When I searched for the chords for this song I could only find a guide to the firs&last chorus&verse and to one of the many verses. I wanted to have a guide so that I could play the entire song start to finish with all the chords over all the words in every chorus and every verse. So I copied the tabs into MS Word and made this so that you can play the entire song without having to memorize anything or look back to other verses. I even repeated the choruses. These chords I got from an unregistered user here at UG so I cant give him/her their due props, but it sounds really good so thanks "Unregistered". This is a fun song to play, once you figure out the rythm. American Pie - -------------------------

A ^Glong, ^Dlong ^Em7time ago, ^AmI can still re^Cmember how that m^Emusic used to make me ^Dsmile

And ^GI know ^Dif I ^Em7had my chance, That ^AmI could make those ^Cpeople dance and ^Emmaybe they'd be ^Chappy for a ^Dwhile

But ^EmFebruary ^Ammade me shiver, with ^Emevery paper ^AmI'd deliver ^CBad news ^Gon the ^Amdoorstep, I ^Ccouldn't take one more ^Dstep

I ^Gcan't remem^Dber if I ^Emcried when I ^Am7read about his ^Dwidowed bride ^GSomething ^Dtouched me ^Emdeep inside

The ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdied^C ^G

CHORUS

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevy but the ^Glevy was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die, ^Emthis will be the day that I ^D7die

VERSE

^GDid you write the ^Ambook of love And do ^Cyou have faith in ^Amgod above, ^Emif the bible ^Dtells you so'

^GDo you ^Dbelieve in ^Emrock and roll Can ^Am7music save your^C mortal soul and can y^Emou teach me how to dance^A7 real slow^D'

Well I ^Emknow that you're in ^Dlove with him 'cuz I ^Emsaw you dancin' ^Din the gym You ^Cboth kicked ^Goff your ^A7shoes, man I ^Cdig those rhythm and ^D7blues

I was a ^Glonely ^Dteenage ^Embroncin' buck with a ^Ampink carnation and a ^Cpickup truck But ^GI knew ^DI was ^Emout of luck the ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdie^Cd, ^GI started singin'

CHORUS

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevy but the ^Glevy was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die, ^Emthis will be the day that I ^D7die

VERSE

Now for t^Gen years we've been ^Amon our own, and mo^Css grows fat on a ro^Amlling stone^Em but that's not how it u^Dsed to be When the j^Gester s^Dang for the ki^Emng and queen in a ^Am7coat he borrowed fr^Com James Dean in a v^Emoice that came from you ^A7and me ^D And w^Emhile the king was lo^Doking down, the ^Emjester stole his th^Dorny crown The c^Courtroom ^Gwas adjourn^A7ed, no^C verdict was r^D7eturned And while ^GLenin rea^Dd a b^Emook on Marx, the ^Amquartet practiced ^Cin the park And ^Gwe sang d^Dirges i^Emn the dark the ^Cday the mu^D7sic die^Gd, ^Cwe ^Gwere singin'

CHORUS

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevy but the ^Glevy was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die, ^Emthis will be the day that I ^D7die

VERSE

^GHelter skelter in a ^Amsummer swelter ^Cthe birds flew off with^Am a fallout shelter, ^Emeight miles high and ^Dfallin' fast It lan^Gded ^Dfoul o^Emn the grass the pl^Am7ayers tried for a f^Corward pass, ^Emwith the jester on the sideline^A7s in ^D A cast Now at ha^Emlftime there was s^Dweet perfume, while ^Emsergeants played a m^Darching Tune ^CWe all got ^Gup to dan^A7ce, but ^Cwe never got the ch^D7ance 'Cuz the p^Glayers ^Dtried to t^Emake the field, the ^Ammarching band re^Cfused to yield Do y^Gou re^Dcall what w^Emas the feel the ^Cday the m^D7usic died^G, w^Ce s^Gtarted singin'

CHORUS

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevy but the ^Glevy was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die, ^Emthis will be the day that I ^D7die

VERSE

And t^Ghere we were all ^Amin one place, a ge^Cneration ^Amlost in space,^Em with no time left to^D start again So come on J^Gack be ni^Dmble,^Em Jack be quick, J^Am7ack Flash sat on a c^Candle stick, ^Em'cuz fire is the devil's only ^A7friend ^D And a^Ems I watched him o^Dn the stage, my h^Emands were clenched in f^Dists of rage No ^Cangel b^Gorn in H^A7ell could b^Cread that Satan's ^D7spell And as the ^Gflames climbed h^Digh int^Emo the night to ^Amlight the sacrif^Cicial rite I saw S^Gatan l^Daughing with^Em delight the d^Cay the ^D7music d^Gied^C, h^Ge was singin'

CHORUS

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevy but the ^Glevy was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye Singin' ^Emthis will be the day that I ^A7die, ^Emthis will be the day that I ^D7die

LAST VERSE

I ^Gmet a ^Dgirl who ^Emsang the blues And I ^Amasked her for some ^Chappy news, but ^Emshe just smiled and turned a^Dway

I ^Gwent down ^Dto the ^Emsacred store Where I'd ^Amheard the music ^Cyears before, but the ^Emman there said the ^Cmusic wouldn't ^Dplay

But ^Emin the streets the ^Amchildren screamed, the ^Emlovers cried and the ^Ampoets dreamed

But ^Cnot a ^Gword was ^Amspoken, the ^Cchurch bells all were ^Dbroken And the ^Gthree men ^DI ad^Emmire most, the ^Am7Father, ^CSon, and the ^D7Holy Ghost

^GThey caught the ^Dlast train ^Emfor the coast the ^Am7day the ^D7music ^Gdied, ^D7And they were singin'

FINAL CHORUS

So ^Gbye, ^Cbye Miss ^GAmerican ^DPie Drove my ^GChevy to the ^Clevy but the ^Glevy was ^Ddry

And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin' ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye Singin' ^Cthis will be the ^D7day that I ^Gdie.^C ^G

...Long Island...

Don McLean - American pie