Bonnie "Prince" Billy – London May (Guitar)

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As recorded by Bonnie "Prince" Billy (From the 2025 Album THE PURPLE BIRD) [Intro] Am F Am F [Verse 1]
Am
Leave it to solitude all along

F
Only the lonely can be so strong

Am
Never has anyone made such a fuss

      F
Death looks in the window as only death must

C                                            F
Or you will find that with thoughtful action you will rise

            Am            F
Never to suffer, never to die
[Chorus]
C                          F
Maybe we'll always be this way

                               Am
After our horrific night comes bright day

                F
You may want to stay
[Verse 2]
Am
Lose yourself in another wild night

F
On and on and on and on

Am
Need to decide who will win this fight

F
Devil will say your time's come and gone

C                                         F
Or you will find that things have come to coincide

           Am      F
Now is the time to die
[Chorus]
C                           F
 Maybe we'll always be this way

                               Am
After our horrific night comes bright day

           F
Yellow and gray

F
(Yellow and gray)
[Bridge]
Am
Love

    F
Overcomes

Am
Nothing

   F
Despite

C
One's

Am  F
Needs
[Chorus]
C                           F
 Maybe we'll always be this way

                               Am
After our horrific night comes bright day

                F
You may want to stay

F
(You may want to stay)

C                           F
 Maybe we'll always be this way

                               Am
After our terrific night comes dark day

             F
You may run away
[Outro]
        C    F
Yes you may

        C    F
Yes you may

        Am
Yes you may