Don Mclean – American Pie chords ver. 2
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#-------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# # This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------# American Pie chords Don McLeanG D Em A long, long time ago,Am C Em DI can still remember, how that music used to make me smile.G D Em Am C And I knew if I had my chance, that I could make those people dance,Em C Dand maybe they'd by happy for a while.Em Am Em Am But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver.C G Am C D Bad news on the doorstep; I couldn't take one more stepG D Em Am DI can't remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride;G D Em C D7 G C Gsomething touched me deep inside, the day the music died.G C G D G C So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but theG D G C G D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singingEm A7 Em D7this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.G Am, C Am Did you write the book of love, and do you have faith in God above,Em D G D Em if the Bible tells you so? Now do you believe in rock and roll,Am C Em A7 D7can music save your mortal soul? And can you teach me how to dance real slow?Em Am Em Am Well I know that you're in love with him, 'cause I saw you dancing in the gymC G A7 C D7 You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues!G D Em Am CI was a lonely teenage bronching buck, with a pink carnation and a pick-up truck.G D Em C D7 G C G But I knew I was out of luck the day, the music died.G D7I started singing....G C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but theG D G C G D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singingEm A7 Em D7this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die.G Am C Am Now for ten years, we've been on our own; and moss grows fat on a rolling stone,Em D G D Em but that's not how it used to be. When the jester sang for the King andAm C Em A7 D7Queen, in a coat he borrowed from James Dean, and a voice that came from you and meEm Am Em Am Oh, and while the king was looking down, the jester stole his thorny crown;C G A7 C D7 the court room was adjourned, no verdict was returned.G D Em Am CAnd while Lennon read a book on Marx, the quartet practiced in the park;G D Em C D7 G C G and we sang dirges in the dark, the day the music died,D7we were singingG C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but theG D G C G D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singingEm A7 Em D7this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..G Am C Am Helter skelter in the summer swelter, the birds flew off with a fallout shelter;Em D G D Em eight miles high and falling fast. It landed foul on the grass,Am C Em A7 D7the players tried for a forward pass; with the jester on the sidelines in a castEm Am Em Am The half time air was sweet perfume, while the sergeants played a marching tune;C G A7 C D7 we all got up to dance, but we never got the chance. 'CauseG D Em Am Cthe players tried to take the field, but the marching band refused to yieldG D Em C D7 G C G Do you recall what was revealed, the day the music died?D7We started singingG C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but theG D G C G D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singingEm A7 Em D7this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..G Am C Am Oh, and there we were all in one place, a generation lost in space;Em D G D Em with no time left, to start again. So come on, Jack be nimble, jack be quick,Am C Em A7 D7Jack flash sat on a candlestick, 'cause fire is the devil's only friend.Em Am Em Am And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage.C G A7 C D7 No angel born in hell, could break that Satans spellG D Em Am CAnd as the flames climbed high into the night, to light the sacrificial rite;G D Em C D7 G C G I saw Satan laughing with delight, the day the music died.D7We were singingG C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but theG D G C G D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singingEm A7 Em D7this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..G D Em I met a girl who sang the blues so,Am C Em D I asked her for some happy news; but she just smiled and turned away.G D Em Am C I went down to the sacred store, where I heard the music years before,Em C D Embut the man there said the music wouldn't play. And in the streetsAm Em Am the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed.C G Am C D But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken.G D Em Am D And the three men I admire most: the Father, Son and the Holy GhostG D Em C D7 G They caught the last train for the coast the day, the music died.D7 And they were singingG C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but theG D G C G D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singingEm A7 Em D7this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die..D7 And they were singingG C G D G C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but theG D G C G D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singingC D7 G C G this'll be the day that I dieSet8