ADRIAN BELEW - MAY 1, 1990
You can find it in the awesome album "Here".

Intro FX + piano (not written)

Riff1 acoustic
I lived inside a tear

time magnified my fear
         B-        F#that (244322@1)the world around me 
                 A (x02220@1)   Ewas (022100@1)only getting more severe

C (x32010@1)         AOn (x02220@1)May 1, 1990
F# (244322@1)                Gsomething (320003@1)changed inside me
    C (x32010@1)               Aand (x02220@1)I saw the stars align
      F# (244322@1)             G (320003@1)          Eand (022100@1)I knew that it was meant to be

riff electric
I didn't know at the time

my heart was on the line
        B-        F#but (244322@1)the world was turning
                  A (x02220@1)      Eand (022100@1)suddenly the sun was shining

C (x32010@1)         AOn (x02220@1)May 1, 1990
F# (244322@1)                Gsomething (320003@1)changed inside me
    C (x32010@1)              Aand (x02220@1)I saw the stars align
      F# (244322@1)             G (320003@1)           Eand (022100@1)I knew that it was meant to be
Aopen            Gopen     Aopen     Gopen    Aopen   Dopen
In a city by the sun

riff2......................
Maybe when you saw me then
.......................................
you thought I had the world at my feet
...........................
maybe when you looked again
.......................
you saw how I was empty
....................
in a city by the sun

C (x32010@1)         AOn (x02220@1)May 1, 1990
F# (244322@1)                Gsomething (320003@1)changed inside me
    C (x32010@1)              Aand (x02220@1)I saw the stars align
      F# (244322@1)              G (320003@1)           Eand (022100@1)I knew that it was meant to be
Aopen            Gopen     Aopen     Gopen    Aopen   Dopen
In a city by the sun

(Outro)

Riff 1
E|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|
B|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-8-7--|---------|-----|
G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7--|----4^---|-(4)-|
D|-----------|-------------|----5^---|-(5)-|
A|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|
E|-----------|-------------|---------|-----|

E|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|
B|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-8-7-|---------|-----|
G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7-7-|---7^4^--|-(4)-|
D|-----------|--------------|-----5^--|-(5)-|
A|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|
E|-----------|--------------|---------|-----|

Riff 2 (1st part played with piano, arranged for guitar)

X16    x4    x4   x8     x4   x4    here play alittle (x02210@1)solo....
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|----0-|---|
B|--4--|--5--|--4--|--4--|--5--|--4--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2^3-|-2-|
G|--3--|--6--|--4--|--3--|--6--|--4--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0---|---|
D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2---|-4-|
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-------|-----|-------|------|---|
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-------|-----|-------|------|---|

Riff 2 (2nd part played with acoustic guitar)

E|---------|--2---2--|---0---| 
B|--3---2--|--2---2--|---0---|
G|--4---4--|--3---2--|---1---|
D|--4---4--|---------|---2---|
A|---------|---------|---2---|
E|---------|---------|---0---|

Some chords

Aopen (x02220@1)    Gopen (320003@1)    Dopen (xx0232@1)E|----0------|----0----|----0----| 
B|----7^5----|----0----|----5----|
G|----6------|----4----|----7----|
D|----7------|----3----|----7----|
A|----0------|----0----|----0----|
E|----0------|----0----|----0----|



Like always, fell free to make this tab better.
This is a melodic song I love, strange parts but very lovely to play with guitar.
A real masterpiece from a real virtuoso.
Thank you Ade.

_Ozzy
geomscortichini@interfree.it
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