American Pie Chords by Don McLean
- Key: G
- BPM: 140
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
AMERICAN PIE ACORDES
[Start] [Verse] G D Em A long long time ago Am C Em I can still remember how that music D Used to make me smile G D Em And I knew if I had my chance Am C That I could make those people dance Em C D And maybe they'd be happy for a while Em Am Em ■ But February made me shiver Am With every paper I'd deliver C G Am ■ Bad news on the doorstep C D I couldn't take one more step ■ G D Em I can't remember if I cried C D When I read about his widowed bride G D Em C Something touched me deep inside D G The day the music died C G D So byebye Miss American Pie G C D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C D And them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em A7 Singin' This'll be the day that I die Em D D7 This'll be the day that ■ I die G Am Am7 ■ Did you write the book of love Am C Am And do you have faith in God above Em D ■ If the Bible tells you so G D Em Now do you believe in rock 'n' roll Am Em C Can music save your mortal soul Em Am D And can you teach me how to dance real slow G D Em D Em Well I know that you're in love with him D 'cause I saw you dancin' in the gym C G Am You both kicked off your shoes Em C D Man I dig those rhythm and blues [Chorus] G Em I was a lonely teenage bronckin' buck Am C With a pink carnation and a pickup truck G D Em But I knew ■ I was ■ out of luck C D G C The day the music died ■ G D G C G D ■ I started singin' byebye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em Am Singin' This'll be the day that I die Em D This'll be the day that I die [Verse] D7 D D7 G Am ■ Now for ten years we've been on our own C G Am Am7 Em And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone ■ D But that's not how it used to be G D Em When the jester sang for the king and queen Am C In a coat he borrowed from James Dean Em A7 D And a voice that came from you and me [Chorus] Em D Oh and while the king was looking down Em D The jester stole his thorny crown C G Am The courtroom was adjourned C D No verdict was returned G Em And while Lenin read a book on Marx Am C A quartet practiced in the park G Em And we sang dirges in the dark C D G C The day the ■ music died ■ G D G C G D We were singin' byebye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em Am Singin' This'll be the day that I die Em D This'll be the day that I die [Verse] D7 G Am7 ■ Helter skelter in a summer swelter C Am Em The birds flew off with a fallout shelter D Eight miles high and falling fast G Em It landed foul on the grass Am C The players tried for a forward pass Em Am D With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [Chorus] Em D Now the halftime air was sweet perfume Em D While sergeants played a marching tune C G Am We all got up to dance ■ Am7 C D Oh but we never got the chance G Em 'cause the players tried to take the field Am C The marching band refused to yield G Bm Em Do you recall what was revealed C D G C The day the music died ■ G D G C G D We started singin' ■ byebye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em Am A7 Singin' This'll be the day that I die ■ [Verse] Em D This'll be the day that I die G Am Oh and there we were all in one place C Am7 A generation lost in space Em D With no time left to start again G D Em Em7 So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick Am C Jack Flash sat on a candlestick Em A7 D 'cause fire is the Devil's only friend [Chorus] Em D Oh and as I watched him on the stage Em D My hands were clenched in fists of rage C G Am7 No angel born in Hell C D Could break that Satan spell G D Em7 And as the flames climbed high into the night Am C To light the sacrificial rite G Em I saw Satan laughing with delight C D G C The day the music died ■ G D G C G D He was singin' byebye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em Am Singin' This'll be the day that I die Em D This'll be the day that I die G D Em ■ I met a girl who sang the blues Em C And I asked her for some happy news Em D But she just smiled and turned away G Em I went down to the sacred store Am Bm C Where I'd heard the music years before Em C D Em7 But the man there said the music wouldn't play ■ [Verse] Am7 Am And in the streets the children screamed ■ Em Am C The lovers cried and the poets dreamed G Am7 C But not a word was spoken ■ G C D ■ The church bells all were broken G D Em And the three men I admire most C C D The Father Son and the Holy Ghost G D Em Em7 D They caught the last train for the coast ■ C D G The day ■ the music ■ died C G D And they were singin' byebye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C D And them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em Em7 Em A7 Singin' This'll be the day that I ■ die Em D D7 ■ This'll be the day that I die ■ [Chorus] D C G C G D ■ They were singin' ■ byebye ■ Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye C D D7 C G Singin' This'll be the day that I die ■ ■ [End]