G D/F# Em A long, long time ago... Am C I can still remember Em D (D4,D,D9,D) How that music used to make me smile G D/F# Em And I knew if I had my chance Am C That I could make those people dance Em C D And maybe, they’d be happy for a while Em Am But february made me shiver Em Am With every paper I’d deliver. C E7m/B Am Bad news on the doorstep C D I couldn’t take one more step G D/F# Em I can’t remember if I cried Am C When I read about his widowed bride G D/F# Em But something touched me deep inside C D G The day the music died G C G D So bye-bye, miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin’, this’ll be the day that I die Em D (D9,D,D4,D,D9,D) This’ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Did you write the book of love Am C And do you have faith in God above Em D (D4,D,D9,D) If the Bible tells you so? G D/F# Em Do you believe in rock ’n roll Am C Can music save your mortal soul Em C D And can you teach me how to dance real slow? Em D Well, I know that you’re in love with him Em D `cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym C E7m/B Am You both kicked off your shoe C D Man, I dig those rhythm and blues G D/F# Em I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck Am C With a pink carnation and a pickup truck G D/F# Em But I knew I was out of luck C D G The day the music died I started singin’ G C G D Bye-bye, miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin’, this’ll be the day that I die Em D (D9,D,D4,D,D9,D) This’ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Now for ten years we’ve been on our own Am C And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone Em D (D4,D,D9,D) But that’s not how it used to be G D/F# Em When the jester sang for the king and queen Am C In a coat he borrowed from james dean Em Am D And a voice that came from you and me Em D Oh, and while the king was looking down Em D The jester stole his thorny crown C E7m/B Am The courtroom was adjourned C D No verdict was returned G D/F# Em And while lenin read a book of marx Am C The quartet practiced in the park G D/F# Em And we sang dirges in the dark C D G The day the music died We were singing G C G D Bye-bye, miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin’, this’ll be the day that I die Em D (D9,D,D4,D,D9,D) This’ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Helter skelter in a summer swelter Am C The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Em D Eight miles high and falling fast G D/F# Em It landed foul on the grass Am C The players tried for a forward pass Em Am D With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Em D Now the half-time air was sweet perfume Em D While the sergeants played a marching tune C E7m/B Am We all got up to dance C D Oh, but we never got the chance! G D/F# Em `cause the players tried to take the field Am C The marching band refused to yield G D/F# Em Do you recall what was revealed C D G The day the music died? We started singing G C G D Bye-bye, miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin’, this’ll be the day that I die Em D (D9,D,D4,D,D9,D) This’ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em Oh, and there we were all in one place Am C A generation lost in space Em D (D4,D,D9,D) With no time left to start again G D/F# Em So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick! Am C Jack flash sat on a candlestick Em Am D Cause fire is the devil’s only friend Em D Oh, and as I watched him on the stage Em D My hands were clenched in fists of rage C E7m/B Am No angel born in hell C D Could break that satan’s spell G D/F# Em And as the flames climbed high into the night Am C To light the sacrificial rite G D/F# Em I saw satan laughing with delight C D G The day the music died He was singing, G C G D Bye-bye, miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin’, this’ll be the day that I die Em D This’ll be the day that I die G D/F# Em I met a girl who sang the blues Am C And I asked her for some happy news Em D (D4,D,D9,D) But she just smiled and turned away G D/F# Em I went down to the sacred store Am C Where I’d heard the music years before Em Am D But the man there said the music wouldn’d play Em D And in the streets: the children screamed Em D The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed C E7m/B Am But not a word was spoken C D The church bells all were broken G D/F# Em And the three men I admire most Am C The father, son, and the holy ghost G D/F# Em They caught the last train for the coast C D G The day the music died And they were singing G C G D Bye-bye, miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin’, this’ll be the day that I die Em D (D9,D,D4,D,D9,D This’ll be the day that I die They were singing G C G D Bye-bye, miss american pie G C Drove my chevy to the levee G D But the levee was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye C D G C G Singin’, This’ll be the day that I d--i--e!! 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