Db Ab Bbm7 a long, long time ago, Ebm Gb Bbm Ab I can still remember how that music used to make me smile Db Ab Bbm7 And I know if I had my chance, Ebm Gb That I could make those people dance Bbm Gb Ab and maybe they'd be happy for a while Bbm Ebm Bbm Ebm But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver Gb Db Ebm Gb Ab Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step Db Ab Bbm Ebm7 Ab I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride Db Ab Bbm Something touched me deep inside Gb Ab7 Db Gb Db The day the music died Chorus Db Gb Db Ab So bye, bye Miss American Pie Db Gb Db Ab Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Db Gb Db Ab And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bbm Eb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bbm Ab7 this will be the day that I die VERSBb Db Ebm Did you write the book of love Gb Ebm Bbm Ab And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so? Db Ab Bbm Do you believe in rock and roll Ebm7 Gb Can music save your mortal soul and can Bbm Eb7 Ab you teach me how to dance real slow? Bbm Ab Well I know that you're in love with him Bbm Ab 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym Gb Db Eb7 You both kicked off your shoes, Gb Ab7 man I dig those rhythm and blues Db Ab Bbm I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a Ebm Gb pink carnation and a pickup truck Db Ab Bbm Gb But I knew I was out of luck the day Ab7 Db Gb Db the music died, I started singin' Chorus Db Gb Db Ab So bye, bye Miss American Pie Db Gb Db Ab Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Db Gb Db Ab And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bbm Eb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bbm Ab7 this will be the day that I die VERSBb Db Ebm Now for ten years we've been on our own, Gb Ebm and moss grows fat on a rolling stone Bbm Ab but that's not how it used to be Db Ab Bbm When the jester sang for the king and queen Ebm7 Gb in a coat he borrowed from James Dean in Bbm Eb7 Ab a voice that came from you and me Bbm Ab And while the king was looking down, Bbm Ab the jester stole his thorny crown Gb Db Eb7 Gb Ab7 The courtroom was adjourned, no verdict was returned Db Ab Bbm And while Lenin read a book on Marx, Ebm Gb the quartet practiced in the park Db Ab Bbm And we sang dirges in the dark the Gb Ab7 Db Gb Db day the music died, we were singin' Chorus Db Gb Db Ab So bye, bye Miss American Pie Db Gb Db Ab Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Db Gb Db Ab And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bbm Eb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bbm Ab7 this will be the day that I die VERSBb Db Ebm Helter skelter in a summer swelter Gb Ebm the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, Bbm Ab eight miles high and fallin' fast Db Ab Bbm It landed foul on the grass Ebm7 Gb the players tried for a forward pass, Bbm Eb7 Ab with the jester on the sidelines in a cast Bbm Ab Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, Bbm Ab while sergeants played a marching tune Gb Db Eb7 Gb Ab7 We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance Db Ab Bbm 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, Ebm Gb the marching band refused to yield Db Ab Bbm Do you recall what was the feel the Gb Ab7 Db Gb Db day the music died, we started singin' Chorus Db Gb Db Ab So bye, bye Miss American Pie Db Gb Db Ab Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Db Gb Db Ab And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bbm Eb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bbm Ab7 this will be the day that I die VERSBb Db Ebm And there we were all in one place, Gb Ebm Bbm Ab a generation lost in space, with no time left to start again Db Ab Bbm So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Ebm7 Gb Jack Flash sat on a candle Bbm Eb7 Ab stick, 'cuz fire is the devil's only friend Bbm Ab And as I watched him on the stage, Bbm Ab my hands were clenched in fists of rage Gb Db Eb7 Gb Ab7 No angel born in Hell could bread that Satan's spell Db Ab Bbm And as the flames climbed high into the night to Ebm Gb light the sacrificial rite Db Ab Bbm Gb I saw Satan laughing with delight the day the Ab7 Db Gb Db music died, he was singin' Chorus Db Gb Db Ab So bye, bye Miss American Pie Db Gb Db Ab Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Db Gb Db Ab And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Bbm Eb7 Singin' this will be the day that I die, Bbm Ab7 this will be the day that I die LAST VERSBb Db Ab Bbm I met a girl who sang the blues Ebm Gb And I asked her for some happy news, Bbm Ab but she just smiled and turned away Db Ab Bbm I went down to the sacred store Ebm Gb Where I'd heard the music years before, Bbm Gb but the man there said the music Ab wouldn't play Bbm Ebm But in the streets the children screamed, Bbm Ebm the lovers cried and the poets dreamed Gb Db Ebm Gb Ab But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken Db Ab Bbm And the three men I admire most, Ebm7 Gb Ab7 the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost Db Ab Bbm They caught the last train for the coast the Ebm7 Ab7 Db day the music died, Ab7 And they were singin' FINAL Chorus Db Gb Db Ab So bye, bye Miss American Pie Db Gb Db Ab Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry Db Gb Db Ab And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Gb Ab7 Db Gb Db Singin' this will be the day that I die.
