ADRIAN BELEW - MAY 1, 1990 You can find it in the awesome album “Here”. 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 E and I knew that it was meant to be 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 C A On May 1, 1990 F# G something changed inside me C A and I saw the stars align F# G E and I knew that it was meant to be 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 E and I knew that it was meant to be 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--|----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-|---7^4^--|-(4)-| D|-----------|--------------|-----5^--|-(5)-| A|-----------|--------------|---------|-----| E|-----------|--------------|---------|-----| Riff 2 (1st part played with piano, arranged for guitar) X16 x4 x4 x8 x4 x4 here play a little solo.... E|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|-----|--0----|----0-|---| B|--4--|--5--|--4--|--4--|--5--|--4--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2--|--7^5--|--2^3-|-2-| G|--3--|--6--|--4--|--3--|--6--|--4--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0--|--6----|--0---|---| D|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|--5----|--2--|--5----|--2--|--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----| Like always, fell free to make this tab better. This is a melodic song I love, strange parts but very lovely to play with guitar. A real masterpiece from a real virtuoso. Thank you Ade. _Ozzy geomscortichini@interfree.it