Don McLean - American pie

American Pie G. D. . Em A long . long time ago Am7. C I can still remember Em. D How that music used to make me smile G. D. Em And I knew if I had my chance Am7. C That I could make those people dance Em. A7. 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. G. Am Bad news on the doorstep Em. D I couldn't take one more step G. D. Em I can't remember if I cried Am. C When I read about his widowed bride G. D. Em But something touched me deep inside C. D. G The day the mu---sic died So.. G. C. G. D *Bye, bye Miss American Pie G. C. G. D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G. C. G. D Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye Em. A Singing this'll be the day that I die Em. D This'll be the day that I die G. Am7 Did you write the book of love C. Am And do you have faith in God above Em. D If the Bible tells you so G. D. Em Now do you believe in rock and roll Am. C Can music save your mortal soul? Em. A. 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 dancing in the gym C. G. Am You both kicked off your shoes C. D Man, I dig those rhythm and blues G. D. Em I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck Am. C With a pink carnation and a pickup truck G. D. Em But I knew I was out of luck C. D. G The day the music died I started singing 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 And a voice that came from you and me Oh 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 singing(*) Helter skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast Landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the jester on the sidelines in a cast Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh, 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 revealed The day the music died? We started singing(* Oh, 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 break 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 singing 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 And 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 singing