May 1 1990

Intro FX + piano (not written)


Riff1 acoustic
I lived inside a tear

time magnified my fear
         B-        F#
that the world around me
                 A     E
was only getting more severe

C           A
On May 1, 1990
F#                  G
something changed inside me
    C                 A
and I saw the stars align
      F#               G          
and I knew that it was meant to be
  E


riff electric
I didn't know at the time

my heart was on the line
        B-        F#
but the world was turning
                  A        E
and suddenly the sun was shining

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C           A
On May 1, 1990
F#                  G
something changed inside me
    C                A
and I saw the stars align
      F#               G          
and I knew that it was meant to be
   E

Aopen            Gopen     Aopen    
 Gopen    Aopen   Dopen
In a city by the sun

riff2......................
Maybe when you saw me then
.......................................
you thought I had the world at my 
feet
...........................
maybe when you looked again
.......................
you saw how I was empty
....................
in a city by the sun

C           A
On May 1, 1990
F#                  G
something changed inside me
    C                A
and I saw the stars align
      F#                G         
and I knew that it was meant to be
    E

Aopen            Gopen     Aopen    
 Gopen    Aopen   Dopen
In a city by the sun

(Outro)


Riff 1

E|-----------|-------------|----
B|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-8-7--|----
G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7--|----
D|-----------|-------------|----
A|-----------|-------------|----
E|-----------|-------------|----

E|-----|-----| 
B|-----|-----| 
G|4^---|-(4)-| 
D|5^---|-(5)-| 
A|-----|-----| 
E|-----|-----| 


E|-----------|--------------|---
B|--7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-8-7-|---
G|--7-7-6-7--|--7-7-6-7-7-7-|---
D|-----------|--------------|---
A|-----------|--------------|---
E|-----------|--------------|---

E|------|-----| 
B|------|-----| 
G|7^4^--|-(4)-| 
D|--5^--|-(5)-| 
A|------|-----| 
E|------|-----| 


Riff 2 (1st part played with piano, 
arranged for guitar)

   X16    x4    x4   x8     x4   x
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--
B|--4--|--5--|--4--|--4--|--5--|--
G|--3--|--6--|--4--|--3--|--6--|--
D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--
A|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--
  4    here play a little solo....
E|---|--0----|-----|--0----|-----|--
B|4--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2--|--
G|4--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0--|--
D|---|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2--|--
A|---|-------|-----|-------|-----|--
E|---|-------|-----|-------|-----|--

E|0----|----0-|---| 
B|7^5--|--2^3-|-2-| 
G|6----|--0---|---| 
D|5----|--2---|-4-| 
A|-----|------|---| 
E|-----|------|---| 


Riff 2 (2nd part played with 
acoustic guitar)

E|---------|--2---2--|---0---| 
B|--3---2--|--2---2--|---0---| 
G|--4---4--|--3---2--|---1---| 
D|--4---4--|---------|---2---| 
A|---------|---------|---2---| 
E|---------|---------|---0---| 


Some chords

    A open     G open     D open

E|----0------|----0----|----0----|
B|----7^5----|----0----|----5----|
G|----6------|----4----|----7----|
D|----7------|----3----|----7----|
A|----0------|----0----|----0----|
E|----0------|----0----|----0----|