American Pie
Bass tablature for Don Mcleans American Pie
American Pie: Second verse (typical of all verses...slight differences)
(Verse) G Am C Am G------------------------------------------4---5----------5-----4------------ D----------5-------5-5----------7-----7-7-----------5--------------7--------- A---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rollin'
Em D -----------------9------------7----7-------7-5-4----------------------------- ----7-5------7/9---9------------------7----------7-5-4----------------------- -7------7--7-------------------------------------------7----5----------------
stone but that's not how it used to be... When the
G D Em Am7 C ------------------------------------------------------------4-5-------------5 --5---5--4--------------------------------7---------7--------------------5--- ----------------------7--------7---------------7----------------------------- ---------------------------7-----7---5---------------------------------------
Jester sang for the King and Queen in a coat he'd borrowed from James Dean
Em A7 D --4--------------------------------------------------4-7-------4-7-4---4----- ----7-5-----------------7-------7-5-4------------4-7-------4-7-------7------- --------7-----7-7-------------7-------7-------5----------5-------------------
and a voice that came from you and me Oh and
Em D Em D
--7------------------5-----------------7----------------5--------------------
While the King was looking down, the Jester stole his thorny crown
C G A7 C D7 --5---5-----5--4---4-----------------------------2-5-2---2-------4-7--------- ---------------------7----------7--5---5-----2-5-------5-----4-7------------- ------------------------------7------7-----3---------------5-----------------
The court room was adjourned... no verdict was returned...
G D Em Am C -------------------------------------7-9p7-----------------------4--5----5-4- --------4---5-----5-4--4---------7/9-------9---7-------7-7-------------5----- --5---7------------------7----7----------------------------------------------
And while Lenin read a book of Marx the quartet practiced in the park
G D Em C -------------------------------7-9p7-----5--5-5---5---6/7-7-6/7-7-6/7-7-6/7-7 --7---5-----5-4----4-------7/9-------9--------------------------------------- ---------------------7--7----------------------------------------------------
and we sang dirges in the dark The day the music
G C G D Припев G C G D -----------------------------------------|----------------------------------- --5-5-5-5-----2-5---5-5-5-5-----2-4------|-5-5-5-5-----2---5-5-5-5-5--------- ----------3-3---------------5-5----------|---------3-3---------------5-5----- -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
died... We were singing... Bye bye Miss American pie
G C G D G C
-2-----4--5-5---5--5--------2---5---5-5-5-5------2-4----5-5-5-5-------------- -----------------------3-3-------------------5-5-----------------3----3------
drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry them good old boys were
G D Em A7
-2---5---5---5---5---5------4---7-----------------------------7-------------- ------------------------5-5---------7----------------------------------------
drinkin whiskey and rye -- singin' this'll be the day that I die...
Em D7 (Start Of Verse) -------------------------------------7-7--5-5--4-4-------|------------------- ----------------------------------------------------7-7--|---5--------------- -7-------------------------5-----5-5---------------------|------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
this'll be the day that I die...
Notes: Timing is approximate, you'll need to listen to the recording.
p = pull, / = slide up. Other verses follow a similar although
slightly different pattern but this one is representative of
them all.
Drop me a line at maclark@texhoma.net if you have any questions
or comments. Enjoy!
-- Mark
