Tonalidad: G major
Verse 1
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E
F#m
A long long time ago
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D
I can still remember how
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E
That music used to make me smile
A
E
F#m
And I knew if I had my chance
Bm
D
That I could make those people dance
F#m
D
E
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
F#m
Bm
But February made me shiver
F#m
Bm
With every paper I'd deliver
D
A
Bm
Bad news on the doorstep
D
E
I couldn't take one more step
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E
F#m
I can't remember if I cried
D
E
When I read about his widowed bride
A
E
F#m
But something touched me deep inside
D
E
A
The day the music died
Chorus 1
A
D
A
E
So bye, bye Miss American Pie
A
D
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A
E
but the levee was dry
A
D
And them good ole boys
A
E
were drinking whiskey and rye
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B
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
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E
This'll be the day that I die
Verse 2
A
Bm
Did you write the book of love
D
Bm
And do you have faith in God above
F#m
E
If the Bible tells you so?
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E
F#m
Now, do you believe in rock and roll?
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D
Can music save your mortal soul?
F#m
B
And can you teach me
E
how to dance real slow?
F#m
E
Well, I know that you're in love with him
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E
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
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A
Bm
You both kicked off your shoes
D
E
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
A
E
F#m
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
Bm
D
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
A
E
F#m
But I knew I was out of luck
D
E
A
D
The day the music died
A
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I started singin'
Chorus 2
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D
A
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Bye, bye Miss American Pie
A
D
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A
E
but the levee was dry
A
D
Them good ole boys
A
E
were drinking whiskey and rye
F#m
B
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
F#m
E
This'll be the day that I die
Verse 3
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Bm
Now, for ten years we've been on our own
D
Bm
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
F#m
E
But, that's not how it used to be
A
E
F#m
When the jester sang for the king and queen
Bm
D
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
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B
E
And a voice that came from you and me
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E
Oh, and while the king was looking down
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E
The jester stole his thorny crown
D
A
Bm
The courtroom was adjourned
D
E
No verdict was returned
A
E
F#m
And while Lennon read a book on Marx
Bm
D
The quartet practiced in the park
A
E
F#m
And we sang dirges in the dark
D
E
A
D
The day the music died
A
E
We were singin'
Chorus 3
A
D
A
E
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
A
D
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A
E
but the levee was dry
A
D
Them good ole boys
A
E
were drinking whiskey and rye
F#m
B
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
F#m
E
This'll be the day that I die
Verse 4
A
Bm
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
D
Bm
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
F#m
E
Eight miles high and falling fast
A
E
F#m
It landed foul on the grass
Bm
D
The players tried for a forward pass
F#m
B
E
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
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E
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
F#m
E
While the sergeants played a marching tune
D
A
Bm
We all got up to dance
D
E
Oh, but we never got the chance
A
E
F#m
'Cause the players tried to take the field
Bm
D
The marching band refused to yield
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E
F#m
Do you recall what was revealed
D
E
A
D
The day the music died
A
E
We started singin'
Chorus 4
A
D
A
E
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
A
D
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A
E
but the levee was dry
A
D
Them good ole boys
A
E
were drinking whiskey and rye
F#m
B
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
F#m
E
This'll be the day that I die
Verse 5
A
Bm
Oh, and there we were all in one place
D
Bm
A generation lost in space
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E
With no time left to start again
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E
F#m
So come on Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
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D
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
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B
E
'Cause fire is the devil's only friend
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E
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
F#m
E
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
D
A
Bm
No angel born in Hell
D
E
Could break that Satan's spell
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E
F#m
And as the flames climbed high in to the night
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D
To light the sacrificial rite
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F#m
I saw Satan laughing with delight
D
E
A
D
The day the music died
A
E
He was singin'
Chorus 5
A
D
A
E
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
A
D
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A
E
but the levee was dry
A
D
Them good ole boys
A
E
were drinking whiskey and rye
F#m
B
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
F#m
E
This'll be the day that I die
Verse 6
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E
F#m
I met a girl who sang the blues
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D
And I asked her for some happy news
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E
But she just smiled and turned away
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E
F#m
I went down to the sacred store
Bm
D
Where I'd heard the music years before
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D
E
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
F#m
Bm
And in the streets the children screamed
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Bm
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed
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A
Bm
But not a word was spoken
D
E
The church bells all were broken
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E
F#m
And the three men I admire most
D
E
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
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E
F#m
They caught the last train for the coast
D
E
A
The day the music died
Chorus 6
And they were singing
A
D
A
E
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
A
D
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A
E
but the levee was dry
A
D
And them good ole boys
A
E
were drinking whiskey and rye
F#m
B
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
F#m
E
This'll be the day that I die
Chorus 7
They were singing
A
D
A
E
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
A
D
Drove my Chevy to the levee
A
E
but the levee was dry
A
D
And them good ole boys
A
E
were drinking whiskey and rye
D
E
A
D
A
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
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