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First Of May

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[Verse 1]
GI woke up this morning
I had a Cscone and a large house Gblend
And Cthen a little Cmaj7converAmsation with my Csquirrel and chipmunk Dfriends
I said I’m Gsick and tired of winter
And I Cwish that it was Gspring
CAnd then a little Cmaj7fellow named AmRobin Redbreast
 CBegan to siDngEbdim  
And he sang
 EmOoh ooh child, what’d you think the cold Amwinter’s gonna last forever
 EmOoh ooh child, now’s the time for all the Cpeople to get Dtogether
OutC9side
[Chorus]
Cause it’s the first of GMay, first of May
Outdoor Cfucking starts Gtoday
So bDring your favorite lady
Or at Cleast your C/BfavorC/Aite GlayG7  
The Cwater’s not cold baby Gdip in your big toe
MaybDe I’ll see you in flaGgrante delicto
CGrass below you, Gsky above
AmCelebrate C6spring Cwith a crazy little Cadd2thing called...
GfuckCinGg Coutside
[Verse 2]
I Gthanked him for the information
I cried a Clittle when he flew aGway
I Cwatched an epiCmaj7sode of The AmPeople’s Court
And I Ctried to plan my Dday
I Gcalled up my old lady
She wasn’t Chome so I called my Ggirl
I Casked her if she’d Cmaj7like to joAmin me as I
              C        D   Ebdim(xx1212)
 Entertain the world
And I said
EmOoh ooh child, I’ll bring a blanket and I Ampromise I will brush the ants off
EmOoh ooh child, you’re gonna like it when we’re Ctaking each other’s Dpants off.
OutC9side
[Chorus]
Cause it’s the first of GMay, first of May
Outdoor Cfucking starts Gtoday
So bDring your favorite lady
Or at Cleast your C/BfavorC/Aite GlayG7  
The Cwater’s not cold baby Gdip in your big toe
MaybDe I’ll see you in flaGgrante delicto
CGrass below you, Gsky above
AmCelebrate C6spring Cwith a crazy little Cadd2thing called...
GfuckCinGg Coutside
[Verse 3]
So we Gwent to the park together
We were Cwalking in the midday Gsun
We mCet all Cmaj7kinds of Ampeople and weC  
We fucked everyDone
We Gfucked a lady who sells ice cream
We fucked a Cman with a tan Shar GPei
CEveryone who Cmaj7needed Amfucking well theyC  
                       D   Ebdim(xx1212)
They got fucked today
So come on
 EmOoh ooh child, open your mind and your Amheart, feel-the-spirit moving through you
 EmOoh ooh child, you’ll feel the warmth of the Clove when I stick it Dto you
OutC9side
[Chorus]
Cause it’s the first of GMay, first of May
Outdoor Cfucking starts Gtoday
So bDring your favorite lady
Or at Cleast your C/BfavorC/Aite GlayG7  
The Cwater’s not cold baby Gdip in your big toe
MaybDe I’ll see you in flaGgrante delicto
CGrass below you, Gsky above
[Outro]
AmCelebrate C6spring Cwith a crazy little Cadd2thing called...
fucking outGsideC/G, fucking oGutside, C/Gfucking outsi-Ci-i-i-iCm-ideG  

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First Of May

by Jonathan Coulton

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Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Ebdim

C/B

C/A

Cadd2

C/G

[Verse 1]

I woke up this morning

C G

I had a scone and a large house blend

C Cmaj7 Am C D

And then a little conversation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends

I said I’m sick and tired of winter

C G

And I wish that it was spring

C Cmaj7 Am

And then a little fellow named Robin Redbreast

C D Ebdim

Began to sing

And he sang

Em Am

Ooh ooh child, what’d you think the cold winter’s gonna last forever

Em C D

Ooh ooh child, now’s the time for all the people to get together

Outside

[Chorus]

Cause it’s the first of May, first of May

C G

Outdoor fucking starts today

So bring your favorite lady

C C/B C/A G G7

Or at least your favorite lay

C G

The water’s not cold baby dip in your big toe

D G

Maybe I’ll see you in flagrante delicto

C G

Grass below you, sky above

Am C6 C Cadd2

Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...

G C G C

fucking outside

[Verse 2]

I thanked him for the information

C G

I cried a little when he flew away

C Cmaj7 Am

I watched an episode of The People’s Court

C D

And I tried to plan my day

I called up my old lady

C G

She wasn’t home so I called my girl

C Cmaj7 Am

I asked her if she’d like to join me as I

C D Ebdim

(xx1212)

Entertain the world

And I said

Em Am

Ooh ooh child, I’ll bring a blanket and I promise I will brush the ants off

Em C D

Ooh ooh child, you’re gonna like it when we’re taking each other’s pants off.

Outside

[Chorus]

Cause it’s the first of May, first of May

C G

Outdoor fucking starts today

So bring your favorite lady

C C/B C/A G G7

Or at least your favorite lay

C G

The water’s not cold baby dip in your big toe

D G

Maybe I’ll see you in flagrante delicto

C G

Grass below you, sky above

Am C6 C Cadd2

Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...

G C G C

fucking outside

[Verse 3]

So we went to the park together

C G

We were walking in the midday sun

C Cmaj7 Am C

We met all kinds of people and we

We fucked everyone

We fucked a lady who sells ice cream

C G

We fucked a man with a tan Shar Pei

C Cmaj7 Am C

Everyone who needed fucking well they

D Ebdim

(xx1212)

They got fucked today

So come on

Em Am

Ooh ooh child, open your mind and your heart, feel-the-spirit moving through you

Em C D

Ooh ooh child, you’ll feel the warmth of the love when I stick it to you

Outside

[Chorus]

Cause it’s the first of May, first of May

C G

Outdoor fucking starts today

So bring your favorite lady

C C/B C/A G G7

Or at least your favorite lay

C G

The water’s not cold baby dip in your big toe

D G

Maybe I’ll see you in flagrante delicto

C G

Grass below you, sky above

[Outro]

Am C6 C Cadd2

Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...

G C/G G C/G C Cm G

fucking outside, fucking outside, fucking outsi-i-i-i-i-ide

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