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 Am7* C Em A7 D Can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow'

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* *Other verses* 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 in a voice that came from you and me 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 singin' Helter skelter in a summer swelter the birds flew off with a fallout shelter, eight miles high and fallin' fast It landed foul on the grass the players tried for a forward pass, with the jester on the sidelines in A cast Now at halftime there was sweet perfume, while sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance, but we never got the chance 'Cuz the players tried to take the field, the marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was the feel the day the music died, we started singin' 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 candle stick, 'cuz 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 bread 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 singin' *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 (G) (Am) (G) (C) (Em) 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 (G) 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

***** "I think the world is run by C students." - Al Mire *****

Garth Brooks - American pie