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American Pie

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[Verse 1]
A Glong, Dlong Em7time ago,
AmI can still reCmember how that Emmusic used to make me Dsmile
And GI know Dif I Em7had my chance,
That AmI could make those Cpeople dance and Emmaybe they'd be Chappy for a Dwhile
But EmFebruary Ammade me shiver, with Emevery paper AmI'd deliver
CBad news Gon the Amdoorstep, I Ccouldn't take one more Dstep
I Gcan't rememDber if I Emcried when I Am7read about his Dwidowed bride
GSomething Dtouched me Emdeep inside
The Cday the D7music GdiedC  G  
[Chorus]
We were Dsingin' Gbye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin' Emthis will be the day that I A7die, Emthis will be the day that I D7die
[Verse 2]
GDid you write the Ambook of love
And do Cyou have faith in AmGod above, Emif the Bible Dtells you so?
GDo you Dbelieve in Emrock and roll
Can Am7music save your Cmortal soul and Emcan you teach me A7how to dance real Dslow?
Well I Emknow that you're in Dlove with him 'cuz I Emsaw you dancin' Din the gym
You Cboth kicked Goff your Am7shoes, man I Cdig those rhythm and D7blues
I was a Glonely Dteenage Embroncin' buck with a Ampink carnation and a Cpickup truck
But GI knew DI was Emout of luck the Cday the D7music GdieCd,  Gand we were Dsingin'
[Chorus]
GBye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin' Emthis will be the day that I A7die, Emthis will be the day that I D7die
[Verse 3]
I Gmet a Dgirl who Emsang the blues
And I Amasked her for some Chappy news, but Emshe just smiled and turned aDway
I Gwent down Dto the Emsacred store
Where I'd Amheard the music Cyears before, but the Emman there said the Cmusic
wouldn't Dplay
But Emin the streets the Amchildren screamed, the Emlovers cried and the Ampoets dreamed
But Cnot a Gword was Amspoken, the Cchurch bells all were Dbroken
And the Gthree men DI adEmmire most, the Am7Father, CSon, and the D7Holy Ghost
GThey caught the Dlast train Emfor the coast the Am7day the D7music dGiedC/G  G  
We were Dsingin'
[Chorus]
GBye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was Ddry
And them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin' Emthis will be the day that I A7die, Emthis will be the day that I D7die
and he was singin'
GBye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was Ddry
them Ggood old Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye
Singin' Cthis will be the D7day that I GdieC  G  

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American Pie

by Garth Brooks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Am7

C/G

[Verse 1]

G D Em7

A long, long time ago,

Am C Em D

I can still remember how that music used to make me smile

G D Em7

And I know if I had my chance,

Am C Em C D

That I could make those people dance 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 Am7 D

I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride

G D Em

Something touched me deep inside

C D7 G C G

The day the music died

[Chorus]

D G C G D

We were singin' bye, bye Miss American Pie

G C G D

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

G C G D

And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Em A7 Em D7

Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die

[Verse 2]

G Am

Did you write the book of love

C Am Em D

And do you have faith in God above, if the Bible tells you so?

G D Em

Do you believe in rock and roll

Am7 C Em A7 D

Can music save your mortal soul and can you teach me how to dance real slow?

Em D Em D

Well I know that you're in love with him 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym

C G Am7 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

G D Em C D7 G C G D

But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died, and we were singin'

[Chorus]

G C G D

Bye, bye Miss American Pie

G C G D

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

G C G D

And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Em A7 Em D7

Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die

[Verse 3]

G D Em

I met a girl who sang the blues

Am C Em D

And I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away

G D Em

I went down to the sacred store

Am C Em C

Where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music

wouldn't play

Em Am Em Am

But in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cried and the poets dreamed

C G Am C D

But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken

G D Em Am7 C D7

And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost

G D Em Am7 D7 G C/G G

They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died

We were singin'

[Chorus]

G C G D

Bye, bye Miss American Pie

G C G D

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

G C G D

And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Em A7 Em D7

Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die

and he was singin'

G C G D

Bye, bye Miss American Pie

G C G D

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

G C G D

them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

C D7 G C G

Singin' this will be the day that I die

About American Pie Chords by Garth Brooks

Learn how to play American Pie by Garth Brooks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “American Pie chords”, “American Pie guitar chords”, or “Garth Brooks American Pie chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy American Pie chords and for experienced players who want accurate American Pie lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, D, Em7, A, Am, C.

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