American Pie
American Pie
Madonna
Capo: 1st
G D Em7
A long, long time ago,
Am C Em D
I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
G D Em7
And I knew if I had my chance,
Am C Em C D
I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while
Bleepy noises
G Am
Did you write the book of love
C Am Em D
And do you have faith in god above, if the bible tells you so?
G D Em
Do you believe in rock and roll
Am7 C
Can music save your mortal soul
Em A7 D
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Em D
Well I know that you're in love with him
Em D
'Cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym
C G A7
You both kicked off your shoes
C D7
Man I dig those rhythm and blues
G D Em
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
Am C
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
G D Em
But I knew I was out of luck
C D7 G C G
The day the music died
I started singin'
G C G D
So bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Em A7
Singin' this will be the day that I die
Em D7
This will be the day that I die
G Am
I met a girl who sang the blues
C
And I asked her for some happy news
Em D
But she just smiled and turned away
G D Em
I went down to the sacred store
Am C
Where I'd heard the music years before
Em A7
But the man there said the music
D
Wouldn't play
Em Am
Well now in the streets the children screamed
Em Am
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
C G Am
But not a word was spoken
C D
The church bells all were broken
G D Em
And the three men I ad - mire most
Am7 C D7
The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
G D Em
They caught the last train for the coast
C D7 G C G
The day the music died
I started singin'
G C G D
So bye, bye Miss American Pie
G C G D
Drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
G C G D
And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Em A7
Singin' this will be the day that I die
Em D7
This will be the day that I die
D7
We started singin'
We started singin'
We started singin'
We started singin'