[Intro BPM 138] A [G] long, [D/F#] long time [Em7] ago [Am] I can still re [C] member how that [Em] music used to make me [D] smile And [G] I knew [D/F#] if I had [Em7] my chance That [Am] I could make those [C] people dance and [Em] maybe they'd be [C] happy for a [D] while
But [Em] February [Am] made me shiver, [Em] with every paper I'd [Am] deliver [C] Bad news [G/B] on the [Am] doorstep, I couldn't [C] take one more step [D] I [G] can't remem [D/F#] ber if I [Em] cried when I [Am7] read about his [D] widowed bride [G] Something [D/F#] touched me [Em] deep inside The [C] day the [D7] music died [G]
[Chorus] So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy 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 die [D7]
[Verse 2] [G] Did you write the [Am] book 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 [Em] rock and roll Can [Am7] music save your [C] mortal soul and [Em] can you teach me [A7] how to dance [D] real slow?
Well I [Em*] know that you're in [D*] love with him 'cuz I [Em*] saw you dancin' [D*] in 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 [Em] bronckin' buck with a [Am] pink carnation and a [C] pickup truck But [G] I knew [D/F#] I was [Em] out of luck the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] , [G] I started [D] singin'
[Chorus] So [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy 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 die [D7]
[Verse 3] Now for [G] ten years we've been [Am] on our own and [C] moss grows fat on a [Am] rolling stone [Em] but that's not how it [D] used to be When the [G] jester [D/F#] sang for the king [Em] and queen in a [Am7] coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean in a [Em] voice that came [A7] from you and [D] me
Oh, and [Em*] while the king was [D*] looking down, the [Em*] jester stole his thorny [D*] crown The [C] courtroom [G/B] was ad [A7] journed, [C] no verdict was re [D7] turned And while [G] Lennin read [D/F#] a book [Em] on Marx, the [Am] quartet practiced [C] in the park And [G] we sang [D/F#] dirges [Em] in the dark the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] , [G] we were [D] singin'
[Chorus] [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy 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 die [D7]
[Verse 4] [G] Helter skelter in a [Am] summer swelter [C] the birds flew off with [Am] a fallout shelter, [Em] eight miles high and [D] fallin' fast [G] It landed [D/F#] foul [Em] on the grass the [Am7] players tried for a [C] forward pass [Em] with the jester on the [A7] sidelines in a [D] cast
Now the [Em*] half-time air was [D*] sweet perfume, while [Em*] sergeants played a [D*] marching tune [C] We all got [G/B] up to dance [A7] but we [C] never got the [D7] chance 'Cuz the [G] players [D/F#] tried to [Em] take the field, the [Am] marching band re [C] fused to yield Do [G] you re [D/F#] call what [Em] was revealed the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C] , [G] we started [D] singin'
[Chorus] [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy 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 die [D7]
[Verse 5] And [G] there we were all [Am] in one place a [C] generation [Am] lost in space, [Em] with no time left to [D] start again So come on [G] Jack be [D/F#] nimble, [Em] Jack be quick, [Am7] Jack Flash sat on a [C] candle stick, [Em] 'cuz fire is the devil's [A7] only friend [D]
And as [Em*] I watched him [D*] on the stage, my [Em*] hands were clenched in [D*] fists of rage No [C] angel [G/B] born in [A7] Hell could [C] break that Satan's [D7] spell And as the [G] flames climbed [D/F#] high into [Em] the night to [Am] light the sacri [C] ficial rite I saw [G] Satan [D/F#] laughing [Em] with delight the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died [C][G] he was [D] singin'
[Chorus] [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy 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 die [D7]
[Verse 6] I [G] 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 turned [D] away I [G] went down [D/F#] to the [Em] sacred store Where I'd [Am] heard the music [C] years before, but [Em] the man there said [C] the music wouldn't [D] play
But [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 admire [Em] most, the [Am7] Father, [C] Son, and the [D7] Holy Ghost [G] They caught the [D/F#] last train [Em] for the coast the [C] day the [D7] music [G] died, [N.C.] And they were singin'
[Chorus] [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy 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 die [D7]
They were singin' [G] bye, [C] bye Miss [G] American [D] Pie Drove my [G] Chevy to the [C] levy but the [G] levy 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]
Don't go for harmonies in the chorus too much Opening figure - use thumb and first finger to play B - 1 3 E - 1 0 B - 1 3 Whilst still holding the C chord as much as possible so it sustains Chord for C/Bb - 6x555 Run down - D 0 - A- 3 2 0 then play G - don't pull off play first with first finger then rest with thumb Piano intro C - notes - dont try to hold C maj chord - use second finger for the 1 so in good position to finger the next chord B 1 3 E 1 0 B 3 1 (hammer on and pull off) - 11xx1x 01xx1x x10x1x Use side of thumb and muting with left hand to 1 &3&4 - staccato on 4 Losing everything - have snare hit with no chord OR just play bass drum with chords [Intro] |C |C/Bb |F C |F |
[Verse 1] [G] I can't light [C/G][G] no more of your [F] darknes [C] s F/C C C/E [F] All my pictures [Bb/F][F] seem to fade to black and [G] white C/G G C/G G [G] I'm growing tired [C/G][G] and time stands still [F] before [C] me F/C C C/E [F] Frozen here [Bb/F][F] on the ladder of my [G] life C/G G C/G G [G] Too late [C/G][G] to save myself from [F] falli [C] ng [F/C][C][C/E] [F] I took a chance [Bb/F][F] and changed your way of [G] life C/G G C/G G [G] But you misread [C/G][G] my meaning when I [F] met y [C] ou F/C C C/E [F] Closed the door [Bb/F][F] and left me [C/G] blinded by the [G] light
[Chorus] [C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me [F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see [C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free [C/Bb] But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords) [C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me
|C |C/Bb |F/A C/G |F |
[Verse 2] [G] I can't find [C/G] , [G7] oh the right rom [F] antic li [C] ne [F/C][C][C/E] [F] But see me once [Bb/F][F] and see the way I [G] feel [G7] [G] Don't discard me [C/G][G] just because you [F] think I mean you [C] harm F/C C C/E [F] But these cuts I have [Bb/F][F] they need love [C/G] to help them heal [G]
[Chorus] [C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me [F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see [C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free [C/Bb] But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords) [C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me |C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |
[C] Don't let the sun go [C/Bb-6x555x] down on me [F/A] Although I search myself, it's always s [D7/F#] omeone else I see [C/G] I'd just allow a fragment of your [F/G] life [G] to wander [C] free [C/Bb] But [F/A] losing everything is like the [Dm] sun (fast chords) [C/E] go--- [F] ing [C/G] down [G] on [C] me |C |C/Bb |F/A |Ab6 Bb |C
