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A [G]long [D/F#]long tim[Em]e ago
[Am]I can still re[C]member
how that mus[Em]ic used 
to make me s[D]mile
[Dsus4][D][Dsus2][D]
And [G]I knew [D/F#]if 
I ha[Em]d my chance
That [Am]I could make 
those [C]people dance 
and [Em]maybe theyd be 
[C]happy for a w[D]hile
[Dsus4][D][Dsus2][D]
[Em]But February 
[Am]made me shiver[Em] 
with every paper [Am]Id deliver
[C]Bad news [G/B]on 
the [Am]doorstep
I cou[C]ldn't take one more step[D]
I [G]can't remem[D/F#]ber if I [Em]cried 
when I [C]read about his 
[D]widowed bride
[G]Something [D/F#]touched 
me [Em]deep inside
The [C]day the [D]music [G]died

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So [G]bye [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee 
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good old [C]boys 
were drinkin [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin [Em*]this will be the 
day that I [A7*]die 
[Em*]this will be the 
day that I [D7]die
[D7sus2][D7][D7sus4][D7][D7sus2][D7]

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D[G]id you write the b[Am]ook of love
And do [C]you have faith 
in [Am]God above 
[Em]if the bible [D]tells you so
[G]Do you [D/F#]believe 
in r[Em]ock and roll
Can [Am7]music save your[C] mortal soul 
an[Em]d can you teach me [A7]how 
to dance [D]real slow
Well I [Em*]know that you're 
in l[D*]ove with him 
cuz I s[Em*]aw you dancin i[D*]n the gym
You [C]both kicked [G/B]off your [Am]shoes 
man I [C]dig those rhythm and [D7]blues
I was a [G]lonely [D/F#]teenage 
b[Em]ronckin buck 
with a [Am]pink carnation 
and a [C]pickup truck
But [G]I knew[D/F#] I was
o[Em]ut of luck 
the d[C]ay the m[D7]usic d[G]ied[C] 
[G]I started [D]singin

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[G]Bye [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee 
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good old [C]boys 
were drinkin [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin [Em*]this will be the
day that I [A7*]die 
[Em*]this will be the day that I [D7]die

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Now for t[G]en years we've 
been [Am]on our own
and mo[C]ss grows fat 
on a ro[Am]lling stone 
[Em]but that's not how 
it u[D]sed to be
[Dsus4][D][Dsus2][D]
When the j[G]ester [D/F#]sang 
for the kin[Em]g and queen
in a [Am7]coat he borrowed 
fr[C]om James Dean 
in a v[Em]oice that came [A7]from 
you and[D]me
Oh and w[Em*]hile the king was 
lo[D*]oking down 
the j[Em*]ester stole his 
thor[D*]ny crown
The c[C]ourtroom [G/B]was 
ad[A7]journed 
[C]no verdict was re[D7]turned
And while [G]Lennin rea[D/F#]d 
a bo[Em]ok on Marx 
the[Am] quartet prac[C]ticed 
in the park
And [G]we sang [D/F#]dirges 
[Em]in the dark 
the d[C]ay the m[D7]usic d[G]ied[C] 
[G] we were [D]singin

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[G]Bye [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee 
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good old [C]boys 
were drinkin [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin [Em*]this will be 
the day that I [A7*]die 
[Em*]this will be 
the day that I [D7]die

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[G]Helter skelter in a 
[Am]summer swelter
[C]the bird's flew off with[Am] 
a fallout shelter[Em] 
eight miles high and f[D]allin fast
It lan[G]ded [D/F#]foul o[Em]n the grass
the pl[Am7]ayers tried for 
a f[C]orward pass 
[Em]with the jester on the 
sideline[A7]s in a [D]cast
Now the h[Em*]alf-time air 
was s[D*]weet perfume while 
[Em*]sergeants played a m[D*]arching tune
[C]We all got [G/B]up to dan[A7]ce 
but [C]we never got the ch[D7]ance
Cuz the [G]players t[D/F#]ried 
to t[Em]ake the field 
[Am]the marching band 
re[Cm]fused to y[C]ield
[G]Do you rec[D/F#]all 
what w[Em]as revealed 
the d[C]ay the m[D7]usic d[G]ied[C] 
[G] we started [D]singin

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[G]Bye [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee 
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good old [C]boys 
were drinkin [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin [Em*]this will be 
the day that I [A7*]die 
[Em*]this will be 
the day that I [D7]die

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And t[G]here we were 
all [Am]in one place
a [C]generation [Am]lost in space 
with [Em]no time left 
to s[D]tart again
[Dsus4][D][Dsus2][D]
So come on J[G]ack be [D/F#]nimble 
[Em]Jack be quick 
[Am7]Jack Flash sat 
on a [C]candlestick
cause[Em] fire is the 
[A7]devils only fr[D]iend
And a[Em*]s I watched 
him o[D*]n the stage 
my h[Em*]ands were clenched 
in f[D*]ists of rage
No [C]angel b[G/B]orn in [A7]Hell 
could [C]break that 
Satans [D7]spell
And as the [G]flames 
climbe[D/F#]d high 
int[Em]o the night to 
[Am]light the sacrif[C]icial rite
I saw [G]Satan [D/F#]laughing 
[Em]with delight 
the d[C]ay the m[D7]usic d[G]ied[C] 
[G]he was [D]singin

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[G]Bye [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee 
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good old [C]boys 
were drinkin [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin [Em*]this will be 
the day that I [A7*]die 
[Em*]this will be 
the day that I [D7]die

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[G]I met a [D/F#]girl who 
[Em]sang the blues
And I [Am]asked her for 
some [C]happy news 
but [Em]she just smiled and 
[D]turned away
[G]I went dow[D/F#]n to 
the [Em]sacred store
Where I[Am]d heard the 
mus[C]ic years before 
but the [Em]man there 
said the m[C]usic
wouldn't p[D]lay
And [Em*]in the streets 
the [Am*]children screamed 
the [Em*]lovers cried and 
the [Am*]poets dreamed
But [C]not a [G/B]word 
was [Am]spoken 
the [C]church bells 
all were [D]broken
And the [G]three men [D/F#]I 
admi[Em]re most 
the [C]Father Son and the 
Ho[D]ly Ghost
[G]They caught the [D/F#]last 
train [Em]for the coast 
the [C]day the [D]music [G]died
And they were singin

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[G]Bye [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee 
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good old [C]boys 
were drinkin [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin [Em*]this will be 
the day that I [A7]die 
[Em*]this will be 
the day that I [D7]die
[D7sus2][D7][D7sus4][D7][D7sus2][D7]
They were singin 
[G]bye [C]bye Miss [G]American [D]Pie
Drove my [G]Chevy to the [C]levee 
but the [G]levee was [D]dry
And them [G]good old [C]boys 
were drinkin [G]whiskey and [D]rye
Singin [C]this will be the [D7]day 
that I [G]die[C][G]