April And May is the brand new, first, monthly release from Chris Barron's upcoming record with the working title, If I Stop Laughing I'll Cry. It features Aaron Comess of Spin Doctors on the drums and the amazingly melodic electric bass guitar of Richard Hammond.
When i went to pull up the lyrics, I saw that I'd typed in the chords. I left them in. I thought it looked cool.
lyrics
april and may
the evening’s hollow sapphire G, am,
does descend upon the world bm, C
and i’m out here in the cold F, C
another boy without a girl F, C
and somewhere on this turning rock G, am
they’re shining like the day bm, C
but i’m stuck here in the memories F, C
of my april and may F, C
loneliness, it’s not the best party dress G, bm, am, cm
but a kiss on the lips is a wonder to be blessed G, D, C, (walkdown,) am
april and may, please come around G, C (jangley G)
there’s to much freezing in this town G, C
your blue and emerald evening gowns G, C
and your long hair hanging down bm, C
and your jewelry jingling sound bm, C
where you are i couldn’t say am, C
april and may, april and may G, C
and here i am arriving G, am
at a lovely soho loft bm, C
there’s ice in glasses jingling G, am
and the music sweet and soft bm, C
the vodka spreads her fingers G, am
i am like a thumb bm, C
i can’t drink myself back to the place F, C
where may and april come F, C
we danced between the shifting lights am, bm
that make out in the sky C, D
and they held me like a soldier am, bm
whose wound is in his thigh C, D
and with the day they disappeared am, bm
like teardrops from an eye C, D
and they left some glossy photographs am, bm
of april may and i C, D
credits
released March 27, 2015
Chris Barron: Vocals, guitar and hand claps
Aaron Comess: Drums and tambourine
Richard Hammond: Electric bass guitar
Roman Kuhn: Engineering, mixing and additional hand claps
Produced by Chris Barron and Roman Kuhn at His House-Innsbruck Studios, Brooklyn, NY
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