Then Came The Last Days Of May - Blue Öyster Cult Chords

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

F

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Then Came The Last Days Of May - Blue Öyster Cult chords
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[Am]
[F]
[G] [Am] [G]
[F]
[G] [Am] Parched land, [G] no desert sand, [F] sun is just [E] a dot, [Am] and a little bit of water, [G]
[F] cause it's hot.
[Am] Three good buddies [C] were laughing and smoking [D] in the back of a [Dm] rented Ford, [Am]
they couldn't
know [G] they were [F] going to far.
[Am]
[D] [Am]
[D] [Am]
Each one with [D] the money in his pocket [C] could go out and buy [D] himself a brand new car, [Am] [C] but
they all [Dm] had [F]
money they hoped [G] would take them very [Am]
far.
[Em]
[Dm]
[Am]
Skies bright [G] with traffic light,
[F] now and then [E] a truck, [Am] and they hadn't seen a cop [G] around all day.
[F]
[C] [Am] They brought everything [C] they needed, [D] bags and scales to [Dm] weigh this stuff,
[G] [Am] the driver
[G] said the Ford is just [F] over the bluff.
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[Am] [Em] [D]
[Am] It wasn't until the [D] car suddenly stopped [C] in the middle [D] of a cold and [Am] barren plain,
[C] and
the other guy, [Dm]
and still, [F] three boys but [G] they know it, traffic [Am] and lean.
[Em]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[G] [Dm] [Em]
[Am] They're okay the [G] last days of May, [F] but I'll be breathing [E] dry air [Am] on them soon, [C] the [G] others
are [F] already there.
[Am] The [C] angels didn't come along, [D] instead of staying [Dm] here, [Am]
it's at the west, [G] and that's this time
[F] again, is what they say.
[Am] [D]
[C] [D] [G] [E]
[Am] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [G] [Am]
[G]
[C]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Blue Oyster Cult - Then Came The Last Days Of May chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, Am, G, F, Am, E, Am, F and G. Set your pace at 75 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 150. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: A Minor.

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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ Parched land, [G] no desert sand, [F] sun is just [E] a dot, _ [Am] and a little bit of water, [G] _
_ _ [F] cause it's hot. _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Three good buddies [C] were laughing and smoking [D] in the back of a [Dm] rented Ford, _ _ _ _ [Am] _
they couldn't
know [G] they were _ [F] going to far.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
Each one with [D] the money in his pocket [C] could go out and buy [D] himself a brand new car, [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] but
they all [Dm] had _ _ _ [F] _
money they hoped [G] would take them very [Am]
far.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Skies bright [G] with traffic light, _ _
[F] now and then [E] a truck, [Am] _ and they hadn't seen a cop [G] around all day.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] They brought everything [C] they needed, [D] bags and scales to [Dm] weigh this stuff, _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ the driver
[G] said the Ford is just [F] over the bluff. _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Am] It wasn't until the [D] car suddenly stopped [C] _ in the middle [D] of a cold and [Am] barren plain, _ _ _
_ _ [C] and
the other guy, [Dm]
and still, [F] three boys but [G] they know it, traffic [Am] and lean. _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ They're okay the [G] last days of May, [F] but I'll be breathing [E] dry air [Am] on them soon, [C] the [G] others
are [F] already there. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ The [C] angels didn't come along, [D] _ instead of staying [Dm] here, _ _ _ [Am] _ _
it's at the west, [G] and that's this time
[F] again, is what they say. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [E] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Donald Roeser.

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