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5 Days In May

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[Notes]
Use an alternating bass/strum pattern, except for last four lines of
chorus (from "I know my past...") where the chords are finger-plucked
on strings 2 through 5 only.  Those chords are:
               Amx0221x
              G/Bx2000x
                Cx3201x
            Cmaj9x3243x
[Intro]
  Em    D    Am    Cx2
[Verse 1]
  EmThey met in a hurricane
DStanding in the shelter out of the rain
  AmShe tucked a note into his Chand
  EmLater on they took his car
DDrove on down where the beaches are
  AmHe wrote her name in the Csand
GNever even Flet go of her ChandD  
[Interlude]
Em  D  Am  C
[Verse 2]
  EmSomehow they stayed that way
  DFor those 5 days in May
  AmMade all the stars around them sChine
EmFunny how you can look in vain
DLiving on nerves and such sweet pain
  AmThe loneliness that cuts so Cfine
To Gfind the face you've Fseen a thousanCd timesD  
[Chorus]
  CSometimes the world begins
To Cset you up on your feet again
And Bmoh, it wipes the tears from your Deyes
  CHow will you ever know
The Cway that circumstances go
BmAlways gonna hit you by surDprise
But I Amknow my past
G/BYou were there
In Ceverything I've Cmaj9done
You are the one
[Instrumental]
  Em    D    Am    Cx4
[Verse 3]
  EmLooking back it's hard to tell
DWhy they stood while others fell
  AmSpend your life working it Cout
EmAll I know is one cloudy day
  DThey both just ran away
  AmRain on the windshield headed Csouth
GOh, she loved the Flines around his CmouthD  
[Chorus]
  CSometimes the world begins
To Cset you up on your feet again
And Bmoh, it wipes the tears from your Deyes
  CHow will you ever know
The Cway that circumstances go
BmAlways gonna hit you by surDprise
But I Amknow my past
G/BYou were there
In Ceverything I've Cmaj9done
You are the Emone
[Instrumental]
  Em    D    Am    Cx14
Em

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5 Days In May

by Blue Rodeo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Cmaj9

[Notes]

Use an alternating bass/strum pattern, except for last four lines of

chorus (from "I know my past...") where the chords are finger-plucked

on strings 2 through 5 only. Those chords are:

x0221x

G/B

x2000x

x3201x

Cmaj9

x3243x

[Intro]

Em D Am C

[Verse 1]

They met in a hurricane

Standing in the shelter out of the rain

Am C

She tucked a note into his hand

Later on they took his car

Drove on down where the beaches are

Am C

He wrote her name in the sand

G F C D

Never even let go of her hand

[Interlude]

Em D Am C

[Verse 2]

Somehow they stayed that way

For those 5 days in May

Am C

Made all the stars around them shine

Funny how you can look in vain

Living on nerves and such sweet pain

Am C

The loneliness that cuts so fine

G F C D

To find the face you've seen a thousand times

[Chorus]

Sometimes the world begins

To set you up on your feet again

Bm D

And oh, it wipes the tears from your eyes

How will you ever know

The way that circumstances go

Bm D

Always gonna hit you by surprise

But I know my past

G/B

You were there

C Cmaj9

In everything I've done

You are the one

[Instrumental]

Em D Am C

[Verse 3]

Looking back it's hard to tell

Why they stood while others fell

Am C

Spend your life working it out

All I know is one cloudy day

They both just ran away

Am C

Rain on the windshield headed south

G F C D

Oh, she loved the lines around his mouth

[Chorus]

Sometimes the world begins

To set you up on your feet again

Bm D

And oh, it wipes the tears from your eyes

How will you ever know

The way that circumstances go

Bm D

Always gonna hit you by surprise

But I know my past

G/B

You were there

C Cmaj9

In everything I've done

You are the one

[Instrumental]

Em D Am C

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