D A Bm7 a long, long time ago, Em G Bm A I can still remember how that music used to make me smile D A Bm7 And I know if I had my chance, Em G That I could make those people dance Bm G A and maybe they'd be happy for a while Bm Em Bm Em But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver G D Em G A Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step D A Bm Em7 A I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride D A Bm Something touched me deep inside G A7 D G D The day the music died Chorus D G D A So bye, bye Miss American Pie D G D A Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D G D A And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bm E7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bm A7 this will be the day that I die VERSB D Em Did you write the book of love G Em Bm A And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so? D A Bm Do you believe in rock and roll Em7 G Can music save your mortal soul and can Bm E7 A you teach me how to dance real slow? Bm A Well I know that you're in love with him Bm A 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym G D E7 You both kicked off your shoes, G A7 man I dig those rhythm and blues D A Bm I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a Em G pink carnation and a pickup truck D A Bm G But I knew I was out of luck the day A7 D G D the music died, I started singin' Chorus D G D A So bye, bye Miss American Pie D G D A Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D G D A And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bm E7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bm A7 this will be the day that I die VERSB D Em Now for ten years we've been on our own, G Em and moss grows fat on a rolling stone Bm A but that's not how it used to be D A Bm When the jester sang for the king and queen Em7 G in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in Bm E7 A a voice that came from you and me Bm A And while the king was looking down, Bm A the jester stole his thorny crown G D E7 G A7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned D A Bm And while Lenin read a book on Marx, Em G the quartet practiced in the park D A Bm And we sang dirges in the dark the G A7 D G D day the music died, we were singin' Chorus D G D A So bye, bye Miss American Pie D G D A Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D G D A And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bm E7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bm A7 this will be the day that I die VERSB D Em Helter skelter in a summer swelter G Em the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Bm A eight miles high and fallin' fast D A Bm It landed foul on the grass Em7 G the players tried for a forward pass, Bm E7 A with the jester on the sidelines in a cast Bm A Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, Bm A while sergeants played a marching tune G D E7 G A7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance D A Bm 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, Em G the marching band refused to yield D A Bm Do you recall what was the feel the G A7 D G D day the music died, we started singin' Chorus D G D A So bye, bye Miss American Pie D G D A Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D G D A And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bm E7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bm A7 this will be the day that I die VERSB D Em And there we were all in one place, G Em Bm A a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again D A Bm So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Em7 G Jack Flash sat on a candle Bm E7 A stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend Bm A And as I watched him on the stage, Bm A my hands were clenched in fists of rage G D E7 G A7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell D A Bm And as the flames climbed high into the night to Em G light the sacrificial rite D A Bm G I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the A7 D G D music died, he was singin' Chorus D G D A So bye, bye Miss American Pie D G D A Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D G D A And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bm E7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bm A7 this will be the day that I die LAST VERSB D A Bm I met a girl who sang the blues Em G And I asked her for some happy news, Bm A but she just smiled and turned away D A Bm I went down to the sacred store Em G Where I'd heard the music years before, Bm G but the man there said the music A wouldn't play Bm Em But in the streets the children screamed, Bm Em the lovers cried and the poets dreamed G D Em G A But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken D A Bm And the three men I admire most, Em7 G A7 the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost D A Bm They caught the last train for the coast the Em7 A7 D day the music died, A7 And they were singin' FINAL Chorus D G D A So bye, bye Miss American Pie D G D A Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry D G D A And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye G A7 D G D Singin' this will be the day that I die.
