Tuning: E A D G B E

Song: American pie Artist: Don Mclean Composer: Don Mclean Album: American pie Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD' on ultimateGuitar.com) 10th Sept 2019 G = 320003 or xx5433 Em = 022000 Am7 = x02010 D7sus2 = xx0210 D/F# = 200232 or xx4232 D = xx0232 D7 = xx0212 G/B = x20033 Em7 = 022030 or 020000 Dsus4 = xx0233 A7 = x02020 A = x02220 Am = x02210 Dsus2 = xx0230 C/B = x2x010 Asus4 = x02230 C = x32010 C/G = 3x2013 D7sus2 = xx0210 Em/D = xx0000 N.C. = No chords Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks =================================================================================== [Verse 1]

A ^Glong, ^D/F#long ^Em7time

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ago, ^AmI can still re - ^Cmember how that music... ^Em ...used to make me ^Dsmile, ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D And ^GI knew ^D/F#if I had ^Em7my chance, That ^AmI could make those ^Cpeople dance, And ^Emmaybe they'd be ^Chappy for a while, ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D ^Em But February ^Ammade me shiver, ^Em with every paper ^AmI'd deliver, ^CBad news ^Gon the ^Amdoorstep, ...I ^Ccouldn't take one more step, ^D I ^Gcan't re - ^D/F#member if I ^Em7cried when I ^Am7read about his ^Dwidowed bride, But ^Gsomething ^D/F#touched me ^Emdeep inside, The ^Cday ...the ^D7music ...^Gdied..^C/G. ^G

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[Chorus]

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss A - ^Gmerican ^DPie, Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee, but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry, And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinking ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye, Singing, "^EmThis'll be the day that I ^A7die, ^EmThis'll be the day that I ^D7die!" ^D7sus2 ^D7 ^D7sus4 ^D7 ^D7sus2 ^D7

[Verse 2]

^G Did you write the ^AmBook of Love, and ^Cdo you have faith in ^AmGod above, ^Em...if the Bible ^Dtells you so? ^Dsus2 ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D Now, ^Gdo you be - ^D/F#lieve in ^Emrock and roll? ^Em/DCan ^Am7music save your ^Cmortal soul, Em A7 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D And ...can you teach me ...how to dance real slow---------? Well, I ^Emknow that you're in ^Dlove with him, 'Cause I ^Em ...saw you dancing ^Din the gym, You ^Cboth kicked ^G/Boff your ^Ashoes, ^A7 ...man, I ^Cdig those rhythm and ^D7blue- ^D7sus4oos----, I ^D7was a ^Glonely ^D/F#teenage ^Embroncing buck, with a ^Ampink carnation and a ^Cpickup truck, But ^GI knew ^D/F#I was ^Emout of luck, ^Em/Dthe ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdied,^C/G ^G I started ^D7singing...

[Chorus]

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss A - ^Gmerican ^DPie, Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee, but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry, Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinking ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye, And singing, "^EmThis'll be the day that I ^A7die, ^EmThis'll be the day that I ^D7die!" ^D7sus2 ^D7 ^D7sus4 ^D7 ^D7sus2

[Verse 3]

^D7Now, for ^Gten years we've been ^Amon our own, And ^Cmoss grows ^C/Bfat on a ^Am ...rolling stone, But ^Em ...that's not how it ^Dused to be, ^Dsus2 ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^DWhen the j^Gester ^D/F#sang for the ^Emking and queen, ^Em/DIn a ^Am7coat he borrowed ^Cfrom James Dean, Em A7 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D In a voice that came from you and me----------, ^DOh, and .^Em..while the king was ^Dlooking down, the ^Emjester stole his ^D...thorny crown, The ^Ccourtroom ^G/Bwas ad - ^Ajourned, ^A7 no ^Cverdict was re - ^D7turned, ^D7sus4 And ^D7while ^GLennon ^D/F#read a ^Embook on Marx, the ^Amquartet practiced ^Cin the park, And ^Gwe sang ^D/F#dirges ^Em...in the dark, the ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdied,^C/G ^G we were ^D7singing...

[Chorus]

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss A - ^Gmerican ^DPie, Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry, Them g^Good old b^Coys were drinking w^Ghiskey and r^Dye, And singing, "^EmThis'll be the day that I ^A7die, ^EmThis'll be the day that I ^D7die!" ^D7sus2 ^D7 ^D7sus4 ^D7 ^D7sus2

[Verse 4]

^GHelter-skelter ^Amin a summer swelter, the ^Cbirds flew off with a ^Amfallout shelter, Em D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D ...Eight miles high and falling fast-------------------------, It ^Glanded ^D/F#foul ^Emon the grass, the ^Am7players tried for a ^Cforward pass, Em A A7 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 With the jester on the sidelines ...in a cast---------, ^DNow, the ^Emhalf-time air was ^D ...sweet perfume, While ^Em...the sergeants played a ^Dmarching tune, ^CWe all got ^G/Bup to ^Adance, ^A7oh, but we ^C ...never got the ^D7chance, ^D7sus4 '^D7Cause the ^Gplayers ^D/F#tried to ^Emtake the field, ^Em/Dthe ^Ammarching band re - ^Cfused to yield, Do ^Gyou re - ^D/F#call what ^Emwas revealed ^Em/Dthe ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdied?^C/G ^G We started ^D7singing...

[Chorus]

[Verse 5]

^D7Oh, and ^Gthere we were, all ^Amin one place, A ^Cgeneration ^Amlost in space, with ^Emno time left to ^Dstart a - ^Dsus2gain, ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2So, ^Dcome ^Gon, Jack be ^D/F#nimble, ^EmJack be quick, ^Am7Jack Flash sat on a ^Ccandlestick, Em A A7 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D 'Cause ...fire is the devil's only friend--------, ^Dsus2Oh, ^Dand .^Em..as I watched him ^Don the stage, my ^Emhands were clenched in ^Dfists of rage, ^CNo angel ^G/Bborn in ^Ahell ^A7 ...could ^Cbreak that Satan's ^D7spell, ^D7sus4And ^D7as the ^Gflames climbed ^D/F#high in - ^Emto the night, to ^Amlight the sacri - ^Cficial rite, I saw ^G...Satan ^D/F#laughing ^Emwith delight, ^Em/Dthe ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdied,^C/G ^G he was ^D7singing...

[Chorus]

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss A - ^Gmerican ^DPie, Drove my C^Ghevy to the l^Cevee, but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry, Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinking ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye, And singing, "^EmThis'll be the day that I ^A7die, Em D7 (D7 D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7) This'll be the day that I die!"

[Verse 6]

^G...I met a ^D/F#girl who ^Emsang the blues, and I ^Amasked her for some .^C..happy news, ^Em ...But she just smiled and ^Dturned away, ^Dsus2 ^D ^Dsus4 ^D ^Dsus2 ^D ^GI went ^D/F#down to the ^Emsacred store, ^G/BWhere I'd ^Amheard the mu - ^G/Bsic ^Cyears before, Em C D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D But the man there said the music ..wouldn't play-------------------------, And ^Emin the streets the ^Amchildren screamed, ^Asus4 ^Am The ^Emlovers cried and the ^Ampoets dreamed, ^Asus4 ^Am But ^Cnot a ^G/Bword was ^Amspoken, ^Am ^G/B the ^Cchurch bells all were ^Dbroken, ^Dsus2 ^D And the ^Gthree men ^D/F#I ad - ^Emmire most,^G/B ...the ^CFather, Son, and the ^D7Holy Ghost, They c^Gaught the ^D/F#last train ^Emfor the coast, ^Em/D ...the ^Cday ...the ^Am7music ...^Gdied,

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And they were singing...

[Chorus]

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss A - ^Gmerican ^DPie, Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee, but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry, Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinking ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye, Singing, "^EmThis'll be the day that I ^A7die, ^EmThis'll be the day that I ^D7die!" ^D7sus2 ^D7 ^D7sus4 ^D7 They were ^D7sus2sing - ^D7ing...

[Coda]

^GBye, ^Cbye Miss A - ^Gmerican ^DPie, Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevee, but the ^Glevee was ^Ddry, Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinking ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye C D7 G C/G G Singing, "This'll be the day that I die----------!"

Don McLean - American pie