McLean was going to use "Miss American apple pie", but dropped the fruit. Don McLean poses over his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 16, , in Los Angeles. (AP Photo: Chris The chords for “American Pie” are in the key of G major with the exception of the A7 chord that occurs in the chorus. Most of the chords are in standard position. But sometimes he plays a D/F# 1. 2. 3. 4. Bye, bye, miss american pie. Don McLean. views. Guitar. 13px. C7. A - A +. Edit. Simplified. Fixed Font. Bye, bye, miss american pie by Don McLean. Key:G Click more info for description*Please comment, rate, and subscribe. Thank you! Lyrics are also below-A long, long time ago I can still rememberHow that mu SOL DO SOL RE SOL DO.. So bye-bye, Miss American [HOST] my Chevy to the levee but the. SOL RE SOL DO SOL RE.. levee was dry, them good ole boys were drinkin' whiskey and Rye, singing. MIm LA7 MIm RE this'll be the day that I Don McLean. - American Pie Chords. DO NOT SHOW ADS. [Verse 1] G D/F# Em7 a long, long time ago, Am C Em D I can still remember how that music used to make me smile G D/F# Em7 And I know if I had my chance, Am C Em C D That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while Em Am Em Am But February made me [Chorus] G C G So, bye-bye, Miss American Pie G Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye, Don McLean. Song facts: The line “February made me shiver, with every paper I’d deliver” in the song is reference to when Don McLean found out about Buddy Holly’s death when folding papers for his paper route. Harmonica type: diatonic. Watch Video. -4 -8 -8 -8 -7 6 A long, long time ago 7 -6 7 7 -7 -6 I can still remember 6 -5 6 -5 6 -5
American Pie Live Chords by Don Mclean - Songsterr
Em C D. and maybe they'd be happy for a while. Em Am Em Am. But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver. C G Am C D. Bad news on the doorstep, I couldn't take one more step. G D Em Am7 D. I can't remember if I ARTIST: Don McLean TITLE: American Pie Lyrics and Chords A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while / GD Em / Am7 C Em D / GD Em / Am7 C / Em Am D / But February made me shiver With every paper I'd [Chorus] G C G D Bye, bye Miss American Pie G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry G C G D And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Em* A * Em* D Singin' this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die [Verse 6] G D Em I met a girl who sang the blues Am C Em D And I asked her for some happy news, but she
AMERICAN PIE (VER. 2) Ukulele tab - Don McLean | E-Chords
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) American Pie - F G Dm7 A long, long time ago, Dm F Am G I can still remember how that music used to make me smile F G Dm7 And I know if I had my chance, Dm F Am F G That I could make those people dance and maybe they'd be happy for a while Am Dm Am Dm But February made me shiver, with every paper I'd deliver F F 1 of CHORUS G C G bye bye miss american pie G C D drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry G C G D them good ol' boys were drinking whisky and rye Em A singing this'll be the day that i die Em A this'll be the day that i die VERSE 2 G Am did you write the book of love C and do you have faith in the god above Em D if the bible tells Don Mclean’s guitar and ukulele lyrics can be found here. For a long time, Am C Em DI remembers how that music made him smile. Miss American Pie took my Chevy to the levee but the levee D G C G D was dry. When ole boys drank whiskey and rye, they sang Em A7 This is when I will die. Lennon read a book on Marx while the quartet practiced in C G Am Bad news on the doorstep; C D I couldn't take one more step G D Em I can't remember if I cried, Am D when I read about his widowed bride; G D Em Tags G+ G C major C G+ G D Major D G+ G C major C Bye-bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee but the G+ G D Major D G+ G C major C G+ G D Major D levee was dry. Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye, singing E minor Em A7 A7 E minor Em D7 D7 this'll be the day that I die, this'll be the day that I die On my top 10 chord progression list, American Pie’s chord can be found in three positions. #1 spot – The I – IV (G – C) #2 spot – The IV – V (C – D) #10 spot – The VI – II (Em – Am) One of the chords in the song is an X chord (a chord that should have been minor but has been changed to major) [Chorus] G C G D Bye, bye Miss A - merican Pie, G C G D Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry, G C G D Them good old boys were drinking whiskey