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  1.  
  2. Bass tablature for Don Mcleans American Pie
  3.  
  4. American Pie:  Second verse (typical of all verses...slight differences)
  5.  
  6. (Verse)    G                    Am             C                   Am
  7. G------------------------------------------4---5----------5-----4------------
  8. D----------5-------5-5----------7-----7-7-----------5--------------7---------
  9. A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10. E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11. ...Now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rollin'
  12.  
  13.   Em                          D            
  14. -----------------9------------7----7-------7-5-4-----------------------------
  15. ----7-5------7/9---9------------------7----------7-5-4-----------------------
  16. -7------7--7-------------------------------------------7----5----------------
  17. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  18.   stone but that's not how it used to be...            When the
  19.  
  20.   G      D            Em                  Am7                C
  21. ------------------------------------------------------------4-5-------------5
  22. --5---5--4--------------------------------7---------7--------------------5---
  23. ----------------------7--------7---------------7-----------------------------
  24. ---------------------------7-----7---5---------------------------------------
  25.   Jester sang for the King and Queen in a coat he'd borrowed from James Dean
  26.  
  27.         Em              A7            D
  28. --4--------------------------------------------------4-7-------4-7-4---4-----
  29. ----7-5-----------------7-------7-5-4------------4-7-------4-7-------7-------
  30. --------7-----7-7-------------7-------7-------5----------5-------------------
  31. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  32.   and a voice      that came     from you and me                     Oh and
  33.  
  34.   Em                 D                 Em               D
  35. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  36. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  37. --7------------------5-----------------7----------------5--------------------
  38. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  39.   While the King was looking down, the Jester stole his thorny crown    
  40.  
  41.       C          G   A7                    C              D7
  42. --5---5-----5--4---4-----------------------------2-5-2---2-------4-7---------
  43. ---------------------7----------7--5---5-----2-5-------5-----4-7-------------
  44. ------------------------------7------7-----3---------------5-----------------
  45. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  46.   The court room was adjourned...          no verdict was returned...
  47.  
  48.             G     D     Em                     Am               C
  49. -------------------------------------7-9p7-----------------------4--5----5-4-
  50. --------4---5-----5-4--4---------7/9-------9---7-------7-7-------------5-----
  51. --5---7------------------7----7----------------------------------------------
  52. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  53.   And while Lenin read a book of Marx      the quartet practiced in the park
  54.  
  55.       G       D      Em                  C
  56. -------------------------------7-9p7-----5--5-5---5---6/7-7-6/7-7-6/7-7-6/7-7
  57. --7---5-----5-4----4-------7/9-------9---------------------------------------
  58. ---------------------7--7----------------------------------------------------
  59. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  60.   and we sang dirges in the dark     The day      the music 
  61.  
  62.   G       C         G       D     (Chorus) G       C        G        D
  63. -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
  64. --5-5-5-5-----2-5---5-5-5-5-----2-4------|-5-5-5-5-----2---5-5-5-5-5---------
  65. ----------3-3---------------5-5----------|---------3-3---------------5-5-----
  66. -----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------
  67.   died...               We were singing... Bye     bye Miss American pie
  68.  
  69.           G            C            G        D          G       C
  70. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  71. -2-----4--5-5---5--5--------2---5---5-5-5-5------2-4----5-5-5-5--------------
  72. -----------------------3-3-------------------5-5-----------------3----3------
  73. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  74.  drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry   them good old boys were
  75.  
  76.          G              D           Em                        A7
  77. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  78. -2---5---5---5---5---5------4---7-----------------------------7--------------
  79. ------------------------5-5---------7----------------------------------------
  80. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  81.  drinkin whiskey and rye -- singin' this'll be the day that I die...
  82.  
  83.  Em                        D7                     (Start Of Verse)
  84. -------------------------------------7-7--5-5--4-4-------|-------------------
  85. ----------------------------------------------------7-7--|---5---------------
  86. -7-------------------------5-----5-5---------------------|-------------------
  87. ---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
  88.  this'll be the day that I die...
  89.  
  90. Notes: Timing is approximate, you'll need to listen to the recording.
  91.        p = pull, / = slide up.  Other verses follow a similar although
  92.        slightly different pattern but this one is representative of
  93.        them all.
  94.  
  95.        Drop me a line at maclark@texhoma.net if you have any questions
  96.        or comments.  Enjoy!
  97.  
  98. -- Mark
  99.