WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Don Mclean - American Pie Ukulele | Ver. 1
[Intro]
G D Em Am C
[Verse 1]
G D Em
A long, long time ago
Am C Em D
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile.
G D Em Am C
And, I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance,
Em C D
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
Em Am Em Am
But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver
C G Am C D
Bad news on the doorstep; I couldn't take one more step
G D Em Am D
I can't remember if I cried, when I read about his widowed bride;
G D Em C D7 G C G
Something touched me deep inside, the day the music died.
[Chorus]
G C G
So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie
G
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
G C G D
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing...
Em A7
This will be the day that I die,
Em D7
This will be the day that I die
[Verse 2]
G Am C Am
Did you write the Book of Love and do you have faith in God, above?
Em D
If the Bible tells you so
G D Em Am C
Now, do you believe in Rock and Roll? Can music save your mortal soul? And...
Em A7 D
Can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Em D Em D
Well, I know that you're in love with him, 'cause I saw you dancing in the gym
C G A7 C D7
You both kicked off your shoes - man, I dig those rhythm and blues
G D Em Am C
I was a lonely, teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck, but...
G D Em C D7 G C G
I knew I was out of luck the day the music died, I started singing..
[Chorus 2]
G C G D
So bye-bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
G C G D
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing...
Em A7
This will be the day that I die
Em D7
This will be the day that I die
[Verse 3]
G Am
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
C Am Em
and moss grows fat on a Rolling Stone, but...
D
That's not how it used to be
G D Em Am7 C
When the Jester sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James Dean
Em A7 D
In a voice that came from you and me
Em D Em D
Oh, and while the King was looking down the Jester stole his thorny crown
C G A7 C D7
The courtroom was adjourned - no verdict was returned
G D Em Am C
And while Lennon read a book on Marx the quartet practiced in the park, and...
G D Em C D7 G C G
We sang dirges in the dark the day the music died, we were singin'
[Chorus 3]
G C G D
So bye-bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
G C G D
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing...
Em A7
This will be the day that I die
Em D7
This will be the day that I die
[Verse 4]
G Am C Am
Healter Skealter in the summer swelter - the Birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Em D
Eight Miles High and falling fast
G D Em
It landed foul on the grass
Am7 C Em A7 D
The players tried for a forward pass with the Jester on the sidelines in a cast
Em D Em D
Now, the halftime air was sweet perfume while the Sergeants played a marching tune
C G A7 C D7
We all got up to dance, oh, but we never got the chance
G D Em Am C
'Cause the players tried to take the field - the marching band refused to yield
G D Em C D7 G C G
Do you recall what was the feel the day the music died? We started singing,
[Chorus 4]
G C G D
So bye-bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
G C G D
And them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye,
Em A7
Singing, this will be the day that I die
Em D7
This will be the day that I die
[Verse 5]
G Am C Am
And, there we were, all in one place, a generation Lost in Space
Em D
With no time left to start again
G D Em Am7 C Em
So, come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick - Jack Flash sat on a candle stick, 'cause...
A7 D
Fire is the Devil's only friend
Em D Em D
And, as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage
C G A7 C D7
No angel born in Hell could break that satan's spell
G D Em Am C
And, as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite, I saw...
G D Em C D7 G C G
Satan laughing with delight the day the music died, he was singing
[Chorus 5]
G C G D
So bye-bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
G C G D
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing...
Em A7
This will be the day that I die
Em D7
This will be the day that I die
[Verse 6]
G D Em Am C
I met a girl who sang the Blues, and I asked her for some happy news
Em D
But she just smiled and turned away
G D Em Am C
I went down to the sacred store where I'd heard the music years before, but...
Em C D
The man there said the music wouldn't play
Em Am Em Am
But in the streets the children screamed, the lover's cried, and the poets dreamed, but...
C G Am C D
Not a word was spoken - the church bells all were broken
G D Em Am7 C D7 G
And, the three men I admire most the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, they...
D Em Am7 D7 G D7
Caught the last train for the coast the day the music died, and they we're singin'
[Chorus 6]
G C G D
So bye-bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
G C G D
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing...
C D7 G C D
This will be the day that I die
C D7 G C D7
This will be the day that I die
[Chorus 7]
G C G D
They were singing, bye-bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry
G C G D
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing...
C D7 G C G
This will be the day that I die
[Outro]
Em Am Em Am
