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First Of May by Jonathan Coulton
First Of May
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G
I woke up this morning
C G
I had a scone and a large house blend
C Cmaj7 Am C D
And then a little conversation with my squirrel and chipmunk friends
G
I said I’m sick and tired of winter
C G
And I wish that it was spring
C Cmaj7 Am
And then a little fellow named Robin Redbreast
C D Ebdim
Began to sing
And he sang
Em Am
Ooh ooh child, what’d you think the cold winter’s gonna last forever
Em C 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
Outdoor fucking starts today
D
So bring your favorite lady
C C/B C/A 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 C6 C Cadd2
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...
G C G C
fucking outside
[Verse 2]
G
I thanked him for the information
C G
I cried a little when he flew away
C Cmaj7 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
She wasn’t home so I called my girl
C Cmaj7 Am
I asked her if she’d like to join me as I
C D Ebdim (xx1212)
Entertain the world
And I said
Em Am
Ooh ooh child, I’ll bring a blanket and I promise I will brush the ants off
Em C 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
Outdoor fucking starts today
D
So bring your favorite lady
C C/B C/A 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 C6 C Cadd2
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...
G C G C
fucking outside
[Verse 3]
G
So we went to the park together
C G
We were walking in the midday sun
C Cmaj7 Am C
We met all kinds of people and we
D
We fucked everyone
G
We fucked a lady who sells ice cream
C G
We fucked a man with a tan Shar Pei
C Cmaj7 Am C
Everyone who needed fucking well they
D Ebdim (xx1212)
They got fucked today
So come on
Em Am
Ooh ooh child, open your mind and your heart, feel-the-spirit moving through you
Em C D
Ooh ooh child, you’ll feel the warmth of the love when I stick it to you
C9
Outside
[Chorus]
G
Cause it’s the first of May, first of May
C G
Outdoor fucking starts today
D
So bring your favorite lady
C C/B C/A 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
[Outro]
Am C6 C Cadd2
Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called...
G C/G G C/G C Cm G
fucking outside, fucking outside, fucking outsi-i-i-i-i-ide
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version 2
Capo:no capo
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
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