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Richard Shindell - May
INTRO:    Em    G     C    Em    G     C  
EmListen closely, MayC  
This Emphone may not be CsafeD  
I have been beCtrayed
And DI must leave Ctoday
EmWhere, I cannot Csay
EmSomewhere far aCway
DMaybe to the CStates
Where Dno one knows Cmy face
CHORUS:
So GMay, take care of the kids
Tell them I Dlove them
I'll send a few Cquid when I can
I Gknow, this is no kind of life
But you've got to be Dstrong
When you're a Cfugitive's wifeEm  G  C  Em  G  C  
I'm Emcalling from some Cbooth
And Emno, I can't come Chome
DThis is not goodCbye
I Dlove you more Cthan life
CHORUS:
So GMay, take care of the kids
Tell them I Dlove them
I'll send a few Cquid when I can
I Gknow, this is no kind of life
But you've got to be Dstrong
When you're a Cfugitive's wifeEm  G  C  Em  G  C  Em  
Something is not right
The streets are much too CquietD  
The shops all locked Cup tight
There's Dnot one soul Cin sight
CHORUS:
And GMay, take care of the kids
Tell them I Dlove them
I'll send a few Cquid when I can
I Gknow, this is no kind of life
But you've got to be Dstrong
When you're a Cfugitive's wife
And GMay, they've got me in sight
There's at least twenty-five
It's down to a fight or a flight
May

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May

by Richard Shindell

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Richard Shindell - May

Em G C Em G C

INTRO:

Em C

Listen closely, May

Em C D

This phone may not be safe

I have been betrayed

D C

And I must leave today

Em C

Where, I cannot say

Em C

Somewhere far away

D C

Maybe to the States

D C

Where no one knows my face

CHORUS:

So May, take care of the kids

Tell them I love them

I'll send a few quid when I can

I know, this is no kind of life

But you've got to be strong

C Em G C Em G C

When you're a fugitive's wife

Em C

I'm calling from some booth

Em C

And no, I can't come home

D C

This is not goodbye

D C

I love you more than life

CHORUS:

So May, take care of the kids

Tell them I love them

I'll send a few quid when I can

I know, this is no kind of life

But you've got to be strong

C Em G C Em G C Em

When you're a fugitive's wife

Something is not right

C D

The streets are much too quiet

The shops all locked up tight

D C

There's not one soul in sight

CHORUS:

And May, take care of the kids

Tell them I love them

I'll send a few quid when I can

I know, this is no kind of life

But you've got to be strong

When you're a fugitive's wife

And May, they've got me in sight

There's at least twenty-five

It's down to a fight or a flight

May

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