American Pie Chords by Madonna
- Key: Ab
- BPM: 125
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
AMERICAN PIE CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] Ab Fm Bbm A long long time ago Db I can still remember Fm Eb How that music used to make me smile Ab Eb Fm Bbm And I knew that if I had my chance Db I could make those people dance Fm Db Ab Eb And maybe they'd be happy ■ for a while [Verse] Ab Bbm ■ Did you write the book of love Db Bbm Fm And do you have faith in God above ■ Eb If the Bible tells you so Ab Fm Now do you believe in rock and roll Bbm Db And can music save your mortal soul Fm Bb Eb And can it teach me how to dance real slow Fm Eb Well I know that you're in love with him Fm Eb 'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym Db Bbm You both kicked off your shoes Db Eb Man I dig those rhythm and blues Ab Fm I was a lonely teenage bronkin' buck Bbm Db With a pink carnation and a pickup truck Ab Eb Fm But I knew that I was out of luck Db Eb Ab Db The ■ day the music died ■ Ab Eb ■ I started singing [Chorus] Ab Db Ab Bye bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Db Drove my Chevy to the levy Ab Eb But the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Fm Singing this will be the day that I die Bb Fm Eb This will be the day that I die Db Cm Eb Db Eb Ab ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Bbm I met a girl who sang the blues Db Bbm And I ■ asked her for some happy news Fm7 Eb But she just smiled and turned away Ab Eb Fm Well I went down to the sacred store Bbm Db Where I heard the music years before Fm Bb Eb But the man there said the music wouldn't play Fm Eb Well now in the streets the children screamed Fm Eb The lovers cried and the poets dreamed Db Ab Bbm But not a word was spoken Db Eb The church bells all were broken Ab Fm And the three men I admire the most Bbm Db The father son and the holy ghost Ab Eb Fm They caught the last train for the coast Db Eb Ab Db The day the music died ■ Ab Eb We started singing [Chorus] Ab Db Ab Bye bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Db Drove my Chevy to the levy Ab Eb But the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Fm Bb Singing this will be the day that I die Fm Eb This will be the day that I die [Inst] Bbm Eb Eb7 Eb Eb7 Eb ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] Ab Db Ab Bye bye Miss American Pie Eb Ab Db Drove my Chevy to the levy Ab Eb But the levy was dry Ab Db Ab Eb And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye Fm Bb Singing this will be the day that I die Fm Eb Db This will be the day that I die ■ Bbm Eb Db We started singing ■ Eb We started singing ■ Db Eb ■ We started singing Db Eb Bb Eb Bb ■ We started singing ■ ■ ■ [Outro]