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 (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) 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 Hey honey whatcha trying to say AAA B As I stand here don't you walk away

And the ^Aworld comes tumbling ^Edown EEE A Hand in hand in a violent life AAA B Making love on the edge of a knife And the ^Aworld comes tumbling ^Edown

And it's ^Ahard for me to say And it's ^Ehard for me to stay I'm going ^Adown to be by myself I'm going ^Eback for the good of my health And there's ^Bone thing I couldn't do Sacri^Afice myself to you Sacri^Efice

(solo) E A E A B A E

^E Hey 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 And if you walk away I can't ^Atake it But that's the way that you ^Eare And that's the things that you ^Asay And now you've gone too ^Efar With all things you ^Asay

^B Get back to where you come from I can't ^Ahelp it Under the April ^Eskies Under the April ^Asky Under the April ^Esun Under the April ^Asky

ooh-ooh-^Eoooh ooh-ooh-^Aoooh ooh-ooh-^Eoooh ooh-ooh-^Aoooh

Under the April ^Esun Under the April ^Asun Under the April ^Esky Under the April ^Asun Under the April ^Esky ^A

^E Sun grows cold, sky gets black And you ^Abroke me up and now you won't come back ^EShaking hand, life is dead And a ^Abroken heart and a screaming head Hey ^Ehey Under the April ^Askies Under the April ^Esun Under the April ^Asky ^B ^A Under the April ^Esky

chords: most of the time sometimes E 0221xx 022100 A x0222x x02220 B x2444x x24442 ...all feedback welcome. John (jspencer@newbridge.com)

The Jesus and Mary Chain - April skies