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MAY DAY! - ELVIS PERKINS 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:
Lala Ela la C#mla la Bla la lala ELa la C#mla la Bla E C#m B E B (riff) Lala la la la la la la lala laaaa
Well I don’Et care youC#mr cameraBs caught me cryinEg as C#mI left youBr gates Or that your Emaintenance C#mmen they Bcaught our last embracEe B
Well you were Eon the C#mverge of Btears when I first Eknew I C#mwould know Byou And now your Eancient G#black C#mtears they Amstain your Brobe
CalEypso C#mwill come Bwith me on that Emorning C#mApril Bday E C#m B E B (riff) To the city of my childhood in a cage
On the Ebroad back C#mof the Bearth we will Edrive twelve C#mhours Bstraight And we’lEl take turnG#s feelinC#mg crazAmy and Bokay
Chorus:
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#listen for the Esound AmOf the Eambulances Bsinging rounds down the avenue
Well the ECaptain C#mof AmBerica he Esings through C#mhis toothBpaste E C#m B E B (riff) And the bubbles of his words will float away As he Egargles C#mout a Bhymn in the Efunny C#mfish voice Bway And Eall the G#sorrow C#mseems to Amgo awBay
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#listen for the Esound AmOf the EGeiger Bcounters counting down
Bridge:
To Eone and C#mblast off G#baby to the Einter-C#mspace of G#stars Out Eto the C#mstar enG#crusted bouleBvard...
Guitar Solo E C#m B E C#m B E C#m G# Am B e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#can you hear the Esound AmOf the EmegaBphones calling out instructions
And I Eneed your C#mquiet Bempire where forEgetful C#mPersians Broam E C#m B E B (riff) And with two hands full of silver I’ll go home ReEturn me C#mto my Bkingdom where my Echildren C#mwait for Bme To Ebuild them G#flying C#msaucers Amon black Bsea
On AmMay Day, EMay Day F#they are going Edown AmSend the Efleet of Bblack-and-whites wailing downtown
Lala Ela la C#mla la Bla la lala ELa la C#mla la Bla Lala Ela la C#mla la Bla la lala Elaaaa B
Coda:
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