GA long long time aDgo I can still reEmmember
How that Ammusic used to make me Csmile
And GI knew if I had my Dchance that I could make those Empeople dance
And Ammaybe they'd be Chappy for a Dwhile
But EmFebruary made me Amshiver
With every Empaper I'd deAmliver
CBad news on the G/Bdoorstep AmI couldn't take one Cmore step
I Gcan't reAmmember if I Ccried when I Dread about his widowed bride
But Gsomething touched me Ddeep inEmside the Cday the muDsic Gdied
So Gbye bye Miss ACmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Dlevee was dry
And them Ggood old boys were Cdrinking whiskey and Drye
Singing Gthis'll be the Cday that I Ddie
This'll be the Gday that I Cdie D
GDid you write the Ambook of love and do you Chave faith in AmGod above
If the CBible tells you Dso
Do you Gbelieve in rock and Amroll can music save your Cmortal Dsoul
And Ccan you teach me Dhow to dance real Gslow Em Am D
Well I Gknow that you're in Amlove with him 'cause I Csaw you dancing Amin the gym
You Cboth kicked off your Dshoes
GMan I dig those rhythm and blues I was a Amlonely teenage Cbroncing buck
With a Gpink carnation and a Cpickup truck
But I Gknew I was out of Amluck the Cday the muDsic Gdied
I started Gsinging bye bye Miss ACmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Dlevee was dry
And them Ggood old boys were Cdrinking whiskey and Drye
Singing Gthis'll be the Cday that I Ddie
This'll be the Gday that I Cdie D
AmHelter skelter in a Emsummer swelter
The Ambirds flew off with a Emfallout shelter
DEight miles high and falling Gfast D
It Amlanded foul on the Cgrass
The Amplayers tried for a forward pass
With the Cjester on the Dsidelines in a cast
GNow the halftime air was Amsweet perfume while the Csergeants played a Ammarching tune
We all got Cup to dance Doh but we never got the Gchance
'Cause the Amplayers tried to take the Cfield the marching band refused to Dyield
Do you Grecall what was reAmvealed the Cday the muDsic Gdied
We started Gsinging bye bye Miss ACmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Dlevee was dry
And them Ggood old boys were Cdrinking whiskey and Drye
Singing Gthis'll be the Cday that I Ddie
This'll be the Gday that I Cdie D
AmOh and there we were all in Cone place Ama generation lost in Cspace
With no Dtime left to start again
AmSo come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick CFlash Jack Flash did a candlestick
'Cause Dfire is the devil's only D7friend
EmOh and as I watched him on the Amstage
My Emhands were clenched in fists of Amrage
No Cangel born in Hell could break that Satan's Dspell
And as the Emflames climbed high into the Amnight to light the sacrificial rite
I Gsaw DSatan laughing with deEmlight the Cday the muDsic Gdied
He was Gsinging bye bye Miss ACmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Dlevee was dry
And them Ggood old boys were Cdrinking whiskey and Drye
Singing Gthis'll be the Cday that I Ddie
This'll be the Gday that I Cdie D
GI met a girl who sang the Amblues and I asked her for some happy Cnews
But Dshe just smiled and turned away G Em Am D
GI went down to the sacred Amstore where I'd heard the music Cyears beDfore
But the Gman there said the music Amwouldn't play C D
EmAnd in the streets the children Amscreamed the lovers cried and the Empoets dreamed
But Amnot a word was spoken the Cchurch bells all were Dbroken
And the Gthree men I adAmmire most the CFather Son and the Holy DGhost
They Gcaught the last train Amfor the coast the Cday the muDsic Gdied
And they were Gsinging bye bye Miss ACmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Dlevee was dry
And them Ggood old boys were Cdrinking whiskey and Drye
Singing Gthis'll be the Cday that I Ddie
This'll be the Gday that I Cdie D
They were Gsinging bye bye Miss ACmerican DPie
Drove my GChevy to the Clevee but the Dlevee was dry
And them Ggood old boys were Cdrinking whiskey and Drye
Singing Gthis'll be the Cday that I Ddie G C G
