Chords for American Pie // Cynthia Lin Ukulele Play-Along (chords + lyrics)
Tempo:
127.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] Long, long [E] time ago [Am] I [C] can still remember [F#] how [Em] that music [F#] used to make [D] me.
[D#] [G] And [D] I [Em] knew if I had [C] my [Am] chance I could [C] make those people dance [Em] and maybe they'd [C#] be happy
for [D] a while.
[Em] But [Am] February made [C] me shiver with every [Am] paper I delivered.
[C] [G] Bad news [Am] on the doorstep, [C] I couldn't [D] take one more [Gm] step.
I [C] can't remember if I cried when I read about [D] his widowed [D#] bride.
[G] [D] Something touched [Em] me deep [C] inside.
Today [D] the [Bm] [A#] music [G] died.
So bye [C] bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[C] Drove [G] my Chevy [C] to the levee but [G] the levee [D] was dry.
[G]
And good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and rye.
[Em] Singing this will be the day [A] that I [C#] die.
[Em] This will be [A#] the day that [D] I die.
[G] Did you [Am] write the book of [C] love and do you have faith [Am] in God [Em] above?
If the [D] Bible tells you so.
[G] Now do you [D]
believe [Em] in rock and [Am] roll?
Can music [C] save your mortal soul?
[Em] And can you [A] teach me how to [D] dance real slow?
[Em] Well I know that [D] you're in love [Em] with him.
Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the [C] gym.
You both [G] kicked off [Am] your shoes.
[C] And I dig those rhythm [D] and blues.
[G] Cause I was a [D] lonely [Em] teenage prompter.
[C] [Am] With a pink [C] carnation and a pickup truck.
But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [Am] the day the [Dm] [G] music [C]
died.
[G] I [C] started singing bye bye [Gm] Miss [D] American Pie.
[G] Drove my Chevy [C] to the levee [G] but the levee [D] was dry.
[C] And good old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and [Em] rye.
Singing this will be the day [C#] that I die.
[Em] This will be [Am] the day that [D] I die.
They were [G] singing [C] bye bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[G] Drove my [C] Chevy to the levee [G] but the [D] levee was [C] dry.
And good old boys were [G] drinking [D] whiskey and rye.
[C] Singing this will be [D] the [Am] day that [G] I [C] die.
[G]
Woo!
Singing bye.
[C] [Gm] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[Em] This will be the [D] day that I die.
They were [Em] singing [N] bye.
[D#] [G] And [D] I [Em] knew if I had [C] my [Am] chance I could [C] make those people dance [Em] and maybe they'd [C#] be happy
for [D] a while.
[Em] But [Am] February made [C] me shiver with every [Am] paper I delivered.
[C] [G] Bad news [Am] on the doorstep, [C] I couldn't [D] take one more [Gm] step.
I [C] can't remember if I cried when I read about [D] his widowed [D#] bride.
[G] [D] Something touched [Em] me deep [C] inside.
Today [D] the [Bm] [A#] music [G] died.
So bye [C] bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[C] Drove [G] my Chevy [C] to the levee but [G] the levee [D] was dry.
[G]
And good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and rye.
[Em] Singing this will be the day [A] that I [C#] die.
[Em] This will be [A#] the day that [D] I die.
[G] Did you [Am] write the book of [C] love and do you have faith [Am] in God [Em] above?
If the [D] Bible tells you so.
[G] Now do you [D]
believe [Em] in rock and [Am] roll?
Can music [C] save your mortal soul?
[Em] And can you [A] teach me how to [D] dance real slow?
[Em] Well I know that [D] you're in love [Em] with him.
Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the [C] gym.
You both [G] kicked off [Am] your shoes.
[C] And I dig those rhythm [D] and blues.
[G] Cause I was a [D] lonely [Em] teenage prompter.
[C] [Am] With a pink [C] carnation and a pickup truck.
But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [Am] the day the [Dm] [G] music [C]
died.
[G] I [C] started singing bye bye [Gm] Miss [D] American Pie.
[G] Drove my Chevy [C] to the levee [G] but the levee [D] was dry.
[C] And good old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and [Em] rye.
Singing this will be the day [C#] that I die.
[Em] This will be [Am] the day that [D] I die.
They were [G] singing [C] bye bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[G] Drove my [C] Chevy to the levee [G] but the [D] levee was [C] dry.
And good old boys were [G] drinking [D] whiskey and rye.
[C] Singing this will be [D] the [Am] day that [G] I [C] die.
[G]
Woo!
Singing bye.
[C] [Gm] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[Em] [A]
[Em] This will be the [D] day that I die.
They were [Em] singing [N] bye.
Key:
D
C
G
Em
Am
D
C
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Long, long [E] time ago _ [Am] I [C] can still remember [F#] how [Em] that music [F#] used to make [D] me. _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [G] And [D] I [Em] knew if I had [C] my [Am] chance I could [C] make those people dance [Em] and maybe they'd [C#] be happy
for [D] a while. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ But [Am] February made [C] me shiver _ _ with every [Am] paper I delivered.
_ [C] _ [G] Bad news [Am] on the doorstep, [C] _ I couldn't [D] take one more [Gm] step.
_ I [C] can't remember if I cried when I read about [D] his widowed [D#] bride. _
_ [G] _ [D] Something touched [Em] me deep _ _ [C] _ inside.
_ Today _ _ [D] the _ [Bm] _ [A#] music _ _ [G] died. _ _ _ _
_ _ So bye [C] _ bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[C] Drove [G] my Chevy [C] to the levee but [G] the levee [D] was dry.
[G]
And good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and rye.
[Em] Singing this will be the day [A] that I [C#] die.
_ [Em] _ This will be [A#] the day that [D] I die. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Did you [Am] write the book of [C] love and do you have faith [Am] in God _ [Em] above?
If the [D] Bible tells you so.
_ _ [G] Now do you [D]
believe [Em] in rock and [Am] roll?
Can music [C] save your mortal soul?
[Em] And can you [A] teach me how to [D] dance real slow?
_ _ [Em] Well I know that [D] you're in love [Em] with him.
Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the [C] gym.
You both [G] kicked off [Am] your shoes.
[C] And I dig those rhythm [D] and blues.
[G] Cause I was a [D] lonely _ [Em] teenage prompter.
[C] [Am] With a pink [C] carnation and a pickup truck.
But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [Am] the day the [Dm] _ _ [G] music _ [C]
died.
[G] I [C] started singing bye bye [Gm] Miss [D] American Pie.
[G] Drove my Chevy [C] to the levee [G] but the levee [D] was dry.
[C] And good old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and [Em] rye.
Singing this will be the day [C#] that I die.
[Em] This will be [Am] the day that [D] I die.
_ _ They were [G] singing [C] bye bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[G] Drove my [C] Chevy to the levee [G] but the [D] levee was [C] dry.
And good old boys were [G] drinking [D] whiskey and rye.
[C] Singing this will be [D] the [Am] day that [G] I [C] die.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Woo!
Singing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bye.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] This will be the [D] day that I _ _ die.
They were [Em] singing [N] bye.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Long, long [E] time ago _ [Am] I [C] can still remember [F#] how [Em] that music [F#] used to make [D] me. _ _
_ [D#] _ _ [G] And [D] I [Em] knew if I had [C] my [Am] chance I could [C] make those people dance [Em] and maybe they'd [C#] be happy
for [D] a while. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ But [Am] February made [C] me shiver _ _ with every [Am] paper I delivered.
_ [C] _ [G] Bad news [Am] on the doorstep, [C] _ I couldn't [D] take one more [Gm] step.
_ I [C] can't remember if I cried when I read about [D] his widowed [D#] bride. _
_ [G] _ [D] Something touched [Em] me deep _ _ [C] _ inside.
_ Today _ _ [D] the _ [Bm] _ [A#] music _ _ [G] died. _ _ _ _
_ _ So bye [C] _ bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[C] Drove [G] my Chevy [C] to the levee but [G] the levee [D] was dry.
[G]
And good [C] old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and rye.
[Em] Singing this will be the day [A] that I [C#] die.
_ [Em] _ This will be [A#] the day that [D] I die. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Did you [Am] write the book of [C] love and do you have faith [Am] in God _ [Em] above?
If the [D] Bible tells you so.
_ _ [G] Now do you [D]
believe [Em] in rock and [Am] roll?
Can music [C] save your mortal soul?
[Em] And can you [A] teach me how to [D] dance real slow?
_ _ [Em] Well I know that [D] you're in love [Em] with him.
Cause I saw you dancing [D] in the [C] gym.
You both [G] kicked off [Am] your shoes.
[C] And I dig those rhythm [D] and blues.
[G] Cause I was a [D] lonely _ [Em] teenage prompter.
[C] [Am] With a pink [C] carnation and a pickup truck.
But I knew I [Em] was out of luck [Am] the day the [Dm] _ _ [G] music _ [C]
died.
[G] I [C] started singing bye bye [Gm] Miss [D] American Pie.
[G] Drove my Chevy [C] to the levee [G] but the levee [D] was dry.
[C] And good old boys were [G] drinking whiskey [D] and [Em] rye.
Singing this will be the day [C#] that I die.
[Em] This will be [Am] the day that [D] I die.
_ _ They were [G] singing [C] bye bye [G] Miss American [D] Pie.
[G] Drove my [C] Chevy to the levee [G] but the [D] levee was [C] dry.
And good old boys were [G] drinking [D] whiskey and rye.
[C] Singing this will be [D] the [Am] day that [G] I [C] die.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Woo!
Singing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bye.
[C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] This will be the [D] day that I _ _ die.
They were [Em] singing [N] bye.