transcribed by Ben Whitlock
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------(b9)--8--6-6h8------------6-(b9)(b9)8-8-6-6-5-7p5h7---5-4- |
D | --------6-(b9)-6-(b9)-(b9)-----(b9)--6-----------------(b9)6----7-(b9)---------------------------- |
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
