G
D Em
A long, long time ago,
Am C Em D
I can still remember how that
music used to make me smile.
G D
Em
And I knew that if I had my
chance,
Am C
I could make those people
dance
Em C D
and
maybe they'd be happy for a while.
+ D - D7 (5x)
G Am
1. 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
Now do you believe in rock and
roll
Am C
think
that music save your mortal soul,
Em A7 D D7
if
you will teach me how to dance real slow ?
Em D
Well, I know that you're in
love with him
- Em D
'cause I saw you dancin'
in the gym,
C
G
A7 C D7
you
both kicked off your shoes, man, I dig those rhythm and blues !
G
Em
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
Am C
with
a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
- G
D Em C D7 G - C - G
but I
knew that I was out of luck the day
the music died.
D7
I started singin' ...
G
C G D
Bye, bye Miss American Pie,
G C G D
drove my Chevy to the levy but the
levy was dry,
G C G D
them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye,
Em A7 Em D
singin' this will be the
day that I die, this will be the day that I die.
+ D - D7 - D - D7 (2x)
G Am
2. I met a girl who sang the blues
-
C Am
and I
asked her for some happy news,
Em D
but
she just smiled and turned away.
G D Em
Then I went down to the sacred
store,
Am
C
where
I'd heard the music years before,
Em A7 D
but
the man there said the music wouldn't play.
Em D
Well, now in the streets the
children screamed,
Em D
the
lovers cry and the poets dream,
C Am C D
but
not a word was spoken, the church bells all were broken.
G C
And the three men I admire
most,
Am
C
the
Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost
G D Em C
D7 G - C
- G
they
caught the last train for the coast the day the music died.
D7
We started singin'
…
+ CHORUS + D - D7 - D - D7 (4x) + CHORUS
D - D7 - D D7
+ We started singin' !
(4x)
(orig. = capo 1st) (Madonna)