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Don Mclean - American Pie

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american pie by don mclean
tabbed by : brian jenkins

G 320033
D xx0232
D7 xx0121
Em 022000
Am x02210
Am7 x02010

1st verse :

G D Em
a long , long time ago ,
Am C Em D
i can still remember how that music used to make me smile
G D Em
and i know if i had my chance ,
Am C Em C D
that i could make those people dance and maybe they’d be 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 step
G D Em Am7 D
i can’t remember if i cried when i read about his widowed bride ,
G D Em
something touched me deep inside ,
C D7 G
the day the music died

chorus :

G C G D
so bye , bye miss american pie
G C G D
drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Em A7 Em D7
singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die

2nd verse :

G Am
did you write the book of love
C Am Em D
and do you have faith in god above , if the bible tells you so
G D Em
do you believe in rock and roll ,
Am7 C Em A7 D
can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow
Em D Em D
well i know that you’re in love with him ’cause i saw you dancin’ in the gym
C A7 C D7
you both kicked off your shoes , man i dig those rhythm and blues
G D Em Am C
i was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
G D Em C D7 G C G
but i knew i was out of luck the day the music died

i started singin’

chorus :

G C G D
so bye , bye miss american pie
G C G D
drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Em A7 Em D7
singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die

3rd verse :

G Am
now for ten years we’ve been on our own ,
C Am Em D
and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that’s not how it used to be
G D Em
when the jester sang for the king and queen
Am7 C Em A7 D
in a coat he borrowed from james dean in a voice that came from you and me
Em D Em D
and while the king was looking down , the jester stole his thorny crown
C A7 C D7
the courtroom was adjourned , no verdict was returned
G D Em Am C
and while lenin 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

we were singin’

chorus :

G C G D
so bye , bye miss american pie
G C G D
drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Em A7 Em D7
singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die

4th verse :

G Am
helter skelter in a summer swelter ,
C Am Em D
the birds flew off with a fallout shelter , eight miles high and fallin’ fast ,
G D Em
it landed foul on the grass
Am7 C Em A7 D
the players tried for a forward pass , with the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Em D Em D
now at halftime there was sweet perfume , while sergeants played a marching tune
C A7 C D7
we all got up to dance , but we never got the chance
G D Em Am C
’cause the players tried to take the field , the marching band refused to yield
G D Em C D7 G C G
do you recall what was the feel the day the music died

we started singin’

chorus :

G C G D
so bye , bye miss american pie
G C G D
drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Em A7 Em D7
singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die

5th verse :

G Am
and there we were all in one place ,
C Am Em D
a generation lost in space , with no time left to start again
G D Em Am7 C
so come on jack be nimble , jack be quick , jack flash sat on a candlestick ,
Em A7 D
’cause fire is the devil’s only friend
Em D Em D
and as i watched him on the stage , my hands were clenched in fists of rage
C A7 C D7
no angel born in hell could bread that satan’s spell
G D Em Am C
and 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

he was singin’

chorus :

G C G D
so bye , bye miss american pie
G C G D
drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Em A7 Em D7
singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die

6th verse :

G D Em
i met a girl who sang the blues
Am C Em D
and i asked her for some happy news , but she just smiled and turned away
G D Em
i went down to the sacred store
Am C Em C
where i’d heard the music years before , but the man there said the music
D
wouldn’t play
Em Am Em Am
but in the streets the children screamed , the lovers cried and the poets dreamed
C Am C D
but not a word was spoken , the church bells all were broken
G D Em Am7 C D7
and the three men i admire most , the father , son , and the holy ghost
G D Em Am7 D7 G
they caught the last train for the coast the day the music died ,

and they were singin’

chorus/outro :

G C G D
so bye , bye miss american pie
G C G D
drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
C D7 G
singin’ this will be the day that i die

american pie by don mclean tabbed by : brian jenkins 320033 xx0232 xx0121 022000 x02210 x02010 1st verse : a long , long time ago , i can still remember how that music used to make me smile and i know if i had my chance , that i could make those people dance and maybe they’d be happy for a while but february made me shiver , with every paper i’d deliver bad news on the doorstep , i couldn’t take one more step i can’t remember if i cried when i read about his widowed bride , something touched me deep inside , the day the music died chorus : so bye , bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die 2nd verse : did you write the book of love and do you have faith in god above , if the bible tells you so do you believe in rock and roll , can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow well i know that you’re in love with him ’cause i saw you dancin’ in the gym you both kicked off your shoes , man i dig those rhythm and blues i was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck but i knew i was out of luck the day the music died i started singin’ chorus : so bye , bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die 3rd verse : now for ten years we’ve been on our own , and moss grows fat on a rolling stone but that’s not how it used to be when the jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from james dean in a voice that came from you and me and while the king was looking down , the jester stole his thorny crown the courtroom was adjourned , no verdict was returned and while lenin read a book on marx , the quartet practiced in the park and we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died we were singin’ chorus : so bye , bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die 4th verse : helter skelter in a summer swelter , the birds flew off with a fallout shelter , eight miles high and fallin’ fast , it landed foul on the grass the players tried for a forward pass , with the jester on the sidelines in a cast now at halftime there was sweet perfume , while sergeants played a marching tune we all got up to dance , but we never got the chance ’cause the players tried to take the field , the marching band refused to yield do you recall what was the feel the day the music died we started singin’ chorus : so bye , bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die 5th verse : and there we were all in one place , a generation lost in space , with no time left to start again so come on jack be nimble , jack be quick , jack flash sat on a candlestick , ’cause fire is the devil’s only friend and as i watched him on the stage , my hands were clenched in fists of rage no angel born in hell could bread that satan’s spell and as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite i saw satan laughing with delight the day the music died he was singin’ chorus : so bye , bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye singin’ this will be the day that i die , this will be the day that i die 6th verse : i met a girl who sang the blues and i asked her for some happy news , but she just smiled and turned away i went down to the sacred store where i’d heard the music years before , but the man there said the music wouldn’t play but in the streets the children screamed , the lovers cried and the poets dreamed but not a word was spoken , the church bells all were broken and the three men i admire most , the father , son , and the holy ghost they caught the last train for the coast the day the music died , and they were singin’ chorus/outro : so bye , bye miss american pie drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry and them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye singin’ this will be the day that i die
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