Chords for 1971-72 Don McLean - American Pie (mono promo 45 version)
Tempo:
137.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
Em
G
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bye -bye Miss [D] American Pie
Drove [G] my Chevy to the [C] [G] levee, but the levee [D] was dry
[G] Them good old [C] boys were [G] drinking whiskey and [D] rye
Singing, [Em] this'll be the day that I [A] die
[Em] This'll be the day that I [D] die
[G] Did you write the [Am] book of love?
And [C] do you have faith in [Em] God above?
If the Bible [D]
tells you so
And do [G] you believe in [Em] rock and roll?
Can [A]
music [G] save [C] your mortal soul?
And [Em]
can you [A] teach me how to dance [D] real slow?
[Em] Well, I know that you're [D] in love with him
[Em] Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the gym
[C] You both kicked off [A] your shoes
[C] Man, I dig those rhythmic [D] blues
[G] I was a lonely [Em] teenage bronkin' buck
With [Am] a pink [C] carnation and a pickup truck
[G] But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [C] the day
[D] The [G] music died
[C]
[G] I [D] started singing
[G] Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to [C] the levee, but [G] the levee was [D] dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and [D] rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
[Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die
[G] Now for ten years [Am] we've been on our own
[C] In Moscow, [Am] fat on a rolling stone
[Em] But that's not [D] how it used to be
[G] When the jester sang [Em] for the king and queen
[A] In a coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean
[Em] In a voice that [A] came from you [D] and me
Oh, and while the king was looking down
[Em] The jester stole [D] his thorny crown
[G] The courtroom [A] was adjourned
[C] No
[D] return
[G] And while Lennon read [Em] a book [G] on Marx
[Am] The quartet [C] practiced in the park
[G] Then we sang the [Em] Gurdjieffs in the dark
[C] The day [D] the music died
[G] We were singing
Bye [C]-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old [C] boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
[Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die
[G] And there we [A] were all in one place
[C] A generation [Am] lost in space
[Em] With no time left [D] to start again
So [G] come on, Jack, be nimble, [Em] Jack, be quick
[Am] Jack Flash sat [C] on a candlestick
[Em] Cause fire [A] is the devil's [D] only friend
[Em] Oh, and as I watched [D] him on the stage
[Em] My hands were clenched [D] and fists were great
[C] No angel born [Am] in hell
[C] Could break that [D] Satan's spell
And as [G] the planes climbed [Em] high into the night
[Am] To delight the [C] sacrificial rite
I [G] saw Satan [Em] laughing with delight
[C] The day [D] the music [G] died
We were singing
Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
[Em] This'll be the day [D] that I die
[G]
Drove [G] my Chevy to the [C] [G] levee, but the levee [D] was dry
[G] Them good old [C] boys were [G] drinking whiskey and [D] rye
Singing, [Em] this'll be the day that I [A] die
[Em] This'll be the day that I [D] die
[G] Did you write the [Am] book of love?
And [C] do you have faith in [Em] God above?
If the Bible [D]
tells you so
And do [G] you believe in [Em] rock and roll?
Can [A]
music [G] save [C] your mortal soul?
And [Em]
can you [A] teach me how to dance [D] real slow?
[Em] Well, I know that you're [D] in love with him
[Em] Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the gym
[C] You both kicked off [A] your shoes
[C] Man, I dig those rhythmic [D] blues
[G] I was a lonely [Em] teenage bronkin' buck
With [Am] a pink [C] carnation and a pickup truck
[G] But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [C] the day
[D] The [G] music died
[C]
[G] I [D] started singing
[G] Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to [C] the levee, but [G] the levee was [D] dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and [D] rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
[Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die
[G] Now for ten years [Am] we've been on our own
[C] In Moscow, [Am] fat on a rolling stone
[Em] But that's not [D] how it used to be
[G] When the jester sang [Em] for the king and queen
[A] In a coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean
[Em] In a voice that [A] came from you [D] and me
Oh, and while the king was looking down
[Em] The jester stole [D] his thorny crown
[G] The courtroom [A] was adjourned
[C] No
[D] return
[G] And while Lennon read [Em] a book [G] on Marx
[Am] The quartet [C] practiced in the park
[G] Then we sang the [Em] Gurdjieffs in the dark
[C] The day [D] the music died
[G] We were singing
Bye [C]-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old [C] boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
[Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die
[G] And there we [A] were all in one place
[C] A generation [Am] lost in space
[Em] With no time left [D] to start again
So [G] come on, Jack, be nimble, [Em] Jack, be quick
[Am] Jack Flash sat [C] on a candlestick
[Em] Cause fire [A] is the devil's [D] only friend
[Em] Oh, and as I watched [D] him on the stage
[Em] My hands were clenched [D] and fists were great
[C] No angel born [Am] in hell
[C] Could break that [D] Satan's spell
And as [G] the planes climbed [Em] high into the night
[Am] To delight the [C] sacrificial rite
I [G] saw Satan [Em] laughing with delight
[C] The day [D] the music [G] died
We were singing
Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
[Em] This'll be the day [D] that I die
[G]
Key:
D
Em
G
C
A
D
Em
G
_ Bye _ -bye Miss _ [D] American Pie
Drove [G] my Chevy to the [C] [G] levee, but the levee [D] was dry _
[G] Them good old [C] boys were [G] drinking whiskey and [D] rye
Singing, [Em] this'll be the day that I [A] die
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ This'll be the day that I [D] die _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Did you write the [Am] book of love?
And [C] do you have faith in [Em] God above?
If the Bible [D]
tells you so
_ And do [G] you believe in [Em] rock and roll?
Can [A]
music [G] save [C] your mortal soul?
And [Em]
can you [A] teach me how to dance [D] real slow?
_ _ [Em] Well, I know that you're [D] in love with him
[Em] Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the gym
[C] You both kicked off [A] your shoes
[C] Man, I dig those rhythmic [D] blues
[G] I was a lonely [Em] teenage bronkin' buck
With [Am] a pink _ [C] carnation and a pickup truck
[G] But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [C] the day _
[D] The _ [G] music died
[C] _
_ [G] I [D] started singing
[G] Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to [C] the levee, but [G] the levee was [D] dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and [D] rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
_ _ [Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die _ _ _ _
[G] Now for ten years [Am] we've been on our own
[C] In Moscow, _ [Am] fat on a rolling stone
[Em] But that's not [D] how it used to be
_ _ _ [G] When the jester sang [Em] for the king and queen
[A] In a coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean
[Em] In a voice that [A] came from you [D] and _ me
_ _ Oh, and while the king was looking down
[Em] The jester stole [D] his thorny crown
[G] The courtroom [A] was _ adjourned
[C] No _
_ [D] return
[G] And while Lennon read [Em] a book [G] on Marx
[Am] The quartet [C] practiced in the park
[G] Then we sang the [Em] Gurdjieffs in the dark
[C] The day _ [D] the _ music died _
_ [G] We were singing
Bye [C]-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old [C] boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
_ _ [Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die _ _ _ _
[G] And there we [A] were all in one place
[C] A generation [Am] lost in space
[Em] With no time left [D] to start again
_ _ So [G] come on, Jack, be nimble, [Em] Jack, be quick
[Am] Jack Flash sat [C] on a _ candlestick
[Em] Cause _ fire [A] is the devil's [D] only _ friend
_ _ _ [Em] Oh, and as I watched [D] him on the stage
[Em] My hands were clenched [D] and fists were great
[C] No angel born [Am] in hell
_ [C] Could break that [D] Satan's spell
And as [G] the planes climbed [Em] high into the night
[Am] To delight the _ [C] sacrificial rite
I [G] saw Satan [Em] laughing with delight
[C] The day _ [D] the music _ [G] died _
_ We were singing
Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
_ _ [Em] This'll be the day [D] that I die _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Drove [G] my Chevy to the [C] [G] levee, but the levee [D] was dry _
[G] Them good old [C] boys were [G] drinking whiskey and [D] rye
Singing, [Em] this'll be the day that I [A] die
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ This'll be the day that I [D] die _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Did you write the [Am] book of love?
And [C] do you have faith in [Em] God above?
If the Bible [D]
tells you so
_ And do [G] you believe in [Em] rock and roll?
Can [A]
music [G] save [C] your mortal soul?
And [Em]
can you [A] teach me how to dance [D] real slow?
_ _ [Em] Well, I know that you're [D] in love with him
[Em] Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the gym
[C] You both kicked off [A] your shoes
[C] Man, I dig those rhythmic [D] blues
[G] I was a lonely [Em] teenage bronkin' buck
With [Am] a pink _ [C] carnation and a pickup truck
[G] But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [C] the day _
[D] The _ [G] music died
[C] _
_ [G] I [D] started singing
[G] Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to [C] the levee, but [G] the levee was [D] dry
Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and [D] rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
_ _ [Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die _ _ _ _
[G] Now for ten years [Am] we've been on our own
[C] In Moscow, _ [Am] fat on a rolling stone
[Em] But that's not [D] how it used to be
_ _ _ [G] When the jester sang [Em] for the king and queen
[A] In a coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean
[Em] In a voice that [A] came from you [D] and _ me
_ _ Oh, and while the king was looking down
[Em] The jester stole [D] his thorny crown
[G] The courtroom [A] was _ adjourned
[C] No _
_ [D] return
[G] And while Lennon read [Em] a book [G] on Marx
[Am] The quartet [C] practiced in the park
[G] Then we sang the [Em] Gurdjieffs in the dark
[C] The day _ [D] the _ music died _
_ [G] We were singing
Bye [C]-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good old [C] boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
_ _ [Em] This'll be the day that [D] I die _ _ _ _
[G] And there we [A] were all in one place
[C] A generation [Am] lost in space
[Em] With no time left [D] to start again
_ _ So [G] come on, Jack, be nimble, [Em] Jack, be quick
[Am] Jack Flash sat [C] on a _ candlestick
[Em] Cause _ fire [A] is the devil's [D] only _ friend
_ _ _ [Em] Oh, and as I watched [D] him on the stage
[Em] My hands were clenched [D] and fists were great
[C] No angel born [Am] in hell
_ [C] Could break that [D] Satan's spell
And as [G] the planes climbed [Em] high into the night
[Am] To delight the _ [C] sacrificial rite
I [G] saw Satan [Em] laughing with delight
[C] The day _ [D] the music _ [G] died _
_ We were singing
Bye-bye Miss American [D] Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Them good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey and rye
[Em] Singing, this'll be the day that [A] I die
_ _ [Em] This'll be the day [D] that I die _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _