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