First of May/Tabs

First of May

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Original transcription by M_Pony, revised by Suuuupaadave. A few corrections by Paradoxian. See Suuuupaadave's guitar lesson for this song to get a better idea of what each section is supposed to sound like....

Chords

G      3x0003
C/G    3x2013
C      x32010
G/B    x20033 or x20003 (as convenient)
Am     x02210
D      xx0232
D#dim7 xx1212
C9     x3x333 (alternatively x35336)
G7     3x3033
Em     022000
Em/B   x22000
Cadd9  x32030
Cm     x35543

Intro: ||: G C/G | G C/G :||

Verse 1
G
I woke up this morning
        C/G                     G    C/G G
I had a scone and a large house blend
    C             G/B    Am             C                     D
And then a little conver-sation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends
           G
I said I'm sick and tired of winter
      C/G              G     C/G G
And I wish that it was spring
    C             G/B          Am              
And then a little fellow named Robin Redbreast
C           D  D#dim7
 Began to sing

And he sang

Pre Chorus 1
Em                                        Am
 Ooh ooh child, what'd you think the cold winter's gonna last forever
Em                                         Am             D
 Ooh ooh child, now's the time for all the people to get together
   C9 
Outside

Chorus
                        G
Cause it's the first of May, first of May
        C/G            G
Outdoor fucking starts today
   D
So bring your favorite lady
      C          G/B  Am  G   C/G G7
Or at least your favorite lay
    C                     G
The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe
    D                    G
Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto
C                G
Grass below you, sky above
Am        Em/B          C                          Cadd9
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called..
              G C/G G C/G 
fucking outside

Verse 2
  G
I thanked him for the information
          C/G                 G   C/G G
I cried a little when he flew away
  C             G/B         Am                   
I watched an episode of The People's Court
      C                D
And I tried to plan my day
  G
I called up my old lady
           C/G                 G   C/G G
She wasn't home so I called my girl
  C                  G/B       Am          
I asked her if she'd like to join me as I
C              D      D#dim7
 Entertain the world
And I said

Pre Chorus 2
Em                                        Am
Ooh ooh child, I'll bring a blanket and I promise I will brush the ants off
Em                                             Am                   D
Ooh ooh child, you're gonna like it when we're taking each other's pants off
   C9 
Outside

Chorus
                        G
Cause it's the first of May, first of May
        C/G            G
Outdoor fucking starts today
   D
So bring your favorite lady
      C          G/B  Am  G   C/G G7
Or at least your favorite lay
    C                     G
The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe
    D                    G
Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto
C                G
Grass below you, sky above
Am        Em/B          C                          Cadd9
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called..
              G C/G G C/G 
fucking outside

Verse 3
      G
So we went to the park together
        C/G                   G  C/G G
We were walking in the midday sun
   C       G/B      Am              
We met all kinds of people and
  C            D
We fucked everyone
   G
We fucked a lady who sells ice cream
            C/G                 G  C/G G
We fucked a man with a tan Shar Pei
C            G/B    Am              C
Everyone who needed fucking well they
                  D     D#dim7
They got fucked today
So come on

Pre Chorus 3
Em                                      Am
 Ooh ooh child, open your mind and your heart, feel-the-spirit moving through you
Em                                            Am                    D
 Ooh ooh child, you'll feel the warmth of the love when I stick it to you
   C9
Outside

Final Chorus
                        G
Cause it's the first of May, first of May
        C/G            G
Outdoor fucking starts today
   D
So bring your favorite lady
      C          G/B  Am  G   C/G G7
Or at least your favorite lay
    C                     G
The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe
    D                    G
Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto
C                G
Grass below you, sky above
Am        Em/B          C                          Cadd9
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called..
           G 
fucking outside
C/G        G
fucking outside
C/G   G    C   Cm   G     
fucking outsiiiiiiide