A ^Glong ^Dlong ^Emi7time ago ^Ami I can still re^Cmember how that ^Emimusic used to make me ^Dsmile And ^GI knew ^Dif I had ^Emi7my chance that ^AmiI could make those ^Cpeople dance and ^Emimaybe they'd be ^Chappy for a ^Dwhile.^Emi But February ^Amimade me shiver ^Emi With every paper ^AmiI'd deliver ^CBad news ^G/Bon the ^Amidoorstep I c^Couldn't take one ^Dmore step I ^Gcan't re^Dmember if I ^Emicried When I ^Ami7read about his ^Dwidowed bride But ^Gsomething ^Dtouched me deep inside The ^Cday the ^D7Music ^GDied ^{C/G G} So Ref.: ^Gbye ^Cbye Miss A^Gmerican ^DPie Drove my ^Gchevy to the ^Clevy But the ^Glevy was ^Ddry And them ^Ggood old ^Cboys were drinking ^Gwhiskey and ^Drye Singin' ^Emithis'll be the day that I ^A7die, ^Emithis'll be the day that I ^D7die. ^GDid you write the ^Amibook of love And do ^Cyou have faith in ^AmiGod above? ^Emi If the Bible ^Dtells you so. Do ^Gyou be^Dlieve in ^EmiRock 'n Roll? Can ^Ami7music save your ^Cmortal soul? And ^Emican you teach me ^A7how to dance ^Dreal slow? Well, I ^Emiknow that you're in ^Dlove with him 'cause I ^Emisaw you dancin' ^Din the gym You ^Cboth kicked ^G/Boff your ^A7shoes Man, I ^Cdig those rythmny ^D7blues I was a ^Glonely ^Dteenage ^Emibroncin' buck With a ^Amipink carnation and a ^Cpickup truck. But ^GI knew ^DI was ^Emiout of luck The ^Cday the ^D7music ^Gdied^C I started singin' + Ref. ^GNow for ten years we've been ^Amion our own And ^Cmoss grows fat on a ^Amirollin' stone ^EmiBut that's not how it ^Dused to be When the ^Gjester ^Dsang for the ^EmiKing and Queen In a ^Ami7coat he borrowed ^Cfrom James Dean And a ^Emivoice that ^A7came from ^Dyou and me Oh, and ^Emiwhile the King was ^Dlooking down The ^Emijester stole his ^Dthorny crown The ^Ccourtroom ^G/Bwas ad^A7journed No ^Cverdict was re^D7turned And while ^GLennon ^Dread a ^Emibook of Marx The ^Amicourt kept practice ^Cin the park And ^Gwe sang ^Ddirges ^Emiin the dark The ^Cday the ^D7Music ^GDied.^C We were singing + Ref. ^GHelter-Skelter in a ^Amisummer ^Amiswelter The ^CByrds flew off with a ^Amifallout shelter ^EmiEight Miles High and ^Dfalling fast........... It ^Glanded ^Dfoul out ^Emion the grass The ^Am7players tried ^Cfor a forward pass But the ^Emijester's ^A7on the sidelines ^Din a cast Now the ^Emihalf-time air was ^Dsweet perfume While the ^Emisargeants played a ^Dmarching tune ^CWe all ^G/Bgot up to ^A7dance ooooo But we ^Cnever got ^D7the chance 'cause the ^Gplayers ^Dtried to ^Emitake the field The ^Amimarching band re^Cfused to yield ^GDo you ^Drecall ^Emiwhat was reveiled the ^Cday the ^D7Music ^GDied?^{C G} We stared singing + Ref. ^GOh, and there we were all ^Amiin one place A ^Cgeneration ^AmiLost in Space ^EmiWith no time left to ^Dstart again So come on, ^GJack be nimble ^EmiJack be quick Jack ^Am7Flash sat on a ^Ccandlestick 'cause ^Emifire is the ^A7Devil's only ^Dfriend Oh, and ^Emias I watched him ^Don the stage My ^Emihands were clenched in ^Dfists of rage ^CNo angel ^Gborn in ^A7hell Could ^Cbreak that Satan's ^D7spell And as the ^Gflames climbed ^Dhigh in^Emito the night To ^Amilight the sacri^Cfical rite I saw ^GSatan ^Dlaughing ^Emiwith delight The ^Cday the ^D7Music ^GDied ^{C G} He was singing + Ref. I ^Gmet a girl who sang the ^Amiblues And I ^Casked her for some ^Amihappy news But ^Emishe just smiled and turned ^Daway I ^Gwent down to the sacred ^Dstore Where I'd ^Emiheard the music ^Am7years before But the ^Emiman there said the ^A7music woudn't ^Dplay And in the ^Emistreets the children ^Dscreamed The ^Emilovers cried, and the poets ^Ddreamed ^CBut not a ^Gword was ^A7spoken The ^CChurch bells all were ^D7broken And ^Gthree men I ^Dadmire most The ^EmiFather, ^AmiSon and the ^CHoly Ghost They ^Gcaught the ^Dlast train ^Emifor the coast The ^CDay the ^D7Music ^GDied.^{C G} And they were singing + Ref. They were singing + Ref.