First Of May


JONATHAN COULTON FIRST OF MAY FROM THE ALBUM SMOKING MONKEY TRANSCRIBED BY DOGMAN (HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/DOGBISCUIT) intro: G C (with nifty hammer-on fingerpicking on the D string) 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 conver-sation 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 (xx1212) 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 (x32333) 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 (x23033) 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 C Grass below you, sky above Am C6(x02010) C Cadd2 Celebrate spring with a crazy little thing called.. G C G C fucking outside 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 Ooh ooh child, you’re gonna like it when we’re taking each other’s D pants off C9 (x32333) Outside [repeat chorus] 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 (x32333) Outside [repeat chorus] Am C6(x02010) 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