        |
Verse 1 A [G] long [D] long [Em] time ago [Am] I can still re- [C] member How that [Em] music used to make me [D] smile And [G] I knew [D] if I had [Em] my chance That [Am] I could make those [C] people dance and [Em] maybe they'd be [C] happy for a [D] while. But [Em] February [Am] made me shiver [Em] With every paper [Am] I'd deliver [C] Bad news [G] on the [Am] doorstep I [C] couldn't take one [D] more step I [G] can't re- [D] member if I [Em] cried When I [Am] read about his [D] widowed bride But [G] something [D] touched me [Em]deep inside The[C] day the [D7] music [G] died. [D7] So... Chorus Verse 2 [G] Did you write the [Am] book of love And do [C] you have faith in [Am] God above? [Em] If the Bible [D] tells you so Do [G] you be- [D] lieve in [Em] Rock 'n Roll? Can [Am] music save your [C] mortal soul? And [Em] can you teach me [A7] how to dance [D] real slow? Well, I [Em] know that you're in [D] love with him 'Cause I [Em] saw you dancin' [D] in the gym You [C] both kicked [G] off your [D] shoes. Man, I [C] dig those [G] rythm 'n [D7] blues I was a [G] lonely [D] teenage [Em] broncin' buck With a [Am] pink carnation and a [C] pickup truck But [G] I knew [D] I was [Em] out of luck The [C] day the [D7] music [G] died. [D7] I started singin'... Chorus Verse 3 [G] Now for ten years we've been [Am] on our own And [C] moss grows fat on a [Am] rollin' stone [Em] But that's not how it [D] used to be When the [G] jester [D] sang for the [Em] King and Queen In a [Am] coat he borrowed [C] from James Dean And a [Em] voice that [A7] came from [D] you and me Oh, and [Em] while the King was [D] looking down The [Em] jester stole his [D] thorny crown The [C] courtroom [G] was ad- [D] journed No [C] verdict [G] was re- [D7] turned And while [G] Lennon read a [Em] book of Marx The [Am] court kept practice [C] in the park And [G] we sang [D] dirges [Em] in the dark The [C] day the [D7] music [G] died. [D7] We were singing... Chorus Verse 4 [G] Helter-Skelter in a [Am] summer swelter The [C] Byrds flew off with a [Am] fallout shelter [Em] Eight Miles High and [D] falling fast It [G] landed [D] foul out [Em] on the grass The [Am] players tried [C] for a forward pass But the [Em] jester's [A7] on the sidelines [D] in a cast Now the [Em] half-time air was [D] sweet perfume While the [Em] sergeants played a [D] marching tune [C] We all [G] got up to [D7] dance But we [C] never got [D7] the chance 'Cause the [G] players [D] tried to [Em] take the field The [Am] marching band re- [C] fused to yield [G] Do you [D] recall [Em] what was revealed The [C] day the [D7] music [G] died? [D7] We stared singing... Chorus Verse 5 [G] Oh, and there we were [Am] all in one place A [C] generation [Am] lost in space [Em] With no time left to [D] start again So come on, [G] Jack be nimble [Em] Jack be quick Jack [Am] Flash sat on a [C] candlestick 'Cause [Em] fire is the [A7] devil's only [D] friend Oh, and [Em] as I watched him [D] on the stage My [Em] hands were clenched in [D] fists of rage [C] No angel [G] born in [D] hell Could [C] break that [G] Satan's [D7] spell And as the [G] flames climbed [D] high in- [Em] to the night To [Am] light the sacri- [C] ficial rite I saw [G] satan [D] laughing [Em] with delight The [C] day the [D7] music [G] died. [D7] He was singing... Chorus Verse 6 I [G] met a [D] girl who [Em] sang the blues And I [Am] asked her for some [C] happy news But [Em] she just smiled and [D] turned away [G] I went down [D] to the sacred [Em] store Where I'd [Am] heard the music [C] years before But the [Em] man there said the [A7] music wouldn't [D] play And in the [Em] streets the children [Am] screamed The [Em] lovers cried, and the poets [Am] dreamed [C] But not a [G] word was [Am] spoken The [C] church bells all were [D7] broken And the [G] three men I ad- [D] mire [Em] most The [Am] Father, Son and the [C] Holy Ghost They [G] caught the [D] last train [Em] for the coast The [C] day the [D7] music [G] died. [D7] And they were singing... Chorus x2 |
***Chords interpreted by "Ukulele Mike" as shared on YouTube.
No comments:
Post a Comment