Gb Db Ebm7 a long, long time ago, Abm B Ebm Db I can still remember how that music used to make me smile Gb Db Ebm7 And I know if I had my chance, Abm B That I could make those people dance Ebm B Db and maybe they'd be happy for a while Ebm Abm Ebm Abm But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver B Gb Abm B Db Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step Gb Db Ebm Abm7 Db I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride Gb Db Ebm Something touched me deep inside B Db7 Gb B Gb The day the music died Chorus Gb B Gb Db So bye, bye Miss American Pie Gb B Gb Db Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Gb B Gb Db And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Ebm Ab7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Ebm Db7 this will be the day that I die VERSEb Gb Abm Did you write the book of love B Abm Ebm Db And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so? Gb Db Ebm Do you believe in rock and roll Abm7 B Can music save your mortal soul and can Ebm Ab7 Db you teach me how to dance real slow? Ebm Db Well I know that you're in love with him Ebm Db 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym B Gb Ab7 You both kicked off your shoes, B Db7 man I dig those rhythm and blues Gb Db Ebm I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a Abm B pink carnation and a pickup truck Gb Db Ebm B But I knew I was out of luck the day Db7 Gb B Gb the music died, I started singin' Chorus Gb B Gb Db So bye, bye Miss American Pie Gb B Gb Db Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Gb B Gb Db And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Ebm Ab7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Ebm Db7 this will be the day that I die VERSEb Gb Abm Now for ten years we've been on our own, B Abm and moss grows fat on a rolling stone Ebm Db but that's not how it used to be Gb Db Ebm When the jester sang for the king and queen Abm7 B in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in Ebm Ab7 Db a voice that came from you and me Ebm Db And while the king was looking down, Ebm Db the jester stole his thorny crown B Gb Ab7 B Db7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned Gb Db Ebm And while Lenin read a book on Marx, Abm B the quartet practiced in the park Gb Db Ebm And we sang dirges in the dark the B Db7 Gb B Gb day the music died, we were singin' Chorus Gb B Gb Db So bye, bye Miss American Pie Gb B Gb Db Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Gb B Gb Db And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Ebm Ab7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Ebm Db7 this will be the day that I die VERSEb Gb Abm Helter skelter in a summer swelter B Abm the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Ebm Db eight miles high and fallin' fast Gb Db Ebm It landed foul on the grass Abm7 B the players tried for a forward pass, Ebm Ab7 Db with the jester on the sidelines in a cast Ebm Db Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, Ebm Db while sergeants played a marching tune B Gb Ab7 B Db7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance Gb Db Ebm 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, Abm B the marching band refused to yield Gb Db Ebm Do you recall what was the feel the B Db7 Gb B Gb day the music died, we started singin' Chorus Gb B Gb Db So bye, bye Miss American Pie Gb B Gb Db Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Gb B Gb Db And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Ebm Ab7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Ebm Db7 this will be the day that I die VERSEb Gb Abm And there we were all in one place, B Abm Ebm Db a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again Gb Db Ebm So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Abm7 B Jack Flash sat on a candle Ebm Ab7 Db stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend Ebm Db And as I watched him on the stage, Ebm Db my hands were clenched in fists of rage B Gb Ab7 B Db7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell Gb Db Ebm And as the flames climbed high into the night to Abm B light the sacrificial rite Gb Db Ebm B I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the Db7 Gb B Gb music died, he was singin' Chorus Gb B Gb Db So bye, bye Miss American Pie Gb B Gb Db Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Gb B Gb Db And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Ebm Ab7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Ebm Db7 this will be the day that I die LAST VERSEb Gb Db Ebm I met a girl who sang the blues Abm B And I asked her for some happy news, Ebm Db but she just smiled and turned away Gb Db Ebm I went down to the sacred store Abm B Where I'd heard the music years before, Ebm B but the man there said the music Db wouldn't play Ebm Abm But in the streets the children screamed, Ebm Abm the lovers cried and the poets dreamed B Gb Abm B Db But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken Gb Db Ebm And the three men I admire most, Abm7 B Db7 the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost Gb Db Ebm They caught the last train for the coast the Abm7 Db7 Gb day the music died, Db7 And they were singin' FINAL Chorus Gb B Gb Db So bye, bye Miss American Pie Gb B Gb Db Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Gb B Gb Db And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye B Db7 Gb B Gb Singin' this will be the day that I die.
