Americain Pie Acoustic Chords & Lyrics - Don Mclean

[VERSE 1]

A [D]long, [A]long [Bm7]time ago,
[Em]I can still re[G]member how that m[Bm]usic used to make me s[A]mile
And [D]I know [A]if I had m[Bm7]y chance,
That [Em]I could make those [G]people dance and m[Bm]aybe they'd be [G]happy for a [A]while
But [Bm]February made m[Em]e shiver, with e[Bm]very paper I[Em]'d deliver
[G]Bad news [D]on the d[Em]oorstep, I [G]couldn't take one more [A]step
I [D]can't rememb[A]er if I c[Bm]ried when I r[Em7]ead about his w[A]idowed bride
[D]Something [A]touched me [Bm]deep inside,
The [G]day the [A7]music [D]died[G] ... [D]

[CHORUS 1]

So [D]bye, [G]bye Miss [D]American [A]Pie
Drove my [D]Chevy to the [G]levee but the [D]levee was [A]dry
And them [D]good old [G]boys were drinkin' [D]whiskey and [A]rye
Singin' &[Bm]quot;This'll be the day th[E7]at I [Bm]die, this will be the day th[A7]at I die."

[VERSE 2]

[D]Did you write the [Em]Book of Love?
And do [G]you have faith in [Em]God above, [Bm]if the Bible [A]tells you so?
[D]Do you [A]believe in [Bm]rock and roll?
Can [Em7]music save your[G] mortal soul and can y[Bm]ou teach me how to dance[E7] real slow[A] ?
Well I [Bm]know that you're in [A]love with him 'cause I [Bm]saw you dancin' [A]in the gym
You [G]both kicked [D]off your [E7]shoes, man I [G]dig those rhythm and [A7]blues
I was a [D]lonely [A]teenage [Bm]broncin' buck with a [Em]pink carnation and a [G]pickup truck
But [D]I knew [A]I was [Bm]out of luck, the [G]day the [A7]music [D]died[G] , [D]I started singin'

[CHORUS 2]

&[D]quot;[G]Bye, bye [D]Miss Amer[A]ican Pie"
Drove my [D]Chevy to the [G]levee but the [D]levee was [A]dry
And them [D]good old [G]boys were drinkin' [D]whiskey and [A]rye
Singin' &[Bm]quot;This'll be the day th[E7]at I [Bm]die, this will be the day th[A7]at I die."

[VERSE 3]

Now for t[D]en years we've been [Em]on our own,
and mo[G]ss grows fat on a ro[Em]lling stone [Bm]but that's not how it use[A]d to be
When the j[D]ester s[A]ang for the k[Bm]ing and queen
in a [Em7]coat he borrowed fr[G]om James Dean in a v[Bm]oice that came from you [E7]and me [A]
Oh, and w[Bm]hile the king was lo[A]oking down, the j[Bm]ester stole his th[A]orny crown
The c[G]ourtroom [D]was adjour[E7]ned, n[G]o verdict was[A7] returned
And while [D]Lenin rea[A]d a book[Bm] on Marx, the q[Em]uartet practiced [G]in the park
And [D]we sang d[A]irges i[Bm]n the dark, the [G]day the mu[A7]sic die[D]d, [G]we w[D]ere singin'

[CHORUS 3]

&[D]quot;[G]Bye, bye [D]Miss Amer[A]ican Pie"
Drove my [D]Chevy to the [G]levee but the [D]levee was [A]dry
And them [D]good old [G]boys were drinkin' [D]whiskey and [A]rye
Singin' &[Bm]quot;This'll be the day th[E7]at I [Bm]die, this will be the day th[A7]at I die."

[VERSE 4]

[D]Helter-skelter in a [Em]summer swelter
[G]the birds flew off with[Em] a fallout shelter, [Bm]eight miles high and [A]fallin' fast
It lan[D]ded [A]foul o[Bm]n the grass
the pl[Em7]ayers tried for a f[G]orward pass, [Bm]with the jester on the sideline[E7]s in a [A]cast
Now at ha[Bm]lftime there was s[A]weet perfume, while [Bm]sergeants played a m[A]arching tune
[G]We all got [D]up to dan[E7]ce, but [G]we never got the ch[A7]ance
'cause the p[D]layers [A]tried to t[Bm]ake the field, the [Em]marching band re[G]fused to yield
Do y[D]ou re[A]call what w[Bm]as the feel, the [G]day the m[A7]usic died[D] ? [G]we s[D]tarted singin'

[CHORUS 4;]

&[D]quot;[G]Bye, bye [D]Miss Amer[A]ican Pie"
Drove my [D]Chevy to the [G]levee but the [D]levee was [A]dry
And them [D]good old [G]boys were drinkin' [D]whiskey and [A]rye
Singin' &[Bm]quot;This'll be the day th[E7]at I [Bm]die, this will be the day th[A7]at I die."

[VERSE 5]

Oh, and t[D]here we were all [Em]in one place,
a ge[G]neration [Em]lost in space, [Bm]with no time left to [A]start again
So come on, J[D]ack be ni[A]mble, [Bm]Jack be quick, [Em7]Jack Flash sat on a [G]candlestick
[Bm]'cause fire is the devil's onl[E7]y frien[A]d
And a[Bm]s I watched him o[A]n the stage, my h[Bm]ands were clenched in f[A]ists of rage
No [G]angel b[D]orn in h[E7]ell could b[G]reak that Satan's [A7]spell
And as the [D]flames climbed h[A]igh int[Bm]o the night to [Em]light the sacrif[G]icial rite
I saw S[D]atan l[A]aughing with[Bm] delight, the d[G]ay the [A7]music d[D]ied[G] , [D]he was singin'

[CHORUS 5]

&[D]quot;[G]Bye, bye [D]Miss Amer[A]ican Pie"
Drove my [D]Chevy to the [G]levee but the [D]levee was [A]dry
And them [D]good old [G]boys were drinkin' [D]whiskey and [A]rye
Singin' &[Bm]quot;This'll be the day th[E7]at I [Bm]die, this will be the day th[A7]at I die."

[F]INAL VERSE

I [D]met a [A]girl who [Bm]sang the blues
And I [Em]asked her for some [G]happy news, but [Bm]she just smiled and turned a[A]way
I [D]went down [A]to the [Bm]sacred store
Where I'd [Em]heard the music [G]years before, but the [Bm]man there said the [G]music wouldn't [A]play

But [Bm]in the streets the [Em]children screamed, the [Bm]lovers cried and the [Em]poets dreamed
But [G]not a [D]word was [Em]spoken, the [G]church bells all were [A]broken
And the [D]three men [A]I ad[Bm]mire most, the [Em7]Father, [G]Son, and the [A7]Holy Ghost
[D]They caught the [A]last train [Bm]for the coast, the [Em7]day the [A7]music [D]died,
[A7]And they were singin'

LAST CHORUSES

&[D]quot;[G]Bye, bye [D]Miss Amer[A]ican Pie"
Drove my [D]Chevy to the [G]levee but the [D]levee was [A]dry
And them [D]good old [G]boys were drinkin' [D]whiskey and [A]rye
Singin' &[Bm]quot;This'll be the day th[E7]at I [Bm]die, this will be the day th[A7]at I die."

And they were singin'...

&[D]quot;[G]Bye, bye [D]Miss Amer[A]ican Pie"
Drove my [D]Chevy to the [G]levee but the [D]levee was [A]dry
And them [D]good old [G]boys were drinkin' [D]whiskey and [A]rye
Singin' &[G]quot;This will be[A7] the day th[D]at I[G] die[D] ."

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Disclaimer: This is just a modified version from the other contributors with some corrections.