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American Pie

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[Verse 1]
GA longD, lonEm7g time ago,
AmI can still reCmember how that mEmusic used to make me Dsmile
And GI know that Dif I Em7had my chance,
That AmI could make those Cpeople dance and Emmaybe they'd be Chappy for a Dwhile
[Instrumental]
(absolute, not relative to capo)
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------16-------------|-------------------------|
G|-------15----15----------|-13-------------------15-| x4
D|-13-17----------17-13-17-|----17-13-15-13-17-13----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 2]
GDid you write the Ambook of love
And do Cyou have faith in AmGod above, Emif the Bible Dtells you so?
GNow do you Dbelieve in Emrock and roll
           Am7*                          C                  Em                  A7  D  
Think that music save your mortal soul if you will teach me how to dance real slow?
[Verse 3]
Well, I Emknow that you're in Dlove with him 'cause I Emsaw you dancin' Din the gym
You Cboth kicked Goff your A7shoes, 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, GI started singin'
[Chorus]
GBye, Cbye Miss GAmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevy but the Glevy 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
[Instrumental]
(relative to capo)
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|----------------------------| x2
D|-0--------0--------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------3--------3--|-2-h3p2p0-2--0--2--0--------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|
[Verse 4]
I Gmet a Dgirl who Emsang the blues
And I Amasked her for some Chappy news, but Emshe just smiled and turned aDway
Then I Gwent down Dto the Emsacred store
          (G)             (Am)  (G)             (C)                (Em)
Where I'd Amheard the music Cyears before, but the Emman there said the Cmusic
wouldn't Dplay
[Verse 5]
Well, now Emin the streets the Amchildren screamed, the Emlovers cry and the Ampoets dream
But Cnot a Gword was Amspoken, the Cchurch bells all were Dbroken
                                     G
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 Gdied,
D7We started singin'
(Chorus x2)
D7We started singin'
D7We started singin'
D7We started singin'
D7We started singin'

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American Pie

by Madonna

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Am7

[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 that 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

[Instrumental]

(absolute, not relative to capo)

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|

B|----------16-------------|-------------------------|

G|-------15----15----------|-13-------------------15-| x4

D|-13-17----------17-13-17-|----17-13-15-13-17-13----|

A|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

[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

Now do you believe in rock and roll

Am7 C Em A7 D

Think that music save your mortal soul if you will teach me how to dance real slow?

[Verse 3]

Em D Em D

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

C G A7 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

But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died, 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 Em D7

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

[Instrumental]

(relative to capo)

e|-------------------------|----------------------------|

B|-------------------------|----------------------------|

G|-------------------------|----------------------------| x2

D|-0--------0--------------|----------------------------|

A|-------------3--------3--|-2-h3p2p0-2--0--2--0--------|

E|-------------------------|----------------------------|

[Verse 4]

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

Then I went down to the sacred store

G Am G C Em

() () () () ()

Am C Em C

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

wouldn't play

[Verse 5]

Em Am Em Am

Well, now in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cry and the poets dream

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

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

We started singin'

(Chorus x2)

We started singin'

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