^GA long^D, lon^Em7g time ago, ^AmI can still re^Cmember how that m^Emusic used to make me ^Dsmile And ^GI know that ^Dif I ^Em7had my chance, That ^AmI could make those ^Cpeople dance and ^Emmaybe they'd be ^Chappy for a ^Dwhile

^GDid you write the ^Ambook of love And do ^Cyou have faith in ^Amgod above, ^Emif the bible ^Dtells you so? ^GNow do you ^Dbelieve in ^Emrock and roll Am7* C Em A7 D Think that music save your mortal soul if you will 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:)

^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

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

Well now ^Emin the streets the ^Amchildren screamed, the ^Emlovers cry and the ^Ampoets dream 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, ^D7We started singin'

(Chorus x2)

^D7We started singin' ^D7We started singin' ^D7We started singin' ^D7We started singin'

Madonna - American pie