American Pie (Live/1971)-Don McLean

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[ar:Don McLean]
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[00:01.49]A long long time ago
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[00:05.71]　　I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
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[00:13.62]　　And I knew if I had my chance
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[00:17.26]　　That I could make those people dance
[00:20.53]　　And maybe they'd be happy for a while
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[00:27.25]　　But February made me shiver
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[00:30.51]　　With every paper I'd deliver
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[00:34.31]　　Bad news on the doorstep
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[00:37.86]　　I couldn't take one more step
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[00:42.45]　　I can't remember if I cried
[00:45.15]　　When I read about his widowed bride
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[00:49.84]　　But something touched me deep inside
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[00:54.61]　　The day the music died
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[01:03.78]　　So Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[01:08.90]　　Drove my chevy to the levee
[01:11.96]　　But the levee was dry
[01:14.11]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[01:17.47]
[01:18.48]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die
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[01:23.63]　　This'll be the day that I die
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[01:29.94]　　Did you write the Book of Love
[01:33.17]　　And do you have faith in God above
[01:36.81]　　If the Bible tells you so
[01:41.55]　　Do you believe in rock 'n roll
[01:45.06]　　Can music save your mortal soul
[01:48.50]　　And can you teach me how to dance real slow
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[01:54.92]　　Well I know that you're in love with him
[01:59.02]　　'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[02:02.57]　　You both kicked off your shoes
[02:05.86]　　Man I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:08.75]　　I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:12.65]　　With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:15.76]　　But I knew I was out of luck
[02:19.20]　　The day the music died
[02:23.86]　　I started singin'
[02:26.74]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[02:28.89]　　Drove my chevy to the levee
[02:31.39]　　But the levee was dry
[02:33.00]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[02:36.49]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[02:40.35]　　This'll be the day that I die
[02:45.31]　　Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:48.38]　　And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
[02:52.96]　　But that's not how it used to be
[02:57.46]　　When the jester sang for the King and Queen
[03:01.04]　　In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:04.59]　　And a voice that came from you and me
[03:11.55]　　Oh and while the King was looking down
[03:15.69]　　The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:19.18]　　The courtroom was adjourned
[03:22.22]　　No verdict was returned
[03:24.10]　　And while Lennon read a book of Marx
[03:29.26]　　The quartet practiced in the park
[03:32.96]　　And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:36.36]　　The day the music died
[03:38.81]　　We were singing
[03:43.37]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[03:46.40]　　Drove my chevy to the levee
[03:48.29]　　But the levee was dry
[03:50.21]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[03:53.43]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[03:57.30]　　This'll be the day that I die
[03:59.83]　　Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
[04:05.82]　　The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:09.47]　　Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:15.38]　　It landed foul out on the grass
[04:17.86]　　The players tried for a forward pass
[04:21.68]　　With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:28.36]　　Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
[04:32.20]　　While the Sergeants played a marching tune
[04:35.60]　　We all got up to dance
[04:37.90]　　Oh but we never got the chance
[04:43.72]　　'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:45.88]　　The marching band refused to yield
[04:50.36]　　Do you recall what was revealed
[04:53.40]　　The day the music died
[04:58.23]　　We started singing
[05:00.26]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[05:01.88]　　Drove my chevy to the levee
[05:04.76]　　But the levee was dry
[05:06.34]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[05:10.11]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[05:13.71]　　This'll be the day that I die
[05:16.34]　　Oh and there we were all in one place
[05:22.62]　　A generation Lost in Space
[05:26.38]　　With no time left to start again
[05:31.05]　　So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
[05:34.68]　　Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:38.33]　　'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
[05:41.92]　　Oh and as I watched him on the stage
[05:48.99]　　My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:52.36]　　No angel born in hell
[05:55.61]　　Could break that Satan's spell
[05:58.67]　　And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:02.66]　　To light the sacrifical rite
[06:06.17]　　I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:09.56]　　The day the music died
[06:15.53]　　He was singing
[06:17.48]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[06:19.52]　　Drove my chevy to the levee
[06:21.90]　　But the levee was dry
[06:23.65]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[06:26.71]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[06:30.79]　　This'll be the day that I die
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[06:37.23]　　I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:40.33]　　And I asked her for some happy news
[06:44.90]　　But she just smiled and turned away
[06:49.62]　　I went down to the sacred store
[06:52.32]　　Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:56.38]　　But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:04.67]　　And in the streets the children screamed
[07:08.17]　　The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:11.92]　　But not a word was spoken
[07:15.32]　　The church bells all were broken
[07:20.42]　　And the three men I admire most
[07:24.15]　　The Father Son and the Holy Ghost
[07:28.26]　　They caught the last train for the coast
[07:32.44]　　The day the music died
[07:39.70]　　And they were singing
[07:41.20]　　Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[07:46.66]　　Drove my chevy to the levee
[07:49.64]　　But the levee was dry
[07:52.36]　　And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[07:57.86]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[08:02.36]　　This'll be the day that I die
[08:08.57]　　They were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie
[08:15.10]　　Drove my chevy to the levee
[08:17.64]　　But the levee was dry
[08:20.37]　　Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:23.39]　　Singin' this'll be the day that I die