Em D A C
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Em D A C
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Verse 1:
Em D
They met in a hurricane standing in a shelter out of the rain
A C
She tucked a note into his hand
Em D A C
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Verse 2:
Em D
Later on they took his car Drove on down where the beaches are
A C
He wrote her name in the sand
Em D A C
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Verse 3:
G F C D
Never even let go of her hand
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Instrumental
Em D A C
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Verse 1
Em D
Somehow they stayed that way for those 5 days in may
A C
Made all the stars around them shine
Verse 2
Em D
Funny how you can look in vain Living on nerves and such sweet pain
A C
The loneliness that cuts so fine
[ Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/blue_rodeo/5_days_in_may_btab.html ]
Verse 3
G F C D
To find the face you've seen a thousand times
Chorus Part 1
C
Sometimes the world begins to set you up on your feet again
B D
It wipes the tears from your eyes
C B D
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C
How will you ever know The way that circumstances go
B D
Always going to hit you by surprise
C B D
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Chorus Part 3:
A B C G
I know my past, you were there, in everything I've done
Em
You are the one
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[First Instrumental part once, then next instrumental part below 3x]
(last measure played occasionally throughout during verses)
Em D A C
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Verse 1
Looking back it's hard to tell Why they stood while others fell
Spend your life working it out
Verse 2
All I know is one cloudy day, They both just ran away
Rain on the windshield heading south
Verse 3
Oh, she loved the lines around his mouth
Chorus Part 1
Chorus Part 2
Instrumental End 1 (Repeat 12x and fade, vary as you like)
Em D A C
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Play this variation of Verse 1 during guitar solo:
Em D A C
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