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GD/F♯DGD/F♯CCCDEmiEmiAmiEmiAmiEmi
S1:
A long, long time ago... I can still remember How that music Used to make me smile And I knew, if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And, maybe, they'd be happy for a while
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EmiEmiCG/HAmiCDGD/F♯CDGD/F♯CDGAmiAmiEmiEmi
S2:
But february made me shiver With every paper, I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I couldn't take one more step I can't remember, if I cried When I read about his widowed bride But something touched me deep inside The day the music died
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GCGDGCGDGCGDEmiAEmiD7D7(sus2)D7D7(sus4)D7D7(sus2)D7
R1:
So bye-bye, miss American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee But the levee was dry And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin': "This'll be the day that I die" "This'll be the day that I die" --x------x------x x-------x------x------x
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GAmiCAmiEmiD7GD/F♯EmiAmiCEmiAD
S3:
Did you write the book of love And do you have faith in God above If the Bible tells you so Do you believe in rock'n'roll Can music save your mortal soul And can you teach me, how to dance real slow
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EmiDEmiDCG/HAmiCDGD/F♯EmiAmiCGD/F♯EmiCD7GC
S4:
Well, I know that you're in love with him 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym You both kicked off your shoes Man, I dig those rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenage, broncin' buck With a pink carnation and a pickup truck But I knew I was out of luck The day the music died
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CGDGCGDGCGEmiAEmiD7GDGD
R2:
I started singin': "Bye-bye, miss American Pie" Drove my Chevy to the levee But the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin': "This'll be the day that I die" "This'll be the day that I die"
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GAmiCAmiEmiD7GD/F♯EmiAmiCEmiAD
S5:
Now for ten years we've been on our own And moss grows fat on a rollin' 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 And a voice that came from you and me
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EmiDEmiDCG/HAmiCDGD/F♯EmiAmiCGD/F♯EmiCD7GC
S6:
Oh, and while the king was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown The courtroom was adjourned No verdict was returned And while Lennon read a book of Marx The quartet practiced in the park And we sang dirges in the dark The day the music died
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CGDGCGDGCGEmiAEmiD7GDGD
R2:
We were singing: "Bye-bye, miss American Pie" Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin': "This'll be the day that I die" "This'll be the day that I die"
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GAmiCAmiEmiD7GD/F♯EmiAmiCEmiAD
S7:
Helter skelter in a summer swelter The birds flew off with a fallout shelter Eight miles high and falling fast It landed foul on the grass The players tried for a forward pass With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
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EmiDEmiDCG/HAmiDGD/F♯EmiAmiCGD/F♯EmiCD7GCC
S8:
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume While the sergeants played a marching tune We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance! 'Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall, what was revealed The day the music died
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CGDGCGDGCGEmiAEmiD7GDGD
R2:
We started singin': "Bye-bye, miss American Pie" Drove my Chevy to the levee But the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin': "This'll be the day that I die" "This'll be the day that I die"
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AmiCAmiEmiD7GD/F♯EmiAmiCEmiAGD
S9:
Oh, 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 candlestick 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
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EmiDEmiDCG/HAmiDGD/F♯EmiAmiCGD/F♯EmiCD7GCC
S10:
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could break 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
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CGDGCGDGCGEmiAEmiD7GDGD
R2:
He was singing: "Bye-bye, miss American Pie" Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin': "This'll be the day that I die" "This'll be the day that I die"
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GCGD/F♯EmiAmiCEmiD/F♯EmiEmiDCDAmi
S11:
I met a girl, who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away I went down to the sacred store Where, I'd heard the music years before But the man there said, the music wouldn't play
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EmiEmiCG/HAmiCDGD/F♯CGD/F♯CDGDAmiAmiEmiEmi
S12:
And in the streets the children screamed The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed But not a word was spoken The church bells all were broken And the three men, I admire most The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost They caught the last train for the coast The day the music died
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CGDGCGDGCGDEmiAEmiD7GNC
R2:
And they were singing: "Bye-bye, miss American Pie" Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin': "This'll be the day that I die" "This'll be the day that I die"
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CGDGCGDGCGDGCD7GCGD7
R7:
They were singing: "Bye-bye, miss American Pie" Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin': "This'll be the day that I die"