Ab Eb Fm7 a long, long time ago, Bbm Db Fm Eb I can still remember how that music used to make me smile Ab Eb Fm7 And I know if I had my chance, Bbm Db That I could make those people dance Fm Db Eb and maybe they'd be happy for a while Fm Bbm Fm Bbm But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver Db Ab Bbm Db Eb Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step Ab Eb Fm Bbm7 Eb I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride Ab Eb Fm Something touched me deep inside Db Eb7 Ab Db Ab The day the music died Chorus Ab Db Ab Eb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Ab Db Ab Eb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Fm Bb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Fm Eb7 this will be the day that I die VERSF Ab Bbm Did you write the book of love Db Bbm Fm Eb And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so? Ab Eb Fm Do you believe in rock and roll Bbm7 Db Can music save your mortal soul and can Fm Bb7 Eb you teach me how to dance real slow? Fm Eb Well I know that you're in love with him Fm Eb 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym Db Ab Bb7 You both kicked off your shoes, Db Eb7 man I dig those rhythm and blues Ab Eb Fm I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a Bbm Db pink carnation and a pickup truck Ab Eb Fm Db But I knew I was out of luck the day Eb7 Ab Db Ab the music died, I started singin' Chorus Ab Db Ab Eb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Ab Db Ab Eb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Fm Bb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Fm Eb7 this will be the day that I die VERSF Ab Bbm Now for ten years we've been on our own, Db Bbm and moss grows fat on a rolling stone Fm Eb but that's not how it used to be Ab Eb Fm When the jester sang for the king and queen Bbm7 Db in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in Fm Bb7 Eb a voice that came from you and me Fm Eb And while the king was looking down, Fm Eb the jester stole his thorny crown Db Ab Bb7 Db Eb7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned Ab Eb Fm And while Lenin read a book on Marx, Bbm Db the quartet practiced in the park Ab Eb Fm And we sang dirges in the dark the Db Eb7 Ab Db Ab day the music died, we were singin' Chorus Ab Db Ab Eb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Ab Db Ab Eb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Fm Bb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Fm Eb7 this will be the day that I die VERSF Ab Bbm Helter skelter in a summer swelter Db Bbm the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Fm Eb eight miles high and fallin' fast Ab Eb Fm It landed foul on the grass Bbm7 Db the players tried for a forward pass, Fm Bb7 Eb with the jester on the sidelines in a cast Fm Eb Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, Fm Eb while sergeants played a marching tune Db Ab Bb7 Db Eb7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance Ab Eb Fm 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, Bbm Db the marching band refused to yield Ab Eb Fm Do you recall what was the feel the Db Eb7 Ab Db Ab day the music died, we started singin' Chorus Ab Db Ab Eb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Ab Db Ab Eb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Fm Bb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Fm Eb7 this will be the day that I die VERSF Ab Bbm And there we were all in one place, Db Bbm Fm Eb a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again Ab Eb Fm So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Bbm7 Db Jack Flash sat on a candle Fm Bb7 Eb stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend Fm Eb And as I watched him on the stage, Fm Eb my hands were clenched in fists of rage Db Ab Bb7 Db Eb7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell Ab Eb Fm And as the flames climbed high into the night to Bbm Db light the sacrificial rite Ab Eb Fm Db I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the Eb7 Ab Db Ab music died, he was singin' Chorus Ab Db Ab Eb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Ab Db Ab Eb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Fm Bb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Fm Eb7 this will be the day that I die LAST VERSF Ab Eb Fm I met a girl who sang the blues Bbm Db And I asked her for some happy news, Fm Eb but she just smiled and turned away Ab Eb Fm I went down to the sacred store Bbm Db Where I'd heard the music years before, Fm Db but the man there said the music Eb wouldn't play Fm Bbm But in the streets the children screamed, Fm Bbm the lovers cried and the poets dreamed Db Ab Bbm Db Eb But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken Ab Eb Fm And the three men I admire most, Bbm7 Db Eb7 the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost Ab Eb Fm They caught the last train for the coast the Bbm7 Eb7 Ab day the music died, Eb7 And they were singin' FINAL Chorus Ab Db Ab Eb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Ab Db Ab Eb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Db Eb7 Ab Db Ab Singin' this will be the day that I die.
