First Of May

Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb)

Intro:

        (piano, harp, and strings):

        D        G        D       
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /
 A
 / / /

Verse 1:

        (piano):

             D              
        When I was small and 
           F#m/C#
Christmas trees were tall
            G                  D  
        We used to love while 
            A
others used to play

        (strings enter)

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         D                         
        Don't ask me why, but time 
    F#m/C#
has passed us by
         G                 D      
        Someone else moved in from
       A
 far away
            G              
        Now we are tall and 
             D
Christmas trees are small
            Em                     
        And you don't ask the time 
    D    D7
of day
             G                     
        But you and I, our love 
    D
will never die
             Em              G   [1:
 /A]      D   [1: A (band enters)]
        But guess who'll cry   come 
First of May

Verse 2:

        The apple tree that grew for
 you and me
        I watched the apples falling
 one by one
        And I recall the moment of 
them all
        The day I kissed your cheek 
and you were gone
        Now we are tall and 
Christmas trees are small
        And you don't ask the time 
of day
        But you and I, our love will
 never die
        But guess who'll cry come 
First of May

Coda:

        (piano, acoustic guitar, and
 strings):

             D              
        When I was small and 
           F#m/C#
Christmas trees were tall
        G               D         
        Do-do-do-do-do  do-do-do  
   A
do-do

        (acapella):

        Don't ask me why    but time
 has passed us by
        Someone else moved in   from
 far away [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from 

-|Andrew Rogers