G D Em7 a long, long time ago, Am C Em D 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 That I could make those people dance Em C D 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 C G The day the music died CHORUS 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 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Em D7 this will be the day that I die VERSE G Am Did you write the book of love C Am Em D And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so? G D Em Do you believe in rock and roll Am7 C Can music save your mortal soul and can Em A7 D you teach me how to dance real slow? Em D Well I know that you're in love with him Em D 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym C G A7 You both kicked off your shoes, C D7 man I dig those rhythm and blues G D Em I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a Am C pink carnation and a pickup truck G D Em C But I knew I was out of luck the day D7 G C G the music died, I started singin' CHORUS 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 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Em D7 this will be the day that I die VERSE G Am Now for ten years we've been on our own, C Am and moss grows fat on a rolling stone Em D but that's not how it used to be G D Em When the jester sang for the king and queen Am7 C in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in Em A7 D a voice that came from you and me Em D And while the king was looking down, Em D the jester stole his thorny crown C G A7 C D7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned G D Em And while Lenin read a book on Marx, Am C the quartet practiced in the park G D Em And we sang dirges in the dark the C D7 G C G day the music died, we were singin' CHORUS 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 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Em D7 this will be the day that I die VERSE G Am Helter skelter in a summer swelter C Am the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Em D eight miles high and fallin' fast G D Em It landed foul on the grass Am7 C the players tried for a forward pass, Em A7 D with the jester on the sidelines in a cast Em D Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, Em D 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 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, Am C the marching band refused to yield G D Em Do you recall what was the feel the C D7 G C G day the music died, we started singin' CHORUS 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 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Em D7 this will be the day that I die VERSE G Am And there we were all in one place, C Am Em D a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again G D Em So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Am7 C Jack Flash sat on a candle Em A7 D stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend Em D And as I watched him on the stage, Em D 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 And as the flames climbed high into the night to Am C light the sacrificial rite G D Em C I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the D7 G C G music died, he was singin' CHORUS 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 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Em D7 this will be the day that I die LAST VERSE G D Em I met a girl who sang the blues Am C And I asked her for some happy news, Em D but she just smiled and turned away G D Em I went down to the sacred store Am C Where I'd heard the music years before, Em C but the man there said the music D wouldn't play Em Am But in the streets the children screamed, Em Am 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 And the three men I admire most, Am7 C D7 the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost G D Em They caught the last train for the coast the Am7 D7 G day the music died, D7 And they were singin' FINAL CHORUS 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 C D7 G C G Singin' this will be the day that I die. 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9 ukulele chords used in "American Pie" by Don McLean: Am, A7, Am7, C, D, D7, Em, Em7 and G
Dang, Am7 is soooo hard to play
brooooo, I’m Crying! who else is here after Black Widow
ahh such a sad somg!! >.<
Great song and great tab! I’m curious to know though: does anyone else also use this tab for Weird Al’s parody, “The Saga Begins?”
Hi there! I’m new to ukulele (and music in general), but love this song, and soooo happy it’s not too complicated 🙂
But is it me, or is D7 as the last chord in the chorus is way too high? I feel like it should be something lower in tone, but don’t know enough yet to suggest what could sound better ^-^
Not me playing this after Black Widow
Transpose to +5 for an easier version to play. 🙂 I find it easier to sing in that key as well. Great version thanks! 🙂
Learning this song to make everyone that read “They both die at the end” cry with me. :]
i only know the chorus wich is totaly sad because its SUCH a good song (O_O)
8D
when pctyd kicks in all you gotta do is go through this once everything gets worse you cry ten times harder but it’s all good ☺️
I had to learn this after reading “they both die at the end” and I was surprised of how easy it was to play (tbh I want to cry every time I hear it but it’s so sweet)
For the chorus I do
G C G D
DDU DDU DUD U UDU
EM A7 (D7)
D D DDU UDU
And then just DDU UDU for the rest.
Idk if that helps at all lol
My bros the chorus is DDU DDU 🙂
This is so fun and easy!
Class
“I cross the street without an arm to hold me back”
Best song I know the story behind it so I learntit
this song gives me deja vu from multiple fourth of July cookouts as a child
yas no angel born in hell could “bread” that satans spell
what is the stumming pattern?