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May Day

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MAY DAY! - ELVIS PERKINS
  Intro arpeggios              
           E        C#m           B   Briff
e|-----4--------4--------7~~~--7--5--0h4--2-0--------------------------------|
B|---5---5----5---5----7-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------6--------8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Lala Ela la C#mla la Bla la lala  ELa la C#mla la Bla 
          E     C#m            B        E   B(riff)
Lala la la la la la la lala laaaa
Well I don’t Ecare your C#mcameras Bcaught me crying Eas I C#mleft your Bgates
Or that your Emaintenance C#mmen they Bcaught our last embracEeB  
Well you were Eon the C#mverge of Btears when I first Eknew I C#mwould know Byou
And now your Eancient G#black C#mtears they Amstain your Brobe
CalEypso C#mwill come Bwith me on that Emorning C#mApril Bday
           E     C#m                B       E   B(riff)
To the city of my childhood in a cage
On the Ebroad back C#mof the Bearth we will Edrive twelve C#mhours Bstraight
And we’ll Etake turns G#feeling C#mcrazy Amand okBay
Chorus:
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#listen for the Esound
AmOf the Eambulances Bsinging rounds down the avenue
Well the ECaptain C#mof AmBerica he Esings through C#mhis toothBpaste
               E      C#m                   B      E   B(riff)
And the bubbles of his words will float away
As he Egargles C#mout a Bhymn in the Efunny C#mfish voice Bway
And Eall the G#sorrow C#mseems to Amgo awBay
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#listen for the Esound
AmOf the EGeiger Bcounters counting down
Bridge:
To Eone and C#mblast off G#baby to the Einter-C#mspace of G#stars
Out Eto the C#mstar enG#crusted bouleBvard...
Guitar Solo
e|--E------C#m-------B-------------------E---C#m------B-----------------E----C#m----G#----Am------------B--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------6-6h8--6------9---8--6-6h8------------6-9-9-8-8-6-6-5-7p5h7---5-4-|
D|--------6-9--6-9--9------9---6-----------------9-6----7-9-----------------------------|
A|--7---7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#can you hear the Esound
AmOf the EmegaBphones calling out instructions
And I Eneed your C#mquiet Bempire where forEgetful C#mPersians Broam
                  E       C#m                B       E   B(riff)
And with two hands full of silver I’ll go home
ReEturn me C#mto my Bkingdom where my Echildren C#mwait for Bme
To Ebuild them G#flying C#msaucers Amon black Bsea
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#they are going Edown
AmSend the Efleet of Bblack-and-whites wailing downtown
Lala Ela la C#mla la Bla la lala  ELa la C#mla la Bla 
Lala Ela la C#mla la Bla la lala ElaaaaB  
Coda:
AmMay Day, EMay Day, AmMay Day, FMay DaaGay
AmMay Day, EMay Day, AmMay Day, FMay DaaGay
AmMay Day, EMay Day, AmMay Day, FMay DaaGay
AmMay Day, EMay Day, AmMay Day, FMay DaaaaaaCay

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May Day

by Elvis Perkins

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C#m

MAY DAY! - ELVIS PERKINS

Intro arpeggios

E C#m B B

riff

e|-----4--------4--------7~~~--7--5--0h4--2-0--------------------------------|

B|---5---5----5---5----7-----------------------------------------------------|

G|-4--------6--------8-------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

E C#m B E C#m B

Lala la la la la la la lala La la la la la

E C#m B E B

(riff)

Lala la la la la la la lala laaaa

E C#m B E C#m B

Well I don’t care your cameras caught me crying as I left your gates

E C#m B E B

Or that your maintenance men they caught our last embrace

E C#m B E C#m B

Well you were on the verge of tears when I first knew I would know you

E G# C#m Am B

And now your ancient black tears they stain your robe

E C#m B E C#m B

Calypso will come with me on that morning April day

E C#m B E B

(riff)

To the city of my childhood in a cage

E C#m B E C#m B

On the broad back of the earth we will drive twelve hours straight

E G# C#m Am B

And we’ll take turns feeling crazy and okay

Chorus:

Am E F# E

On May Day, May Day listen for the sound

Am E B

Of the ambulances singing rounds down the avenue

E C#m B E C#m B

Well the Captain of America he sings through his toothpaste

E C#m B E B

(riff)

And the bubbles of his words will float away

E C#m B E C#m B

As he gargles out a hymn in the funny fish voice way

E G# C#m Am B

And all the sorrow seems to go away

Am E F# E

On May Day, May Day listen for the sound

Am E B

Of the Geiger counters counting down

Bridge:

E C#m G# E C#m G#

To one and blast off baby to the inter-space of stars

E C#m G# B

Out to the star encrusted boulevard...

Guitar Solo

E C#m B E C#m B E C#m G# Am B

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------6-6h8--6------9---8--6-6h8------------6-9-9-8-8-6-6-5-7p5h7---5-4-|

D|--------6-9--6-9--9------9---6-----------------9-6----7-9-----------------------------|

A|--7---7-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am E F# E

On May Day, May Day can you hear the sound

Am E B

Of the megaphones calling out instructions

E C#m B E C#m B

And I need your quiet empire where forgetful Persians roam

E C#m B E B

(riff)

And with two hands full of silver I’ll go home

E C#m B E C#m B

Return me to my kingdom where my children wait for me

E G# C#m Am B

To build them flying saucers on black sea

Am E F# E

On May Day, May Day they are going down

Am E B

Send the fleet of black-and-whites wailing downtown

E C#m B E C#m B

Lala la la la la la la lala La la la la la

E C#m B E B

Lala la la la la la la lala laaaa

Coda:

Am E Am F G

May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaay

Am E Am F G

May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaay

Am E Am F G

May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaay

Am E Am F C

May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaaaaaay

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