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[Verse 1]
A Glong, D/F#long Emtime ago, AmI can still reCmember
How that Emmusic used to make me Dsmile
And GI knewD/F# if I Emhad my chance
That AmI could make thoseC people dance
And Emmaybe they'd be Chappy for a while D
Em But February Ammade me shiver,Em with every paper AmI'd deliver
CBad news G6/Bon the Amdoorstep, I Emcouldn't take one Dmore step
I Gcan't rememD/F#ber if EmI cried, when I Cread about his wiDdowed bride
But Gsomething D/F#touched me deepEm inside the Cday the muDsic Gdied
[Chorus]
So Gbye, Cbye Miss AGmerican Pie D
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was dDry
Them Ggood old boysC were drinking Gwhiskey and rye D
Singing Emthis'll be the day that I die A7
EmThis'll be the day that I D7die
[Verse 2]
G Did you write the Ambook of love
And do youC have faith in AmGod above
Em If the Bible tDells you so?
Now do yoGu belieD/F#ve in Emrock and roll?
Can Ammusic save yourC mortal soul?
AndEm can you teach meA7 how to dance reDal slow?
Well, I Emknow that you're in Dlove with him
'Cause IEm saw you dancing Din the gym
You Cboth kicked Goff your shoAmes
Man, I Cdig those rhythm and bluDes
I was a Glonely teenD/F#age bEmroncin' buck
With a Ampink carnation and a Cpickup truck
But GI knew D/F#I was outEm of luck
The dayC the muDsic died G
[Chorus]
I started singing bye, Gbye CMiss AmeGrican Pie Drove D
my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was dDry
Them Ggood old boysC were drinking Gwhiskey and rye D
Singing Emthis'll be the day that I A7die
EmThis'll be the day that I D7die
[Verse 3]
Now, for Gten years we've been Amon our own
And mossC grows fat on Ama rolling stone
ButEm that's not how it Dused to be
When the Gjester sangD/F# for the Emking and queen
In a Amcoat he borrowed fromC James Dean
And a Emvoice that caA7me from you and mDe
Oh, andEm while the king was Dlooking down
The Emjester stole hisD thorny crown
The Ccourtroom wasG adjoAmurned
NCo verdict was reDturned
And whileG Lennin D/F#read a bookEm on Marx
The Amquartet practicedC in the park
And Gwe sang D/F#'DirgesEm In The Dark'
The dayC the muDsic died G
[Chorus]
We were singing bye,G bye CMiss AmeGrican Pie Drove D
my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was dDry
Them Ggood old boysC were drinking Gwhiskey and rye D
Singing Emthis'll be the day that I A7die
EmThis'll be the day that I D7die
[Verse 4]
GHelter skelter in Ama summer swelter
The birdsC flew off with a Amfallout shelter
Em Eight miles high andD falling fast
GLanded foul D/F#on the grEmass
The Amplayers tried for a Cforward pass
With the Emjester on the sideA7lines in a cDast
Now the Emhalf time air wasD sweet perfume
While Emsergeants played a Dmarching tune
We Call got Gup to daAmnce
Oh, but wCe never got the chDance
'Cause the Gplayers triedD/F# to takeEm the field
The marAmching band reCfused to yield
GDo you reD/F#call what wasEm revealed
The dayC the muDsic died? G
[Chorus]
We started singing bye,G bye CMiss AmeGrican Pie Drove D
my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was dDry
Them Ggood old boysC were drinking Gwhiskey and rye D
Singing Emthis'll be the day that I A7die
EmThis'll be the day that I D7die
[Verse 5]
Oh, andG there we were all Amin one place
AC generation Amlost in space
With Emno time left to start Dagain
So come onG Jack be D/F#nimble, EmJack be quick
AmJack Flash sat on a Ccandlestick
'CauseEm fire is the A7devil's only friDend
Oh, andEm as I watched him Don the stage
My Emhands were clenched in Dfists of rage
CNo angel Gborn in hell Am
Could Cbreak that Satan's spell D
And as the flamesG climbed D/F#high inEmto the night
To lightAm the sacriCficial rite
I sawG Satan D/F#laughing Emwith delight
The dayC the muDsic died G
[Chorus]
He was singing bye,G bye CMiss AmeGrican Pie Drove D
my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was dDry
Them Ggood oldC boys were drinGking whiskey andD rye
Singing Emthis'll be the day that I A7die
EmThis'll be the day that I D7die
[Verse 6]
G I met a D/F#girl who Emsang the blues
And AmI asked her for someC happy news
But Emshe just smiled and Dturned away
GI went downD/F# to the Emsacred store
Where AmI'd heard the music Cyears before
But the Emman there said the Cmusic wouldn't Dplay
And Emin the streets the Amchildren screamed
The Emlovers cried and the Ampoets dreamed
C But not a G6/Bword was Amspoken
The Cchurch bells all were broDken
And the Gthree men D/F#I admireEm most
The CFather, Son and the HoDly Ghost
GThey caught the D/F#last train Emfor the coast
CThe day the Dmusic Gdied
[Chorus]
And they were singing Gbye, Cbye Miss AGmerican Pie D
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was dry D
Them Ggood old boysC were drinking Gwhiskey and rye D
Singing Emthis'll be the day that I A7die
EmThis'll be the day that I D7die
They were singing, Gbye, Cbye Miss AGmerican Pie D
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was dry D
Them Ggood old boysC were drinking Gwhiskey and rye D
Singing Cthis'll be the dayD that I die G
