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American Pie

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Don McLean

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Verse 1

A ^Glong, ^Dlong tim^Em7e ago

^AmI can still re^Cmember how that mus^Emic used to make me s^Dmile

And ^GI knew ^Dif I ha^Em7d my chance

That ^AmI could make those ^Cpeople dance

And ^Emmaybe they'd be ^Chappy for a w^Dhile

But ^EmFebruary ^Ammade me shiver, ^Emwith every paper I'^Amd deliver

^CBad news ^Gon the ^Amdoorstep, I cou^Cldn't take one more st^Dep

I ^Gcan't remem^Dber if I ^Emcried

When I ^Am7read about his ^Dwidowed bride

^GSomething ^Dtouched me ^Emdeep inside

The ^Cday the^D7 music d^Gied

Chorus

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die

T^Emhis will be the day that I d^D7ie

Verse 2

^GDid you write the ^Ambook of love

And do ^Cyou have faith in ^AmGod above

^EmIf the bible ^Dtells you so?

^GDo you ^Dbelieve in r^Emock and roll

Can ^Am7music save your^C mortal soul

An^Emd can you teach me ^A7how to dance ^Dreal slow?

Well I ^Emknow that you're in l^Dove with him

Cuz I s^Emaw you dancin' i^Dn the gym

You ^Cboth kicked ^Goff your ^Amshoes

Man I ^Cdig those rhythm and ^D7blues

I was a ^Glonely ^Dteenage b^Emronckin' buck

With a ^Ampink carnation and a ^Cpickup truck

But ^GI knew^D I was o^Emut of luck the d^Cay the m^D7usic d^Gied^C

^EmBut that's not how it u^Dsed to be

^GI started ^Dsingin'

Chorus

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

Singin' ^A7this will be the day that I ^Emdie

Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die

T^Emhis will be the day that I d^D7ie

Verse 3

Now for t^Gen years we've been ^Amon our own

And mo^Css grows fat on a ro^Amlling stone

^EmBut that's not how it u^Dsed to be

When the j^Gester ^Dsang for the kin^Emg and queen

I ^Dwent dow^Gn to the s^Emacred store

In a ^Am7coat he borrowed fr^Com James Dean

In a v^Emoice that came ^A7from you and^D me

Oh, and w^Emhile the king was lo^Doking down

The j^Emester stole his thor^Dny crown

The c^Courtroom ^Gwas ad^A7journed, ^Cno verdict was re^D7turned

And while ^GLennin rea^Dd a bo^Emok on Marx

The^Am quartet prac^Cticed in the park

And ^Gwe sang ^Ddirges ^Emin the dark the d^Cay the m^D7usic d^Gied^C

^GWe were s^Dingin'

Chorus

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry

^CBye, ^Gbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die

T^Emhis will be the day that I d^D7ie

Verse 4

^GHelter skelter in a ^Amsummer swelter

And them ^Cgood old ^Gboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

^CThe birds flew off with^Am a fallout shelter

^EmEight miles high and fa^Dllin' fast

It lan^Gded ^Dfoul o^Emn the grass

The pl^Am7ayers tried for a f^Corward pass

^EmWith the jester on the sideline^A7s in a ^Dcast

Now the h^Emalf-time air was s^Dweet perfume

While ^Emsergeants played a m^Darching tune

^CWe all got ^Gup to dan^A7ce, but ^Cwe never got the ch^D7ance

Cuz the ^Gplayers t^Dried to t^Emake the field

^AmThe marching band re^Cmfused to y^Cield

^GDo you rec^Dall what w^Emas revealed the d^Cay the m^D7usic d^Gied^C

^GWe started s^Dingin'

Chorus

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die

And t^Ghere we were all ^Amin one place

T^Emhis will be the day that I d^D7ie

Verse 5

And t^Ghere we were all ^Amin one place

A ge^Cneration ^Amlost in space^Em with no time left to^D start again

So come on J^Gack be ^Dnimble^Em, Jack be quick

^Am7Jack Flash sat on a ^Ccandle stick,

^EmCuz fire is the devil^A7's only friend ^D

And a^Ems I watched him o^Dn the stage

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Glevee but the ^Clevee was ^Ddry

My h^Emands were clenched in f^Dists of rage

No ^Cangel b^Gorn in ^A7Hell could ^Cbreak that Satan's ^D7spell

And as the ^Gflames climbe^Dd high int^Emo the night

To ^Amlight the sacrif^Cicial rite

I saw ^GSatan ^Dlaughing ^Emwith delight the d^Cay the m^D7usic d^Gied^C

^GHe was s^Dingin'

Chorus

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

Now the h^Emalf-time air was s^Dweet perfume

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die

T^Emhis will be the day that I d^D7ie

Verse 6

I ^Gmet a^D girl who s^Emang the blues

And I ^Amasked her for some ^Chappy news

But ^Emshe just smiled and turn^Ded away

I ^Gwent dow^Dn to the s^Emacred store

Where I^Am'd heard the mus^Cic years before

But t^Emhe man there said t^Che music w^Douldn't play

But ^Emin the streets the ^Amchildren screamed

The ^Emlovers cried and the ^Ampoets dreamed

But ^Cnot a ^Gword was ^Amspoken, the ^Cchurch bells all were ^Dbroken

And the ^Gthree me^Dn I adm^Emire most

^GDid you write the ^Ambook of love

The ^Am7Father, ^CSon, and the H^D7oly Ghost

^GThey caught th^De last train f^Emor the coast

The ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdied

And they were singin'

Chorus

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die

T^Emhis will be the day that I d^D7ie

And them ^Ggood old ^Gboys were drinkin' ^Cwhiskey and ^Drye

They were singin' ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie

Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye

Singin' ^Cthis will be the ^D7day that I ^Gdie ^C ^G

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