G D Em7
A long, long time ago,
Am C Em
I can still remember how that music
D
used to make me smile
G D Em7
And I know that 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
G Am
Did you write the book of love
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 and roll
Am7* C
Think that music save your mortal soul
Em A7 D
if you will teach me how to dance real slow?
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Em D
Well I know that you're in love with him
Em D
'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym
C G A7
You both kicked off your shoes,
C D7
man I dig those rhythm and blues
G D Em
I was a lonely teenage broncin'
Am C
buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
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But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died,
G
I started singin'
(Chorus:)
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 drinkin' whiskey and rye
Em A7
Singin' this will be the day that I die,
Em D7
this will be the day that I die
G D Em
I met a girl who sang the blues
Am C
And I asked her for some happy news,
Em D
but she just smiled and turned away
G D Em
Then I went down to the sacred store
Am C
Where I'd heard the music years before,
Em C
but the man there said the music
D
wouldn't play
Em Am
Well now in the streets the children screamed,
Em Am
the lovers cry and the poets dream
C G Am
But not a word was spoken,
C D
the church bells all were broken
G D Em
And the three men I admire most,
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the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
G D Em
They caught the last train for
Am7 D7 G
the coast the day the music died,
D7
We started singin'
(Chorus x2)
D7
We started singin'
D7
We started singin'
D7
We started singin'
D7
We started singin'