21st Of May Chords

KeyD Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays594

21st Of May by Nickel Creek is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, A, G, Bm, F#m and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
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D A D 

D 
D A 
D G 
Bm F#m A D 

D 
It's time to bid this whole world goodbye. 
                        A 
Oh, glory, time to fly away. 
               D             G 
We'll meet our Savior in the sky. 
     Bm        F#m A    D 
Hallelujah, the 21st of May. 

D    A    D 

D 
Sinner, heed these words of mine 
                          A 
'Bout the coming Judgment Day. 
         D              G 
Yes, the end is drawing nigh. 
     Bm        F#m A    D 
Hallelujah, the 21st of May. 


     Em                 D 
They laughed while Noah built his boat, 
     Bm                  A 
Then cried when came the rain. 
     Em               D 
They mock me now, but I will float 
      Bm F#m   A 
On the 21st of May. 

D 
D A 
D G 
Bm F#m A D 

           D 
Well, I've never been so sure 
                           A 
And I've never led no one astray. 
             D         G 
'Cept in the fall of '94. 
         Bm        F#m A    D 
But Hallelujah, the 21st of May. 


     Em                 D 
They laughed while Noah built his boat, 
     Bm                  A 
Then cried when came the rain. 
     Em               D 
They mock me now, but I will float 
      Bm F#m    A 
On the 21st of May. 
     Em               D 
They mock me now, but I will float 
       Bm F#m   A 
On the 21st of May. 

D 
D A 
D G 
     Bm         F#m A   G    D A D 
Hallelujah, the 21st of May. 

Humbly submitted by: 
Rev. Joel Tolbert 
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Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante