Eb Bb Cm7 a long, long time ago, Fm Ab Cm Bb I can still remember how that music used to make me smile Eb Bb Cm7 And I know if I had my chance, Fm Ab That I could make those people dance Cm Ab Bb and maybe they'd be happy for a while Cm Fm Cm Fm But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver Ab Eb Fm Ab Bb Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step Eb Bb Cm Fm7 Bb I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride Eb Bb Cm Something touched me deep inside Ab Bb7 Eb Ab Eb The day the music died Chorus Eb Ab Eb Bb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Eb Bb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Eb Ab Eb Bb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Cm F7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Cm Bb7 this will be the day that I die VERSC Eb Fm Did you write the book of love Ab Fm Cm Bb And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so? Eb Bb Cm Do you believe in rock and roll Fm7 Ab Can music save your mortal soul and can Cm F7 Bb you teach me how to dance real slow? Cm Bb Well I know that you're in love with him Cm Bb 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym Ab Eb F7 You both kicked off your shoes, Ab Bb7 man I dig those rhythm and blues Eb Bb Cm I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a Fm Ab pink carnation and a pickup truck Eb Bb Cm Ab But I knew I was out of luck the day Bb7 Eb Ab Eb the music died, I started singin' Chorus Eb Ab Eb Bb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Eb Bb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Eb Ab Eb Bb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Cm F7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Cm Bb7 this will be the day that I die VERSC Eb Fm Now for ten years we've been on our own, Ab Fm and moss grows fat on a rolling stone Cm Bb but that's not how it used to be Eb Bb Cm When the jester sang for the king and queen Fm7 Ab in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in Cm F7 Bb a voice that came from you and me Cm Bb And while the king was looking down, Cm Bb the jester stole his thorny crown Ab Eb F7 Ab Bb7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned Eb Bb Cm And while Lenin read a book on Marx, Fm Ab the quartet practiced in the park Eb Bb Cm And we sang dirges in the dark the Ab Bb7 Eb Ab Eb day the music died, we were singin' Chorus Eb Ab Eb Bb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Eb Bb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Eb Ab Eb Bb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Cm F7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Cm Bb7 this will be the day that I die VERSC Eb Fm Helter skelter in a summer swelter Ab Fm the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Cm Bb eight miles high and fallin' fast Eb Bb Cm It landed foul on the grass Fm7 Ab the players tried for a forward pass, Cm F7 Bb with the jester on the sidelines in a cast Cm Bb Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, Cm Bb while sergeants played a marching tune Ab Eb F7 Ab Bb7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance Eb Bb Cm 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, Fm Ab the marching band refused to yield Eb Bb Cm Do you recall what was the feel the Ab Bb7 Eb Ab Eb day the music died, we started singin' Chorus Eb Ab Eb Bb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Eb Bb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Eb Ab Eb Bb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Cm F7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Cm Bb7 this will be the day that I die VERSC Eb Fm And there we were all in one place, Ab Fm Cm Bb a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again Eb Bb Cm So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Fm7 Ab Jack Flash sat on a candle Cm F7 Bb stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend Cm Bb And as I watched him on the stage, Cm Bb my hands were clenched in fists of rage Ab Eb F7 Ab Bb7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell Eb Bb Cm And as the flames climbed high into the night to Fm Ab light the sacrificial rite Eb Bb Cm Ab I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the Bb7 Eb Ab Eb music died, he was singin' Chorus Eb Ab Eb Bb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Eb Bb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Eb Ab Eb Bb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Cm F7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Cm Bb7 this will be the day that I die LAST VERSC Eb Bb Cm I met a girl who sang the blues Fm Ab And I asked her for some happy news, Cm Bb but she just smiled and turned away Eb Bb Cm I went down to the sacred store Fm Ab Where I'd heard the music years before, Cm Ab but the man there said the music Bb wouldn't play Cm Fm But in the streets the children screamed, Cm Fm the lovers cried and the poets dreamed Ab Eb Fm Ab Bb But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken Eb Bb Cm And the three men I admire most, Fm7 Ab Bb7 the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost Eb Bb Cm They caught the last train for the coast the Fm7 Bb7 Eb day the music died, Bb7 And they were singin' FINAL Chorus Eb Ab Eb Bb So bye, bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Eb Bb Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Eb Ab Eb Bb And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Ab Bb7 Eb Ab Eb Singin' this will be the day that I die.
