Five Days In May


From "Five Days in May" album 1993 4-string bass, standard tuning Verse 1 (Repeat 4x): [Instrumental Intro for 2 verses] "They met in a hurricane..." "Later on..." E D A C G:------|------|------|-------|------|------|------|------| D:------|------|------|-------|------|------|------|------| A:7-----|7-----|5-----|5--3-2-|0-----|0--—-2|3-----|3-----| E:---7--|---7--|---5--|-------|---0--|---0--|---3--|---3--| Verse 2: "Never even let go..." G F C D G:------|-------|-------|-------|-------| D:---3--|5------|3-2-0--|-------|-------| A:5-----|---5---|-------|3------|5------| E:------|-------|-------|-------|-------| Verse 1 (Repeat 3x): [Instrumental for 1 verse] "Somehow they stayed..." "Funny how..." Verse 2 "To find the place..." Chorus Part 1 (Repeat 2x) "Sometimes the world..." "How will you ever know..." C B D G:-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| D:-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----| A:3----|3----|3----|3----|2----|2----|5----|5----| E:---3-|---3-|---3-|---3-|---2-|---2-|---5-|---5-| Chorus Part 2: A B C G G:-----|-----|-----|-----| D:-----|-----|-----|-----| A:0----|2----|3----|/10--| E:-----|-----|-----|-----| Verse 1 (Repeat 6x) [Instrumental for 4 verses] "Looking back..." "All I know..." Occasionally play this transition before repeating Verse 1: End of verse Start of verse C E G:------|------|------|.--------------------------.. D:------|------|------|.--------------------------.. A:3---3-|3---5-|7-----|...continue with Verse 1.--.. E:--3---|------|---7--|.--------------------------.. Verse 2 "She loved the lines..." Chorus Part 1 Chorus Part 2 Verse 1 (Repeat 12x and fade) Play this variation of Verse 1 during guitar solo: E D A C G:------|------|------|-------|------|------|------|------| D:------|------|------|------5|7-----|7-----|------|------| A:7-----|7-----|5-----|5---7--|---7--|---7—-|3-----|3-----| E:---7--|---7--|---5--|-------|------|------|---3--|---3--| END Notes: Special thanks to Sparkster for giving me the notes and structure to this song. See http://www.bluerodeo.com/forums/thread/317522.aspx I'm not 100% sure about the bass notes in Chorus Part 2, so I used the song chords as a guide. Tabbed 8/25/2007 by Scott Herzog at aerosurfer21@yahoo.com. Email with corrections or comments.