met a gir[D]l who san[Em]g the blues
And [Am]I asked her for so[C]me happy news
[Em]But she just smiled and [D]turned away
[G]I went d[D]own to the s[Em]acred store
Where [Am]I'd heard the music [C]years before
But [Em]the man there said the m[C]usic wouldn't [D]play
[Em]And in the streets the c[Am]hildren screamed
[Em]The lovers cried, and [Am]the poets dreamed
[C]But not a wor[G]d was spo[Am]ken
The [C]church bells all were [D]broken
And [G]the three [D]men I ad[Em]mire most
[C]The Father, Son, and the [D]Holy Ghost
[G]They caught the [D]last train [Em]for the coast
[C]The day [D]the music [G]died

[Chorus 6]
And they were singing
[G]Bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good ole [C]boys
were drinking [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [Em]this'll be the day that I [A]die
[Em]This'll be the day that I [D]die

[Chorus 7]
They were singing
[G]Bye, [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good ole [C]boys
were drinking [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin' [C]this'll be the [D]day that I [G]die[C][G]