April Skies

												
From: jspencer@Newbridge.CoM (John Spencer)
Subject: CrD: April Skies - the Jesus and Mary Chain
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 16:50:11 -0400 (EDt)

April Skies
by the Jesus and Mary Chain, from the album Darklands
tuning:  all strings 1/2 step down (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
chords and lyrics transcribed by John Spencer

(This is an old favourite -- always amazes me what
they do with just three chords.  I find they mostly
strum the bass portions of chords, then sometimes
play the entire chord -- see what works for you.)


  E                       EEE A
  Bey honey whatcha trying to say
                    AAA B
  As I stand here don't you walk away
          A           E
  And the world comes tumbling down

                        EEE A
  Band in hand in a violent life
                  AAA B
  Making love on the edge of a knife
          A           E
  And the world comes tumbling down

           A
  And it's hard for me to say
           E
  And it's hard for me to stay
            A
  I'm going down to be by myself
            E
  I'm going back for the good of my health
              B
  And there's one thing I couldn't do
       A
  Sacrifice myself to you
       E
  Sacrifice

(solo)
E  A  E  A  B  A  E

E
  Bey baby I just can't see
A
  Just what you mean to me
E
  I take my hand and I fake my words
A
  I'm just your long-time curse

B                     A
  And if you walk away I can't take it
                     E
  But that's the way that you are
                        A
  And that's the things that you say
                 E
  And now you've gone too far
             A
  With all things you say

B
  Get back to where you come from
          A
  I can't help it
         E
  Under the April skies
         A
  Under the April sky
         E
  Under the April sun
         A
  Under the April sky

          E
  ooh-ooh-oooh
          A
  ooh-ooh-oooh
          E
  ooh-ooh-oooh
          A
  ooh-ooh-oooh

         E
  Under the April sun
         A
  Under the April sun
         E
  Under the April sky
         A
  Under the April sun
         E    A
  Under the April sky

E
  Sun grows cold, sky gets black
          A
  And you broke me up and now you won't come back
  E
  Shaking hand, life is dead
        A
  And a broken heart and a screaming head
      E
  Bey hey
         A
  Under the April skies
         E
  Under the April sun
         A    B   A
  Under the April sky
         E
  Under the April sky

chords:

     most of the time     sometimes
  E      0221xx             022100
  A      x0222x             x02220
  B      x2444x             x24442

...all feedback welcome.
John (jspencer@newbridge(точка)com)