Don Mclean: American Pie

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          American Pie
Don McLean

  G    D    Em7      Am            C
A long long time ago I can still remember
         Em                    D         G      D        Em7
how that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance
     Am                 C                Em              C           D     Em
that I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while. 

             Am             Em               Am
But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver
C        G-B    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                          C       D7    G    C-G G
But something touched me deep inside The day the Music Died 

So

G   C         G       D            G            C            G        D
bye bye Miss American Pie Drove my chevy to the levy But the levy was dry
         G        C                  G           D
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
        Em                        A7  Em                        D7
Singin' this'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. Do you be lieve in Rock 'n 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           G-B      A7           C                 D7
You both kicked off your shoes Man, I dig those rythmny 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
But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died 

I started singin'
chorus

G                            Am             C                   Am
Now for ten years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
Em                    D                   G      D            Em
But that's not how it used to be When the jester sang for the King and Queen
     Am7              C                     Em         A7        D
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean And a voice that came from you and me

        Em                 D                Em               D
Oh, and while the King was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown
    C         G-B   A7         C             D7
The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned
          G      D      Em               Am                  C
And while Lennon read a book of Marx The court kept practice in the park
    G       D      Em              C       D7    G    C
And we sang dirges in the dark The day the Music Died. 

We were singing
chorus

G                   Am     Am          C                     Am
Helter-Skelter in a summer swelter The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
Em                   D               G      D        Em
Eight Miles High and falling fast It landed foul out on the grass
    Am7           C                          Em       A7               D
The players tried for a forward pass But the jester's on the sidelines in a cast

        Em                D                       Em                D
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While the sargeants played a marching tune
C      G-B       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 reveiled the day the Music Died? 

We stared singing
chorus

G                         Am             C          Am
Oh, and there we were all in one place A generation Lost in Space
Em                   D                       G
With no time left to start again So come on, Jack be nimble
Em                 Am7            C                  Em          A7           D
Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'cause fire is the Devil's only friend

        Em               D               Em                     D
Oh, 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 Satan's spell
           G              D      Em              Am             C
And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrifical rite
      G     D        Em               C       D7    G   C G
I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the Music Died 

He was singing
chorus

  G                       Am          C                  Am
I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news
    Em                         D      G                       D
But she just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store
          Em              Am7                  Em                 A7            D
Where I'd heard the music years before But the man there said the music woudn't play

           Em                   D             Em                         D
And in the streets the children screamed The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
C         G        A7         C                     D7
But not a word was spoken The Church bells all were broken
    G           D               Em      Am          C
And three men I admire most The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
     G          D          Em                C       D7    G    C G
They caught the last train for the coast The Day the Music Died. 

And they were singing
chorus

They were singing
chorus

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