Verse 1GDEm7A long, long time ago,
AmCEmD
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
GDEm7
And I know that if I had my chance,
AmCEmCD
That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while
Verse 2GAm
Did you write the book of love
CAmEmD
And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so?
GDEm
Now do you believe in rock and roll
Am7* CEmA7D
Think that music save your mortal soul if you will teach me how to dance real slow?
Verse 3EmDEmD
Well I know that you're in love with him 'cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym
CGA7CD7
You both kicked off your shoes, man I dig those rhythm and blues
GDEmAmC
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
GDEmCD7GCG
But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died, I started singin'
ChorusGCGD
bye, bye Miss American Pie
GCGD
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
GCGD
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
EmA7EmD7
Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die
Verse 4GDEm
I met a girl who sang the blues
AmCEmD
And I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away
GDEm
Then I went down to the sacred store
(G) (Am) (G) (C) (Em)AmCEmC
Where I'd heard the music years before, but the man there said the music
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wouldn't play
Verse 5]
EmAmEmAm
Well now in the streets the children screamed, the lovers cry and the poets dream
CGAmCD
But not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken
GGDEmAm7CD7
And the three men I admire most, the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
GDEmAm7D7G
They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died,
D7
We started singin'
(Chorus x2)
D7
We started singin'
D7
We started singin'
D7
We started singin'
D7
We started singin'
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