A

lo

~ng,

lo

~ng

time

a

go

63

I

can

still

re

mem

ber

160

How

that

mu

sic

193

Used

to

make

me

smi

~le

252

And

I

~

knew

if

I

had

my

~

chance

391

That

I

could

make

those

peo

ple

dance

480

A

~

~nd

may

be

they’d

be

hap

py

for

a

whi

~le

594

But

Fe

bru

a

ry

made

me

shi

ver

748

With

eve

ry

pa

per

I’d

de

li

ver

838

Bad

news

on

the

door

step

931

I

coul

dn’t

take

o

~ne

more

ste

~p

1020

I

ca

~n’t

re

mem

ber

if

I

cried

when

I

1183

Read

a

bou

~t

his

wi

dowed

bri

~

~de

1257

But

some

thing

touched

1324

Me

dee

~p

in

si

~

~de

1396

The

day

1431

The

mu

sic

1500

Died

1565

So

bye

~

~

bye,

Miss

A

me

ri

can

Pie

~

1787

Dro

~ve

my

Che

vy

to

the

le

vee

1857

But

the

le

vee

was

dry

~

~

1914

And

them

good

o

~ld

boys

1978

Were

drin

kin’

2002

Whis

key

and

rye

2041

Si

~ng

in’

this

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

2146

This

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

~

2289

Did

you

~

write

the

book

of

lo

~ve

2424

And

do

you

have

faith

in

God

a

bo

~ve

2518

If

the

Bi

ble

te

~lls

you

so

~?

2607

A

~nd

do

you

~

be

lie

~ve

in

rock

n’

ro

~ll

2746

Can

mu

sic

2769

Sa

~ve

your

mor

tal

sou

~l,

a

~nd

2849

Can

you

teach

me

how

to

da

~nce

2924

Rea

~l

slo

~

~

~

~

~w?

2996

Well,

I

~

kno

~w

that

you’re

in

lo

~ve

with

hi

~m

3102

’Cause

I

sa

~w

you

dan

cin’

in

the

gy

~

~m

3196

You

both

kicked

3232

O

~ff

your

shoe

~

~s

3272

Man,

I

dig

those

rhy

thm

and

blue

~

~

~s

3377

I

~

was

a

lo

~ne

ly

teen

a

~ge

3436

Bronc

kin’

buck

3467

With

a

pink

car

na

tion

and

a

pick

up

tru

~ck

3559

But

I

knew

I

~

was

ou

~t

of

lu

~ck

3649

The

day

3677

The

mu

sic

died

3772

I

star

ted

sing

i

~n’

3845

Bye

~

bye

~,

Miss

A

me

ri

can

Pie

~

3925

Dro

~ve

my

Che

vy

to

the

le

vee

3977

But

the

le

vee

was

dry

~

~

4018

Them

good

o

~ld

boys

were

drin

kin’

4080

Whis

key

and

rye

4109

And

sing

in’

this

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

4191

This

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

~

4286

No

~w

for

te

~n

yea

~rs

4388

We’ve

been

on

ou

~r

o

~wn

4441

And

moss

grows

4478

Fat

on

a

rol

lin’

sto

~ne

4542

But

4547

That’s

not

how

it

used

to

be

~

4628

Whe

~n

the

jes

ter

sa

~ng

4717

For

the

king

and

quee

~n

4764

In

a

coat

4782

He

bor

rowed

from

James

Dea

~n

4855

And

a

voi

~ce

4880

That

ca

~me

4922

From

you

and

me

~

~

~

~

5008

Oh

~,

and

whi

~le

the

king

was

5093

Loo

king

do

~wn

5141

The

jes

ter

stole

his

5190

Thor

ny

cro

~

~wn

5229

The

court

roo

~m

5266

Was

ad

jou

~

~rned

5301

No

~

ver

dict

5357

Was

re

tu

~

~

~rned

5395

And

whi

~le

Le

nin

read

a

book

on

Ma

~rx

5500

A

quar

tet

5534

Prac

ticed

in

the

pa

~rk

5593

And

we

sa

~ng

dir

ge

~s

5653

In

the

dark

5687

The

day

5713

The

mu

sic

died

5807

We

were

sing

i

~n’

5877

Bye

~

bye,

Miss

A

me

ri

can

Pie

~

5958

Dro

~ve

my

Che

vy

to

the

le

vee

6010

But

the

le

vee

was

dry

~

~

6052

Them

good

o

~ld

boys

were

drin

kin’

6113

Whis

key

and

rye

6143

And

sing

in’

this

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

6225

This

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

~

6322

Hel

ter-

skel

ter

i

~n

a

sum

mer

swe

~l

ter

6476

The

birds

6494

Flew

off

with

a

fall

out

shel

ter

6568

Eight

miles

hi

~gh

and

6626

Fal

lin’

fa

~st

6722

It

la

~n

ded

fou

~l

o

~n

the

gra

~ss

6792

The

play

ers

trie

~d

for

a

for

ward

pa

~ss

6889

With

the

jes

ter

6918

On

the

si

~de

li

~nes

6966

In

a

ca

~

~

~

~

~st

7029

No

~w

the

ha

~lf

time

ai

~r

was

7128

Sweet

per

fu

~

~me

7167

Whi

~le

the

ser

geants

7204

Played

a

mar

ching

tu

~

~ne

7258

We

a

~ll

got

up

to

da

~

~nce

7332

Oh

~,

but

we

7370

Ne

ver

go

~t

the

cha

~

~nce

7421

’Cau

~se

the

play

ers

7470

Tried

to

take

the

fie

~

~ld

7540

The

mar

ching

ba

~nd

7585

Re

fu

~sed

to

yie

~

~ld

7627

Do

you

re

ca

~ll

what

wa

~s

re

vea

~led

7722

The

day

7741

The

mu

sic

died?

7837

We

star

ted

sing

in’

7907

Bye

~

bye,

Miss

A

me

ri

can

Pie

~

7990

Dro

~ve

my

Che

vy

to

the

le

vee

8042

But

the

le

vee

was

dry

~

~

8085

Them

good

o

~ld

boys

were

drin

kin’

8145

Whis

key

and

rye

8175

And

sing

in’

this

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

8258

This

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

~

8356

Oh

~,

a

~nd

8434

There

we

were

a

~ll

in

one

pla

~ce

8502

A

8521

Ge

ne

ra

tion

lost

in

spa

~ce

8598

With

no

time

left

to

sta

~rt

a

gai

~n

8688

So

come

o

~n,

Jack

be

nim

ble

8784

Jack

be

quick

8820

Jack

flash

8862

Sat

on

a

ca

~n

dle

stick,

’cause

8928

Fi

re

is

the

De

vil’s

o

~n

ly

frie

~

~

~

~

~nd

9066

Oh

~,

and

as

I

watched

him

on

the

sta

~ge

9197

My

hands

9221

Were

clenched

9240

In

fists

of

ra

~

~ge

9289

No

an

gel

bo

~rn

in

he

~ll

9358

Could

break

that

9412

Sa

tan’s

spe

~ll

9452

A

~nd

as

the

fla

~mes

9494

Climbed

hi

~gh

in

to

the

ni

~ght

9559

To

light

the

sa

cri

fi

cial

rite

9653

I

sa

~w

Sa

tan

lau

~

ghing

9713

With

9723

De

light

9742

The

day

9769

The

mu

sic

9843

Died

9871

He

was

sing

in’

9940

Bye

~

bye,

Miss

A

me

ri

can

Pie

~

10021

Dro

~ve

my

Che

vy

to

the

le

vee

10073

But

the

le

vee

was

dry

~

~

10116

Them

good

old

boys

were

drin

kin’

10177

Whis

key

and

rye

10206

And

sing

in’

this

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

10288

This

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

~

10418

I

met

a

girl

who

sa

~ng

the

blue

~s

10550

And

I

asked

her

for

some

hap

py

ne

~ws

10650

But

she

just

10695

Smiled

and

turned

a

way

10759

I

went

down

to

the

sa

cred

sto

~

~re

10874

Where

I’d

heard

the

mu

sic

10925

Years

be

fo

~re

10971

But

the

ma

~

~n

there

said

the

mu

sic

11057

Woul

dn’t

play

~

~

~

~

~

11189

And

in

the

streets

11232

The

chil

dren

screa

~med

11283

The

lo

vers

cried,

and

the

po

ets

drea

~med

11384

But

not

a

word

was

11445

Spo

ken

11466

The

church

bells

all

were

bro

ke

~n

11600

And

the

three

men

I

ad

mire

mo

~

~st

11698

The

Fa

ther,

Son,

a

~nd

the

Ho

ly

Gho

~st

11795

They

caught

the

last

11854

Trai

~n

for

the

coast

11913

The

day

11954

The

mu

sic

12023

Die

~d

12102

And

they

were

si

~ng

i

~n’

12162

Bye

~

bye,

Miss

A

me

ri

can

Pie

~

12315

Drove

my

Che

vy

to

the

le

~

vee

12400

But

the

le

vee

was

12442

Dry

~

~

12459

And

them

good

o

~ld

boys

12536

Were

drin

kin’

12563

Whis

key

and

rye

12603

Sing

in’

this

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

12719

This

’ll

be

the

day

that

I

die

~

~

12864

They

~

were

sing

in’

12949

Bye

~

bye,

Miss

A

me

ri

can

Pie

~

13069

Drove

my

Che

vy

to

the

le

vee

13139

But

the

le

vee

was

dry

~

13192

Them

good

o

~ld

boys