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Key: E
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-    022100
 B-    x24442
 C#m-  x46654
 A-    x02220
 F#m-  244222
 E/G#- 476xxx
Intro: E x2
Verse 1:
We're Ewaiting
We're waiting
for the world
to end We're
waiting
We're waiting
for our friends
to die We're
living our days
with wet eyes
Chorus 1:
Eoh oh oh oh
oh oh
Verse 2:
We're Ewaiting
We're waiting
for ourselves
to break We're
waiting We're
waiting for our
next mistake
We're living
our days
half alive
Chorus 2:
ACan you wait
for Eme?
ACan you wait
for Eme?
Chorus 3:
Eoh oh oh oh
oh oh
Aoh oh oh oh
oh Eoh
Chorus 4:
AWill you wait
for Eme?
AWill you wait
for Eme?
Chorus 3:
Eoh oh oh oh
oh C#moh
Boh oh oh ohA  
oh E/G#oEF#m  
oh oh oh oh
oh C#moh
Boh oh oh ohA  
oh E/G#ohF#m  
Verse 3:
  EWe're waiting
We're waiting in
each C#mother's arms
Oh Bgod AI don't know
what we're Ewaiting for
Outro:
And all this Ewaiting
It keeps on C#mweighing
down on me So lets
start Bmoving So we
don't Amiss out on
We don't miss out on

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May Day

by Slingshot Dakota

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

E/G#

Key: E

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

- x02220

F#m

- 244222

E/G#

- 476xxx

Intro: E x2

Verse 1:

We're waiting

for the world

to end We're

waiting

We're waiting

for our friends

to die We're

living our days

with wet eyes

Chorus 1:

oh oh oh oh

oh oh

Verse 2:

We're waiting

for ourselves

to break We're

waiting We're

waiting for our

next mistake

We're living

our days

half alive

Chorus 2:

Can you wait

for me?

Can you wait

for me?

Chorus 3:

oh oh oh oh

oh oh

oh oh oh oh

oh oh

Chorus 4:

Will you wait

for me?

Will you wait

for me?

Chorus 3:

oh oh oh oh

C#m

oh oh

B A

oh oh oh oh

E/G# F#m

oh oE

oh oh oh oh

C#m

oh oh

B A

oh oh oh oh

E/G# F#m

oh oh

Verse 3:

We're waiting

We're waiting in

C#m

each other's arms

B A

Oh god I don't know

what we're waiting for

Outro:

And all this waiting

C#m

It keeps on weighing

down on me So lets

start moving So we

don't miss out on

We don't miss out on

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