Chords for songsAmerican PieAmerican Pie chordsby Don McLeanYear: 1971Genre: FolkGuitarSimplifiedOriginalTabsTuningE A D G B ECapoNo capoTransposeEADGBEGDEmAmCALearnSmart scrollChord HighlightVerse 1A G long D long Em time ago Am I can still C remember how Em That music used to make me D smile And G I D knew if I had Em my chance That Am I could make those C people dance And Em maybe they'd be C happy for a D while Em But February Am made me shiver Em With every paper Am I'd deliver C Bad news G on the doorAm step I C couldn't take one more D step I G can't D remember if I Em cried When I C read about his D widowed bride But G something D touched me Em deep inside C The day the D music G died Chorus 1So G bye, C bye G Miss American Pie D Drove my G Chevy to the C levee but the G levee D was dry And them G good ole boys C were drinking G whiskey D and rye Singin' Em this'll be the day that A I die Em This'll be the day that I D die Verse 2G Did you write the Am book of love And do you C have faith in Am God above Em If the Bible D tells you so? Now, G do you D believe in Em rock and roll? Can Am music save your C mortal soul? Em And can you teach me A how to dance D real slow? Well, I Em know that you're in D love with him 'Cause I Em saw you dancin' D in the gym You C both kicked G off Am your shoes Man, I C dig those rhythm D and blues I was a G lonely D teenage Em broncin' buck With a Am pink carnation and a C pickup truck G But I D knew I Em was out of luck C The day D the music G died C G I started D singin' Chorus 2G Bye, C bye G Miss American Pie D Drove my G Chevy to the C levee but the G levee D was dry Them G good ole boys C were drinking G whiskey D and rye Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A die Em This'll be the day that I D die Verse 3Now, for G ten years we've been Am on our own And moss C grows fat on Am a rolling stone Em But, that's not how it D used to be When the G jester D sang for the Em king and queen In a Am coat he borrowed from C James Dean And a Em voice A that came from you D and me Oh, and Em while the king was D looking down The Em jester stole his D thorny crown The C courtroom G was Am adjourned C No verdict was reD turned And while G Lennon D read a book Em on Marx The Am quartet practiced C in the park And G we sang D dirges Em in the dark C The day D the music G died C G We were D singin' Chorus 3G Bye, C bye G Miss American Pie D Drove my G Chevy to the C levee but the G levee D was dry Them G good ole boys C were drinking G whiskey D and rye Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A die Em This'll be the day that I D die Verse 4G Helter skelter in Am a summer swelter C The birds flew off with a Am fallout shelter Em Eight miles high and D falling fast G It landD ed foul Em on the grass The Am players tried for a C forward pass With the Em jester on A the sidelines in D a cast Now the Em half-time air was D sweet perfume While Em the sergeants played a D marching tune C We all got G up Am to dance Oh, but C we never got D the chance 'Cause the G players D tried Em to take the field Am The marching band C refused to yield G Do you D recall Em what was revealed C The day D the music G died C G We started D singin' Chorus 4G Bye, C bye G Miss American Pie D Drove my G Chevy to the C levee but the G levee D was dry Them G good ole boys C were drinking G whiskey D and rye Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A die Em This'll be the day that I D die Verse 5Oh, G and there we were all Am in one place C A generation Am lost in space With Em no time left D to start again So come on G Jack be D nimble, Em Jack be quick Am Jack Flash sat on a C candlestick Em 'Cause fire is the A devil's only D friend Oh, Em and as I watched him D on the stage My Em hands were clenched in D fists of rage C No angel G born Am in Hell Could C break that Satan's D spell And as G the flames climbed D high inEm to the night To Am light the sacriC ficial rite I saw G Satan D laughing Em with delight C The day D the music G died C G He was D singin' Chorus 5G Bye, C bye G Miss American Pie D Drove my G Chevy to the C levee but the G levee D was dry Them G good ole boys C were drinking G whiskey D and rye Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A die Em This'll be the day that I D die Verse 6G I met a D girl who Em sang the blues And Am I asked her for some C happy news Em But she just smiled and D turned away G I went down D to the Em sacred store Where Am I'd heard the music C years before But the Em man there said C the music wouldn't D play Em And in the streets the Am children screamed Em The lovers cried, and Am the poets dreamed C But not G a word was Am spoken The C church bells all D were broken And G the three men D I Em admire most C The Father, Son, and the D Holy Ghost G They caught the D last train Em for the coast C The day D the music G died Chorus 6And they were singing G Bye, C bye G Miss American Pie D Drove my G Chevy to the C levee but the G levee D was dry And them G good ole boys C were drinking G whiskey D and rye Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A die Em This'll be the day that I D die Chorus 7They were singing G Bye, C bye G Miss American Pie D Drove my G Chevy to the C levee but the G levee D was dry And them G good ole boys C were drinking G whiskey D and rye Singin' C this'll be the day D that I G die C G
