5 Days In May Blue Rodeo
Intro
[Em] [D] [A] [C]
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[Em] [D] [A] [C]
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Verse 1:
[Em]They met in a hurricane [D]standing in a shelter out of the rain
[A]She tucked a note into his [C]hand
[Em] [D] [A] [C]
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Verse 2:
[Em]Later on they took his car [D]Drove on down where the beaches are
[A]He wrote her name in the [C]sand
[Em] [D] [A] [C]
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Verse 3:
[G]Never even [F]let go of her [C]hand[D]
[G] [F] [C] [D] [D]
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Instrumental
[Em] [D] [A] [C]
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Verse 1
[Em]Somehow they stayed that way for [D]those 5 days in may
[A]Made all the stars around them [C]shine
Verse 2
[Em]Funny how you can look in vain [D]Living on nerves and such sweet pain
[A]The loneliness that cuts so [C]fine
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blue_rodeo/5_days_in_may_btab.html )
Verse 3
[G]To find the face you've [F]seen a thousand [C]times[D]
Chorus Part 1
[C]Sometimes the world begins to set you up on your feet again
[B]It wipes the tears from your [D]eyes
[C] [B] [D]
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[C]How will you ever know The way that circumstances go
[B]Always going to hit you by [D]surprise
[C] [B] [D]
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Chorus Part 3:
[A]I know my past, [B]you were there, in [C]everything I've [G]done
You are the [Em]one
[A] [B] [C] [G]
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(First Instrumental part once, then next instrumental part below 3x)
(last measure played occasionally throughout during verses)
[Em] [D] [A] [C]
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Verse 1
Looking back it's hard to tell Why they stood while others fell
Spend your life working it out
Verse 2
All I know is one cloudy day, They both just ran away
Rain on the windshield heading south
Verse 3
Oh, she loved the lines around his mouth
Chorus Part 1
Chorus Part 2
Instrumental End 1 (Repeat 12x and fade, vary as you like)
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Play this variation of Verse 1 during guitar solo:
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