American Pie – Don Mclean - 60 bpm

A [G]long, [D]long [Em]time ago, [][Am]I can []still re[C]member []how 
that [Em]music []made me [D]smile.[][][]
And I [G]knew [D]if I [Em]had my []chance that [Am]I could []make those [C]people []dance, 
 [Em]and maybe, []they’d be [A]happy []for a [D]while.[][][]
But [Em]Febru[]ary [Am]made me []shiver with [Em]every []paper [Am]I’d deliver.[]
 [C]Bad news [G]on the [Am]doorstep; []I couldn’t [C]take []one more [D]step.[]
I [G]can’t re[D]member [Em]if I []cried when I [Am]read []about his [D]widowed []bride,
But [G]something [D]touched me [Em]deep in[]side the [C]day []the [D]music[]
 [G]died. [C - ][G - ][D]

	So [G]bye-[C]bye, miss Am[G]erican [D]pie. Drove my [G]chevy to the [C]levee, but the [G]levee was [D]dry.
	Them [G]good old [C]boys were drinkin’ [G]whiskey and [D]rye singin’, [Em]this’ll be the []day that I [A]die. []
	[Em]This’ll be the []day that I [D]die.[][][]

 [G]Did []you write the [Am]book of []love, and do [C]you have []faith in [Am]God a[]bove,
 [Em]... if the []Bible [D]tells you []so?[][]
Do [G]you be[D]lieve in [Em]rock ’n []roll, can [Am]music []save your [C]mortal []soul,
 [Em]can you []teach me [A]how to []dance real [D]slow?[][][]
Well, I [Em]know that []you’re in [Am]love with []him `cause I [Em]saw you []dancin’ [Am]in the []gym.
You [C]both kicked [G]off your [Am]shoes. []	Man, I [C]dig those []rhythm and [D]blues.[]
I was a [G]lonely [D]teenage [Em]broncin’ []buck with a [Am]pink car[]nation and a [C]pickup []truck,
But I [G]knew [D]I was [Em]out of []luck the [C]day the [][D]music[] 
 [G]died. [C - ][G - ][::67::D]

Now for [G]ten years []we’ve been[Am] on our []own and [C]moss grows []fat on a [Am]rollin’ []stone, 
but [Em]that’s not []how it [D]used to []be.[][]
When the [G]jester [D]sang for the [Em]king & []queen, in a [Am]coat he []borrowed [C]from James []Dean and a
 [Em]voice that [][A]came from []you & [D]me,[][][]
Oh, and [Em]while the []king was [Am]looking []down, the [Em]jester []stole his [Am]thorny []crown.
The [C]courtroom [G]was ad[Am]journed; []No [C]verdict []was re[D]turned.[]
And [G]while lennon [D]read a [Em]book of []marx, the [Am]quartet []practiced [C]in the []park,
And [G]we sang [D]dirges [Em]in the []dark the [C]day the [][D]music []
 [G]died. [C - ][G - ][::67::D]

 [G]Helter []skelter [Am]in a summer []swelter. The [C]birds flew []off with a [Am]fallout []shelter,
 [Em]eight miles []high and [D]falling []fast. [][]
It [G]landed [D]foul [Em]on the []grass. The [Am]players []tried for a [C]forward []pass, 
with the [Em]jester []on the[A]sidelines []in a [D]cast.[][][]
Now the [Em]half-time []air was [Am]sweet per[]fume, while the [Em]sergeants []played a [Am]marching []tune.
We [C]all got [G]up to [Am]dance, oh, []but we [C]never []got the [D]chance![]
`cause the [G]players [D]tried to [Em]take the []field; The [Am]marching []band re[C]fused to yield.[]
Do [G]you re[D]call what [Em]was re[]vealed the [C]day the [][D]music []
 [G]died. [C - ][G - ][::67::D]

Oh, and [G]there we []were all [Am]in one []place, a [C]gener[]ation [Am]lost in []space 
with [Em]no time []left to [D]start a[]gain [][]so come on
 [G]jack be [D]nimble, [Em]jack be []quick! [Am]Jack flash []sat on a [C]candle[]stick 
 [Em]cause []fire is the [A]devil’s []only [D]friend.[][][]
Oh, and [Em]as I []watched him [Am]on the []stage my [Em]hands were []clenched in [Am]fists of []rage.
 [C]No angel [G]born in [Am]hell [][C]could break that []satan’s [D]spell.[]
And as the [G]flames climbed [D]high in[Em]to the []night to [Am]light the []sacri[C]ficial []rite,
I saw [G]satan [D]laughing [Em]with de[]light the [C]day the [][D]music []
 [G]died. [C - ][G - ][::67::D]

I [G]met a [D]girl who [Em]sang the []blues, and I [Am]asked her []for some [C]happy []news,
but [Em]she just []smiled and [D]turned a[]way.[][]
I [G]went down [D]to the [Em]sacred []store where I’d [Am]heard the []music [C]years be[]fore, 
but the [Em]man there []said the [A]music []wouldn’t [D]play.[][][]
And [Em]in the []streets: the [Am]children []screamed, the [Em]lovers []cried, and the [Am]poets []dreamed.
But [C]not a [G]word was [Am]spoken; []the [C]church bells []all were [D]broken.[]
And the [G]three men [D]I adm[Em]ire []most: the [Am]father, []son, and the [C]holy ghost,[]
They [G]caught the [D]last train [Em]for the []coast the [C]day the [][D]music [] 
 [G]died. [C - ][G - ]and they were [::67::D]singing
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