MAY DAY! - ELVIS PERKINS
transcribed by Ben Whitlock

  Intro arpeggios              
   E (022100@1)      C#m (x13321@4)    B (x2444x@1)       Briff (x2444x@1)e|-----4--------4--------7~~~--7--5--0h4--2-0--------------------------------|
B|---5---5----5---5----7-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-4--------6--------8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse:

     E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)      
Lala la la la la la la lala  La la la la la 
     E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)        E (022100@1)    B(riff) (x2444x@1)Lala la la la la la la lala laaaa

             E (022100@1)       C#m (x13321@4)   B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1)  C#m (x13321@4)     B (x2444x@1)
Well I don't care your cameras caught me crying as I left your gates
             E (022100@1)         C#m (x13321@4)    B (x2444x@1)               E (022100@1)     BOr (x2444x@1)that your maintenance men they caught our last embrace

              E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    B (x2444x@1)                E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)      BWell (x2444x@1)you were on the verge of tears when I first knew I would know you
             E (022100@1)     G# (xx1114@1)  C#m (x13321@4)      Am (x02210@1)       BAnd (x2444x@1)now your ancient black tears they stain your robe

   E (022100@1)  C#m (x13321@4)     B (x2444x@1)             E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)
Calypso will come with me on that morning April day
       E (022100@1)  C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)            E (022100@1)   B(riff) (x2444x@1)To the city of my childhood in a cage

       E (022100@1)        C#m (x13321@4)  B (x2444x@1)           E (022100@1)          C#m (x13321@4) BOn (x2444x@1)the broad back of the earth we will drive twelve hours straight
          E (022100@1)        G# (xx1114@1)    C#m (x13321@4) Am (x02210@1)  BAnd (x2444x@1)we'll take turns feeling crazy and okay

Chorus:

   Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)           EOn (022100@1)May Day, May Day listen for the sound
Am (x02210@1)   E (022100@1)        BOf (x2444x@1)the ambulances singing rounds down the avenue

         E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4)B (x2444x@1)      E (022100@1)           C#m (x13321@4)    B (x2444x@1)
Well the Captain of America he sings through his toothpaste
        E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4)  B (x2444x@1)               E (022100@1)  B(riff) (x2444x@1)And the bubbles of his words will float away
      E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4)      BAs (x2444x@1)he gargles out a hymn in the funny fish voice way
    E (022100@1)     G# (xx1114@1)   C#m (x13321@4)    Am (x02210@1) BAnd (x2444x@1)all the sorrow seems to go away

   Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)           EOn (022100@1)May Day, May Day listen for the sound
Am (x02210@1)   E (022100@1)    BOf (x2444x@1)the Geiger counters counting down

Bridge:

   E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4)     G# (xx1114@1)        E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4)    G#To (xx1114@1)one and blast off baby to the inter-space of stars
    E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)  G# (xx1114@1)         B (x2444x@1)Out to the star encrusted boulevard...

Guitar Solo

    E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4)  B (x2444x@1)                E (022100@1)C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_xx1114@1">G#  Am (x02210@1)        Be|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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   Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)             EOn (022100@1)May Day, May Day can you hear the sound
Am (x02210@1)   E (022100@1) BOf (x2444x@1)the megaphones calling out instructions

      E (022100@1)       C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)             E (022100@1)    C#m (x13321@4)    B (x2444x@1)
And I need your quiet empire where forgetful Persians roam
         E (022100@1)       C#m (x13321@4)   B (x2444x@1)            E (022100@1)   B(riff) (x2444x@1)And with two hands full of silver I'll go home
  E (022100@1)     C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)              E (022100@1)      C#m (x13321@4)    BReturn (x2444x@1)me to my kingdom where my children wait for me
   E (022100@1)        G# (xx1114@1)   C#m (x13321@4)   Am (x02210@1)     BTo (x2444x@1)build them flying saucers on black sea

   Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)     F# (244322@1)           EOn (022100@1)May Day, May Day they are going down
Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)      BSend (x2444x@1)the fleet of black-and-whites wailing downtown

     E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)         E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)      
Lala la la la la la la lala  La la la la la 
     E (022100@1)   C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)        E (022100@1)    B (x2444x@1)Lala la la la la la la lala laaaa

Coda:

Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)      Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaay
Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)      Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaay
Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)      Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)    G (320003@1)May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaay
Am (x02210@1)     E (022100@1)      Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)        C (x32010@1)May Day, May Day, May Day, May Daaaaaaay