Chord/Tab song: May Day!

MAY DAY! - ELVIS PERKINS
transcribed by Ben Whitlock

Intro arpeggios
E C#m B B riff


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Verse:

Lala [E]la la [C#m]la la [B]la la lala [E]La la [C#m]la la [B]la
E C#m B E B (riff)
Lala la la la la la la lala laaaa

Well I don?t [E]care your [C#m]cameras [B]caught me crying [E]as I [C#m]left your [B]gates
Or that your [E]maintenance [C#m]men they [B]caught our last embrac[E]e[B]

Well you were [E]on the [C#m]verge of [B]tears when I first [E]knew I [C#m]would know [B]you
And now your [E]ancient [G#]black [C#m]tears they [Am]stain your [B]robe

Cal[E]ypso [C#m]will come [B]with me on that [E]morning [C#m]April [B]day
E C#m B E B (riff)
To the city of my childhood in a cage

On the [E]broad back [C#m]of the [B]earth we will [E]drive twelve [C#m]hours [B]straight
And we?ll [E]take turns [G#]feeling [C#m]crazy [Am]and ok[B]ay

Chorus:

On [Am]May Day, [E]May Day [F#]listen for the [E]sound
[Am]Of the [E]ambulances [B]singing rounds down the avenue

Well the [E]Captain [C#m]of Am[B]erica he [E]sings through [C#m]his tooth[B]paste
E C#m B E B (riff)
And the bubbles of his words will float away
As he [E]gargles [C#m]out a [B]hymn in the [E]funny [C#m]fish voice [B]way
And [E]all the [G#]sorrow [C#m]seems to [Am]go aw[B]ay

On [Am]May Day, [E]May Day [F#]listen for the [E]sound
[Am]Of the [E]Geiger [B]counters counting down

Bridge:

To [E]one and [C#m]blast off [G#]baby to the [E]inter-[C#m]space of [G#]stars
Out [E]to the [C#m]star en[G#]crusted boule[B]vard...

Guitar Solo

[E] [C#m] [B] [E] [C#m] [B] [E] [C#m] [G#] [Am] [B]

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On [Am]May Day, [E]May Day [F#]can you hear the [E]sound
[Am]Of the [E]mega[B]phones calling out instructions

And I [E]need your [C#m]quiet [B]empire where for[E]getful [C#m]Persians [B]roam
E C#m B E B (riff)
And with two hands full of silver I?ll go home
Re[E]turn me [C#m]to my [B]kingdom where my [E]children [C#m]wait for [B]me
To [E]build them [G#]flying [C#m]saucers [Am]on black [B]sea

On [Am]May Day, [E]May Day [F#]they are going [E]down
[Am]Send the [E]fleet of [B]black-and-whites wailing downtown

Lala [E]la la [C#m]la la [B]la la lala [E]La la [C#m]la la [B]la
Lala [E]la la [C#m]la la [B]la la lala [E]laaaa[B]

Coda:

[Am]May Day, [E]May Day, [Am]May Day, [F]May Daa[G]ay
[Am]May Day, [E]May Day, [Am]May Day, [F]May Daa[G]ay
[Am]May Day, [E]May Day, [Am]May Day, [F]May Daa[G]ay
[Am]May Day, [E]May Day, [Am]May Day, [F]May Daaaaaa[C]ay