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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[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]
[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:
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C
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[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] _ _ _ _
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[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] _ _ _ _
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