A Glongg, D/F#longg Em7time ago,
AmI can still reCmember how that mEmusic used to Dmake me smilee
And GI knew D/F#if I Em7had my chance,
AmI could make those Cpeople dance and Emmaybe they'd be Chappy for a Dwhile
GDidd youu write the Ambook of love and do Cyou have faith in AmGod above
EmIf the Bible Dtells you sooooDsus4 D Ds Dus2
GNow do you beD/F#lieve in Em7rock and roll
and can Am7music save your Cmortal soul and
EmCan you teach me Am7how to dance Dreall slowDsus4wwwwwD
EmWell, I know that you're in Dlove with him,
Cause I Emsaw you dancing Din the gym,
You Cboth kicked Goff your shoAm7es,
Man I Cdig those rhythm and D7bluesss.
I was a Glonely D/F#teenage Em7broncin' buck with a
AmPink carnation and a pCick up truck,
But I Gknew that D/F#III was Em7outt of luck the Cdayy, the D7muuusic, Gdiedd.C G
GByeee CByeee, Miss GAmerican DPie,
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was Ddry,
Them Ggood ole' Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye, singin'
EmThis'll be the day that I A7dieeee, EmThis'll be the day that I dieDeee.
GI met a girl who Amsang the blues and I Casked her for some Amhappy newsss,
But Emshe just smiled and Dturned awayyyDsus4 D Ds Dus2
Well I Gwent down D/F#to the sEmacred store
Where I'd Am7heard the music Cyears before, but the Emman there Am7said the music
Well now Emin the streets the Dchildren screamed,
Emthe lovers cried and the Dpoets dreamed
But Cnot a Gword was Amspokennn, the Cchurch bells all were Dbrokennnnn
And the Gthree men D/F#III adEmmire the most, Am7the Father, Son, and the CHoly Ghost
GThey caught the D/F#lastt train Em7for the coastt the Cdayyy, the D7muuuusic, GdiedddC.G
GByeee CByeee, Miss GAmerican DPie,
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was Ddry,
Them Ggood ole' Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye, singin'
EmThis'll be the day that I A7dieeee, EmThis'll be the day that I dDiee.
GByeee CByeee, Miss GAmerican DPie,
Drove my Gchevy to the Clevee but the Glevee was Ddry,
Them Ggood ole' Cboys were drinkin' Gwhiskey and Drye, singin'
EmThis'll be the day that I A7dieeee, EmThis'll be the day that I diDee.