Don McLean – American Pie (Ukulele Intro Tab)
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Chords
[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 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 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 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 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