Mclean Don - American Pie Chords & Tabs

brackets [] indicate that for the chords inside you should strum once per chord
the strumming pattern for this is very simple: up, down, up, down... 8 per chord except in cases of 2 chords in a measure where you strum each 4 times

check the song for the timing for the first and last verses

find the chords elsewhere

Do the first verse, chorus, verses 2-5, with a chorus in between, the last verse, then 2 choruses, the 2nd with the ending

First verse
[G D/F# EM7]
[Am C]
[Em D]
[Dsus4 D Dsus2 D]
[G D/F# EM7]
[Am C]
[Em C]
[D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D]
[Em Am]
[Em Am]
[C G/B Am]
[C D]
[G D/F# Em]
[Am7 D]
[G D/F# Em]
[C D7]
[G C]
[G]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mclean_don/american_pie_crd.html ]
chorus (normal pattern)
G C
G D
G C
G D
G C
G D/F#
[Em]
[A7]
[Em]
D7

Verses
G
Am
C
Am
Em
D
D
G D/F#
Em
Am7
C
Em
A7
D
D7
Em
D7
Em
D7
C
A7
C
D7
G D/F#
Em
Am
C
G D/F#
Em
C
D7
G C
G D7

Last Verse (almost same as first)
[G D/F# Em]
[Am C]
[Em D]
[Dsus4 D Dsus2 D]
[G D/F# Em G]
[Am G/B C]
[Em]
[D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D]
[Em Am]
[Em Am]
[C G/B Am]
[C D]
[G D/F# Em G]
[C D7]
[G D/F# Em]
[C Am7 D7]
[D7]

Ending
C D7
G (twice) [C G]