Five And Dime Cifras

[Verse 1]
   C                     D
If no one remembers your birthday
   F               G        C
Of course that’s a terrible shame
       C                     D
But if no one remembers your birthday
       Em               G
You’ve only yourself to blame
 
   Dm                     G
So strike up the band and spread the word
C                          A7
Take on the challenge with strength
F                          C
People should know of your birthday
    F           G      C
And my birthday is May Tenth!
 
[Verse 2]
    C                       D
The world offers lots of distractions
        F            G                 C
There’s day jobs and night schools and debt
       C                        D
If you want folks to honor your birthday
         Em                      G
Then you must make it hard to forget
 
   Dm                    G
So take out an ad in the New York Times
   C                 A7
Promotion is never a crime!
F                          C
People should know of your birthday
    F             G        C
And mine’s at the Five and Dime!
 
[Bridge]
       Am               Dm      Am
’Cause this is not some kind of test
            Dm           Am
For family, friends, and frenemies
   G                Em
If we want cake, we must refresh
     G           Em
Most everybody’s memories
 
   Am              Dm    Am
We all deserve one day a year
            Dm  Am
When we are celebrated
  G            Em
Because we do exist; because
    D             G
Our parents procreated!
A
And...
 
[Verse 3]
   D                     E
If no one remembers your birthday
     G             A          D
It’s not that they mean to do wrong
         D                         E
But it’s hard to keep track of all birthdays
Gbm                          A
Unless they’ve been put in a song
 
   Em                   A
So pick up your uke and write a few lines
           D                      B7
If they’re not very good, that’s okay
G                          D
People should know of your birthday
   G              A        D
My birthday’s the Tenth of May!
 
[Coda]
     Em              A
Yes, hire a pilot to write in the sky
      D                     B7
Don’t fear getting carried away!
G                          D
People should know of your birthday
   G              A        D
My birthday’s the Tenth of May!
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