A G long D long Em7 time ago Am I can still re C member
how that Em music used to make me D smile And G I knew D if I had Em7 my chance
that Am I could make those C people dance and Em maybe they'd be C happy for a D while. Em
But February Am made me shiver Em With every paper Am I'd deliver
C Bad news G on the Am doorstep I c C ouldn't take one D more step
I G can't re D member if I Em cried When I Am7 read about his D widowed bride
But G something D touched me deep Em inside The C day the D7 Music G Died C G So
G bye C bye Miss A G merican D Pie Drove my G chevy to the C levy But the G levy was D dry
And them G good old C boys were drinking G whiskey and D rye
Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A7 die Em this'll be the day that I D7 die.
G Did you write the Am book of love And do C you have faith in Am God above?
Em If the Bible D tells you so. Do G you be D lieve in Em Rock 'n Roll?
Can Am7 music save your C mortal soul? And Em can you teach me A7 how to dance D real slow?
Well, I Em know that you're in D love with him 'cause I Em saw you dancin' D in the gym
You C both kicked G off your A7 shoes Man, I C dig those rythmny D7 blues
I was a G lonely D teenage Em broncin' buck With a Am pink carnation and a C pickup truck.
But G I knew D I was Em out of luck The C day the D7 music G died C G I started singin'
G bye C bye Miss A G merican D Pie Drove my G chevy to the C levy But the G levy was D dry
And them G good old C boys were drinking G whiskey and D rye
Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A7 die Em this'll be the day that I D7 die.
G Now for ten years we've been Am on our own And C moss grows fat on a Am rollin' stone
Em But that's not how it D used to be When the G jester D sang for the Em King and Queen
In a Am7 coat he borrowed C from James Dean And a Em voice that A7 came from D you and me
Oh, and Em while the King was D looking down The Em jester stole his D thorny crown
The C courtroom G was ad A7 journed No C verdict was re D7 turned
And while G Lennon D read a Em book of Marx The Am court kept practice C in the park
And G we sang D dirges Em in the dark The C day the D7 Music G Died. C G We were singing
G bye C bye Miss A G merican D Pie Drove my G chevy to the C levy But the G levy was D dry
And them G good old C boys were drinking G whiskey and D rye
Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A7 die Em this'll be the day that I D7 die.
G Helter-Skelter in a Am summer Am swelter The C Byrds flew off with a Am fallout shelter
Em Eight Miles High and D falling fast It G landed D foul out Em on the grass
The Am7 players tried C for a forward pass But the Em jester's A7 on the sidelines D in a cast
Now the Em half-time air was D sweet perfume While the Em sargeants played a D marching tune
C We all G got up to A7 dance But we C never got D7 the chance
'cause the G players D tried to Em take the field The Am marching band re C fused to yield
G Do you D recall Em what was reveiled the C day the D7 Music G Died? C G We stared singing
G bye C bye Miss A G merican D Pie Drove my G chevy to the C levy But the G levy was D dry
And them G good old C boys were drinking G whiskey and D rye
Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A7 die Em this'll be the day that I D7 die.
G Oh, and there we were all Am in one place a C generation Am Lost in Space
Em With no time left to D start again So come on, G Jack be nimble
Em Jack be quick Jack Am7 Flash sat on a C candlestick 'cause Em fire is the A7 Devil's only D friend
Oh, and Em as I watched him D on the stage My Em hands were clenched in D fists of rage
C No angel G born in A7 hell Could C break that Satan's D7 spell
And as the G flames climbed D high in Em to the night To Am light the sacri C fical rite
I saw G Satan D laughing Em with delight The C day the D7 Music G Died C G He was singing
G bye C bye Miss A G merican D Pie Drove my G chevy to the C levy But the G levy was D dry
And them G good old C boys were drinking G whiskey and D rye
Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A7 die Em this'll be the day that I D7 die.
I G met a girl who sang the Am blues And I C asked her for some Am happy news
But Em she just smiled and turned D away I G went down to the sacred D store
Where I'd Em heard the music Am7 years before But the Em man there said the A7 music woudn't D play
And in the Em streets the children D screamed The Em lovers cried, and the poets D dreamed
C But not a G word was A7 spoken The C Church bells all were D7 broken
And G three men I D admire most The Em Father, Am Son and the C Holy Ghost
They G caught the D last train Em for the coast The C Day the D7 Music G Died. C G And they were singing
G bye C bye Miss A G merican D Pie Drove my G chevy to the C levy But the G levy was D dry
And them G good old C boys were drinking G whiskey and D rye
Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A7 die Em this'll be the day that I D7 die.
G bye C bye Miss A G merican D Pie Drove my G chevy to the C levy But the G levy was D dry
And them G good old C boys were drinking G whiskey and D rye
Singin' Em this'll be the day that I A7 die Em this'll be the day that I D7 die.
Don McLean
