First Of May Uke tab by Jonathan Coulton

15 Chords used in the song: G, C, Cmaj7, Am, D, Eb, Em, C/B, C/A, G7, C6, Cadd2, C9, C/G, Cm

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Album: 
Year:  2008
Difficulty: 
3.71
(Intermediate)
Key: unknownChords
G G
I woke up this morning
C C G G
I had a scone and a large house blend
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Am C C D D
And then a little conver-sation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends
G G
I said I'm sick and tired of winter
C C G G
And I wish that it was spring
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Am
And then a little fellow named Robin Redbreast
C C D D Eb EbDim
Began to sing

And he sang
Em Em Am Am
Ooh ooh child, what'd you think the cold winter's gonna last forever
Em Em C C D D
Ooh ooh child, now's the time for all the people to get together
C C
Outside

[chorus]
G G
Cause it's the first of May, first of May
C C G G
Outdoor fucking starts today
D D
So bring your favorite lady
C C C/B C/B C/A C/A G G G7 G7
Or at least your favorite lay
C C G G
The water's not cold baby dip in your big toe
D D G G
Maybe I'll see you in flagrante delicto
C C C C
Grass below you, sky above
Am Am C6 C6 C C Cadd2 Cadd2
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called..

G G C C G G C C

fucking outside


G G
I thanked him for the information
C C G G
I cried a little when he flew away
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Am
I watched an episode of The People's Court
C C D D
And I tried to plan my day
G G
I called up my old lady
C C G G
She wasn't home so I called my girl
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Am
I asked her if she'd like to join me as I
C C D D Eb EbDim
Entertain the world

And I said
Em Em Am Am
Ooh ooh child, I'll bring a blanket and I promise I will brush the

ants off
Em Em C C
Ooh ooh child, you're gonna like it when we're taking each other's

D D

pants off
C9 C9
Outside

[repeat chorus]

G G
So we went to the park together
C C G G
We were walking in the midday sun
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Am C C
We met all kinds of people and we
D D
We fucked everyone
G G
We fucked a lady who sells ice cream
C C G G
We fucked a man with a tan Shar Pei
C C Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Am Am C C
Everyone who needed fucking well they
D D Eb EbDim
They got fucked today

So come on
Em Em Am Am
Ooh ooh child, open your mind and your heart, feel-the-spirit moving

through you
Em Em C C D D
Ooh ooh child, you'll feel the warmth of the love when I stick it to

you
C9 C9
Outside

[repeat chorus]

Am Am C6 C6 C C Cadd2 Cadd2
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called..
G G C/G C/G G G C/G C/G C C Cm Cm G G
fucking outside, fucking outside, fucking outsi-i-i-i-i-ide

Uke tab by , 06 Apr 2013

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About this song: First Of May

This is a song about a man who celebrates the end of winter by going outside and enjoying the first real day of spring, accompanied by his girlfriend.

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