{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2822699,"song":"American Pie","artist":"Don McLean","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2822699-american-pie-chords-by-don-mclean/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2822699?type=chord","rating":4.9446,"votes":89,"content":"Song: American pie\r\nArtist: Don Mclean\r\nComposer: Don Mclean\r\nAlbum: American pie\r\n\r\nTabbed by DJ  10th Sept 2019\r\n\r\nLive performance:\r\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgScpzXzupA\r\n\r\nPLEASE NOTE: The live video clearly shows Don\r\nplaying the passing G/F# chord,(which I often see\r\nas a D/F# in other tabs and even in sheet music.)\r\nThe C/B is a passing bass note only, so not\r\nintended to be played as a full chord.\r\n\r\nI would recommend using the voicings in the text\r\ncolumn numbers below.\r\nRegarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the\r\ninformation at the bottom of the tab.\r\n\r\nG    = 320003   D7     = xx0212   Em/B   = x22000\r\nG/F# = 2x0003   D7sus4 = xx0213   Em/D   = xx0000\r\nEm   = 022000   D7sus2 = xx0210   Dsus4  = xx0233\r\nAm   = x02210   C/G    = 3x2013   A      = x02220\r\nC    = x32010   A7     = x02020   Asus4  = x02230\r\nEm   = 022000   C/B    = x2x010   Asus2  = x02200\r\nD    = xx0232   G/B    = x20003   A7sus2 = x02000\r\n\r\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\r\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\r\n=====================================================\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]G/F#[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA long, long time ago,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can still re - member how that music...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n  ...Used to make me smile,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd I knew if I had my chance,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThat I could make those people dance,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd, maybe ...they'd be happy...[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus4[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus2[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n...For a while[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    But February made me shiver,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n    With every paper I'd deliver,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBad news on the doorstep,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI couldn't take one more step,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI can't re - member if I cried...[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I read about his widowed bride,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G/F#[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut something touched me deep inside,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    N.C.\r\nThe day ...the music ...died...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo bye, bye Miss A - merican Pie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrove my Chevy to the levee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the levee was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd them good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"This'll be the day that I die,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThis'll be the day that I die!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   Did you write the Book of Love,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd do you have faith in God above,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]D7sus2[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\n...If the Bible tells you so?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nNow, do you be - lieve in rock and roll?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/B[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCan   music save your mortal soul,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd   ...can you teach me...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\n...How to dance real slow---------?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWell, I know that you're in love with him,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n'Cause I  ...saw you dancing in the gym,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou both kicked off your shoes,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]D7sus4[/ch]\r\n  ...Man, I dig those rhythm and blue----oos,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI was a lonely teenage broncing buck,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/B[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith a pink carnation and a pickup truck,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBut I knew I was out of luck,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\nThe  day the music died,       I started sing- ing...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo bye, bye Miss A - merican Pie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrove my Chevy to the levee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the levee was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd them good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"This'll be the day that I die,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThis'll be the day that I die!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow, for ten years we've been on our own,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/B[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd moss grows fat on a   ...rolling stone,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\nBut ...that's not how it used to be,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhen the jester sang for the king and queen,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn   a coat he borrowed from James Dean,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nIn a voice that came from you...[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\nAnd me-------------![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nOh, and   ...while the king was looking down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThe jester stole his   ...thorny crown,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nThe courtroom was ad - journed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]D7sus4[/ch]\r\nNo verdict was re - turned,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd while Lennon read a book on Marx,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/B[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe  quartet practiced in the park,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/B[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]Em/B[/ch]\r\nAnd we sang dirges   ...in the dark,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThe day the music died,       we were singing...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo bye, bye Miss A - merican Pie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDrove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd them good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"This'll be the day that I die,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThis'll be the day that I die!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHelter-skelter in a summer swelter,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/B[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe birds flew off with a fallout shelter,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  \r\n  ...Eight miles high,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd falling fast----------,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G/F#[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   It landed foul  on the grass,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe players tried for a forward pass,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWith the jester ...on the sidelines... [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\n ...In a cast---------![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre -Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nNow, the half-time air was  ...sweet perfume,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWhile  ...the sergeants played a marching tune,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe all got up to dance,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]D7sus4[/ch]\r\nOh, but we  ...never got the chance,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause the players tried to take the field,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe  marching band re - fused to yield,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G/F#[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   Do you re - call what was revealed...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThe  day the music died,        we started singing...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo bye, bye Miss A - merican Pie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrove my Chevy to the levee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the levee was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd them good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"This'll be the day that I die,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThis'll be the day that I die!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOh, and ...there we were, all in one place,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA  ...gene - ration lost in space,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nWith no time left to start again,[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G/F#[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo, come on, Jack be nimble, ...Jack be quick,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJack Flash sat on a candlestick,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/B[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n'Cause   ...fire ...is The Devil's...[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A7[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]      [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch]\r\n...Only friend-----------,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nOh, and  ...as I watched him on the stage,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nMy hands were clenched in fists of rage,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nNo angel born in hell...[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nCould break that Satan's spell,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G/F#[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd    as the flames climbed high in - to the night,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo light the sacri - ficial rite,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C/B[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI saw    ...Satan laughing with delight,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThe  day the music died,       he was singing...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo bye, bye Miss A - merican Pie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDrove my Chevy to the levee,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the levee was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd them good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"This'll be the day that I die,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThis'll be the day that I die!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n    I met a girl who sang the blues,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I asked her for some  ...happy news,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   ...But she just smiled,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D7[/ch]           [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]  [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nAnd turned away,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI went down to the sacred store,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhere I'd heard the music years before,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut, the man there, said the music...[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]    [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n...Wouldn't play-----------,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]Asus4[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   And in the streets the children screamed,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Asus2[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   The lovers cried and the poets dreamed,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]C/B[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\n   But not a word was spoken,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]D7sus2[/ch]  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThe church bells all were broken,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd the three men I   ad - mire most,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G/B[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]C/B[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]\r\n     The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]G/F#[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Em/D[/ch]\r\nThey caught the last train for the coast,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]    N.C.\r\nThe day ...the music ...died and they were singing...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBye, bye Miss A - merican Pie,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDrove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThem good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A7[/ch]    [ch]A7sus2[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"This'll be the day that I die,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]D7sus4[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThis'll be the day that I die!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D7sus2[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThey were sing - ing...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Coda]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBye, bye Miss A - merican Pie,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dsus4[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Dsus4[/ch]\r\nDrove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThem good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSinging, \"This'll be the day that I die-------!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n=====================================================\r\nFor the GUITAR chord box diagrams to better  match my\r\nsuggested choices you need to manually select the\r\nfollowing choice of options by clicking on the\r\nforward/backward arrows below four of the diagrams.\r\n   G/F#         C/G          C/B        Asus4\r\n<12 of 16>   <12 of 18>   <12 of 15>  <2 of 21>\r\n\r\nAll the other chord boxes can be the default\r\nfirst option and don't need any reselecting.\r\nAs long as you are logged into your account,\r\nthese choices will be saved automatically for every\r\ntime you view this tab","plain_text":"Song: American pie\nArtist: Don Mclean\nComposer: Don Mclean\nAlbum: American pie\n\nTabbed by DJ  10th Sept 2019\n\nLive performance:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgScpzXzupA\n\nPLEASE NOTE: The live video clearly shows Don\nplaying the passing G/F# chord,(which I often see\nas a D/F# in other tabs and even in sheet music.)\nThe C/B is a passing bass note only, so not\nintended to be played as a full chord.\n\nI would recommend using the voicings in the text\ncolumn numbers below.\nRegarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the\ninformation at the bottom of the tab.\n\nG    = 320003   D7     = xx0212   Em/B   = x22000\nG/F# = 2x0003   D7sus4 = xx0213   Em/D   = xx0000\nEm   = 022000   D7sus2 = xx0210   Dsus4  = xx0233\nAm   = x02210   C/G    = 3x2013   A      = x02220\nC    = x32010   A7     = x02020   Asus4  = x02230\nEm   = 022000   C/B    = x2x010   Asus2  = x02200\nD    = xx0232   G/B    = x20003   A7sus2 = x02000\n\nPlease take a second to scroll down to the bottom of\nthe page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks\n=====================================================\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD7sus2 D7  D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD7sus2 D7  D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD7sus2 D7  D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre -Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD7sus2 D7  D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\nD7sus2 D7 D7sus4 D7  D7sus2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD7sus2 D7  D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Coda]\n\n\n\n\n\n=====================================================\nFor the GUITAR chord box diagrams to better  match my\nsuggested choices you need to manually select the\nfollowing choice of options by clicking on the\nforward/backward arrows below four of the diagrams.\n   G/F#         C/G          C/B        Asus4\n        \n\nAll the other chord boxes can be the default\nfirst option and don't need any reselecting.\nAs long as you are logged into your account,\nthese choices will be saved automatically for every\ntime you view this tab","chords":["G/F","D/F","C/B","G","D7","Em/B","Em/D","Em","Dsus4","Am","C/G","A","C","A7","Asus4","Asus2","D","G/B","G/F#","D7sus4","D7sus2","A7sus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"D7sus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,3]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}