Tabbed By J Brown Full Song 100% Correct Chords: E A D G B E G 3 2 0 0 0 3 D/F# 2 0 0 2 3 2 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 Am 0 0 2 2 1 0 C 0 3 2 0 1 0 D 0 0 0 2 3 2 Dsus 0 0 0 2 3 3 D(9) 0 0 0 2 3 0 A7 0 0 2 0 2 0 C/B 0 2 0 0 1 0 Am7 0 0 2 0 1 0 Verse 1/Intro

A ^Glong, ^D/F#long ^Emtime ago... ^AmI can still re^Cmember Em D Dsus D D(9) 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 A7 D Dsus D D(9) D And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while. But ^Emfebruary m^Amade me shiver Em Am With every paper I’d deliver. C C/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 C D 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.

Chorus G C G D So bye-bye, miss american pie. G C Drove my chevy to the levee,

But the ^Glevee was ^Ddry. And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin??^G? whiskey an^Dd rye Em A7 Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. Em D D D Dsus D D(9) D "this’ll be the day that I die."

Verse 2 G Am7 Did you write the book of love, C C/B Am7 And do you have faith in God above, Em D D Dsus D D(9) D If the Bible tells you so? G D/F# Em Do you believe in rock ’n roll, Am7 C Can music save your mortal soul, Em A7 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 C/B Am7 You both kicked off your shoes. C D Man, I dig those rhythm and blues. G D/F# Em I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck

With a ^Cpink carnation and a ^Dpickup truck, G D/F# Em But I knew I was out of luck C D G C The day the music died.

Chorus G D I started singin’, G C G D bye-bye, miss american pie. G C Drove my chevy to the levee,

But the ^Glevee was ^Ddry. And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin??^G? whiskey an^Dd rye Em A7 And Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. Em D D D Dsus D D(9) D "this’ll be the day that I die."

Verse 3

Now ^Gfor ten years we’ve bee^Am7n on our own C C/B Am And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone, But ^Emthat’s not how i^Dt used to be. G D/F# Em When the jester sang for the king and queen, In a ^Am7coat he borrowed from ja^Cmes dean Em A7 D D D Dsus D D(9) D And a voice that came from you and me,

Verse 4 Em D Oh, and while the king was looking down,

The ^Emjester stole his ^Dthorny crown. C C/B Am The courtroom was adjourned; ^CNo verdict was ^Dreturned. G D/F# Em And while Lennon read a book on Marx, The q^Cuartet ^Dkept practice in the park, G D/F# Em And we sang dirges in the dark C D G C The day the music died.

Chorus G D We were singing, G C G D bye-bye, miss american pie. G C Drove my chevy to the levee,

Verse 5

^GHelter skelter in a ^Am7summer swelter. C C/B Am The birds flew off with a fallout shelter, ^EmEight miles high and ^Dfalling fast. G D/F# Em It landed foul on the grass. The p^Am7layers tried for a forward p^Cass, Em A7 D Dsus D D(9) D With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.

Verse 6 Em D Now the half-time air was sweet perfume Em D While the sergeants played a marching tune.

We ^Call got ^C/Bup to ^Amdance, Oh, but we ^Cnever got the ^Dchance! G D/F# Em As the players tried to take the field; The ^Cmarching band ^Drefused to yield. G D/F# Em Do you recall what was revealed C D G C The day the music died?

Chorus G D We started singing, G C G D bye-bye, miss american pie. G C Drove my chevy to the levee,

But the ^Glevee was ^Ddry. Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin??^G? whiskey an^Dd rye Em A7 And Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. Em D D D Dsus D D(9) D "this’ll be the day that I die."

Verse 7 G Am7 Oh, and there we were all in one place, C C/B Am A generation lost in space

^EmWith no time left ^Dto start again. G D/F# Em So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick! ^Am7Jack flash sat on a candlesti^Cck Em A7 D Dsus D D(9) D Cause fire is the devil’s only friend.

Verse 8

Oh, ^Emand as I watched him ^Don the stage My ^Emhands were clenched in ^Dfists of rage. C C/B Am No angel born in hell Could ^Cbreak that satan’^Ds spell. G D/F# Em And as the flames climbed high into the night To ^CFight the sacri^Dficial lite, G D/F# Em I saw satan laughing with delight C D G C The day the music died

Chorus G D He was singing, G C G D bye-bye, miss american pie. G C Drove my chevy to the levee,

But the ^Glevee was ^Ddry. Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin??^G? whiskey an^Dd rye Em A7 And Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. Em D D Dsus D D(9) D "this’ll be the day that I die."

Verse 9 G D/F# Em I met a girl who sang the blues Am7 C And I asked her for some happy news, Em D Dsus D D(9) D But she just smiled and turned away. G D/F# Em I went down to the sacred store Am7 C Where I’d heard the music years before, Am7 C D Dsus D D(9) D But the man there said the music wouldn’t play. Verse 10

And ^Emin the streets: the ^Amchildren screamed, The ^Emlovers cried, and the ^Ampoets dreamed. C C/B Am7 But not a word was spoken; The ^Cchurch bells all were ^Dbroken. G D/F# Em And the three men I admire most: The ^Cfather, son, and the ^Dholy ghost, G D/F# Em They caught the last train for the coast The ^Cday the ^Dmusic died.

Chorus And they were singing, G C G D bye-bye, miss american pie. G C Drove my chevy to the levee,

But the ^Glevee was ^Ddry. And Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin??^G? whiskey an^Dd rye Em A7 Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. Em D D Dsus D D(9) D "this’ll be the day that I die."

Chorus/Outro

^Gthey were si^Dnging, G C G D bye-bye, miss american pie. G C Drove my chevy to the levee, But the ^Glevee was ^Ddry. Them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinkin??^G? whiskey an^Dd rye C D G Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die. C D G "this’ll be the day that I die."

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Don McLean - American pie