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This my first tab. I havent really figured out the exact name of the chords - if 
Capo on 2. fret. - all chords written relative to capo.
CHORDS
 Cadd9- x32030
 Dadd9- x54050
G?    - x7x070
     G- 32x030
    G6- 2x0030
Verse 1. |  Cadd9   Cadd9|  Dadd9   Dadd9| G?  G? | G?   Dadd9| x2
     ListeCadd9n I
                                 Dadd9  G?
     never ever thought that it would come to this
     G?                         Dadd9  Cadd9  
     never ever thought i'd loose my common sense
                            Dadd9  G?   G?   Dadd9  
     but oh oh i've lost it with you
Verse 2.
     Cadd9you
                                    Dadd9  G?
     you love to be the cause of all the turbulence
     G?                       Dadd9  Cadd9  
     love to be the captain of the arguments
                              Dadd9  G?   G?   Dadd9  
     but oh oh im done flying with you
Chorus: (same as verse)
     Cadd9MAYDAY
     Dadd9MAYDAY
  G?                 G?      Dadd9  
     we're going down, we're going down
     Cadd9MAYDAY
     Dadd9MAYDAY
  G?                 G?      Dadd9  
     we're going down and down and down
Bridge: |  Cadd9   Cadd9|   G   G6|
     Cadd9aya ya ya ya ya
     Gaya G6ya yi yCadd9a ya ya ya Gyaaa ya G6ya yaaa
     Cadd9aya ya ya ya ya
     Gaya G6ya yi yCadd9a ya ya ya Gyaaa ya G6ya yaaa
Verse 3 and 4 "combined".
     Cadd9Crazy
                                     Dadd9  G?
     we could save this thing and land it safely
     G?                             Dadd9  Cadd9  
     but i forget you're wicked and your lazy
                           Dadd9  G?
     and now you hate me, we're down
     G?              Dadd9  Cadd9  
     WILL YOU PLEASE PULL UP
     we aint gonna make it Dadd9up
                              G?               G?   Dadd9  
     cant you see we're going down down, going down down!
     Cadd9Houston your breaking Dadd9up
                               G?              G?   Dadd9  
     now we're heading for the ground (ho oh, hooo hooo oooh!)
Chorus:
     MAYDAY
     MAYDAY 
     i think we're going down, we're going down
     mayday
     mayday
     i think we're going down
Bridge:
Chorus:
     MAYDAY
     MAYDAY
     i think we're going down, we're going down
     mayday
     mayday
     i think we're going down

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Mayday

by Tinashe

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Dadd9

This my first tab. I havent really figured out the exact name of the chords - if

Capo on 2. fret. - all chords written relative to capo.

CHORDS

Cadd9

- x32030

Dadd9

- x54050

? - x7x070

- 32x030

- 2x0030

Cadd9 Cadd9 Dadd9 Dadd9 G G G Dadd9

Verse 1. | | | ? ? | ? | x2

Cadd9

Listen I

Dadd9 G

never ever thought that it would come to this

G Dadd9 Cadd9

never ever thought i'd loose my common sense

Dadd9 G G Dadd9

? ?

but oh oh i've lost it with you

Verse 2.

Cadd9

you

Dadd9 G

you love to be the cause of all the turbulence

G Dadd9 Cadd9

love to be the captain of the arguments

Dadd9 G G Dadd9

? ?

but oh oh im done flying with you

Chorus: (same as verse)

Cadd9

MAYDAY

Dadd9

MAYDAY

G G Dadd9

? ?

we're going down, we're going down

Cadd9

MAYDAY

Dadd9

MAYDAY

G G Dadd9

? ?

we're going down and down and down

Cadd9 Cadd9 G G6

Bridge: | | |

Cadd9

aya ya ya ya ya

G G6 Cadd9 G G6

aya ya yi ya ya ya ya yaaa ya ya yaaa

Cadd9

aya ya ya ya ya

G G6 Cadd9 G G6

aya ya yi ya ya ya ya yaaa ya ya yaaa

Verse 3 and 4 "combined".

Cadd9

Crazy

Dadd9 G

we could save this thing and land it safely

G Dadd9 Cadd9

but i forget you're wicked and your lazy

Dadd9 G

and now you hate me, we're down

G Dadd9 Cadd9

WILL YOU PLEASE PULL UP

Dadd9

we aint gonna make it up

G G Dadd9

? ?

cant you see we're going down down, going down down!

Cadd9 Dadd9

Houston your breaking up

G G Dadd9

? ?

now we're heading for the ground (ho oh, hooo hooo oooh!)

Chorus:

MAYDAY

i think we're going down, we're going down

mayday

i think we're going down

Bridge:

Chorus:

MAYDAY

i think we're going down, we're going down

mayday

i think we're going down

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