April Rain

Am C D G Am C I met April in December D G in 1981. Am C Her smile so easy to remember, D G April Rain was my first love. Am C See I was new to Mississippi. D G the smell of kudzu takes me back, Am C to that old High School where she kissed me. D G I bet she don’t remember that. Am C But that’s the April that dream of, D Em not the person she became. Am Because my teen angel has a habit, C and she thinks she has to have it, D G F C C G and all that’s left is the name. Am C April Rain is coming down D G on the other side of town. Am With a man she probably doesn’t love. C Mississippi’s waking up, D G F C C G And April Rain is coming down. G Am C D (2x) Am C They say she changed when I left Houston, D Em G she let bottle take my place. C And when the whiskey could not do the trick, D she had to up the fix. G F C C G Now she just can’t shake the taste. Am C April Rain is coming down D G on the other side of town. Am With a man she probably doesn’t love. C Mississippi’s waking up, D G And April Rain is coming down. Am C D G April Rain is coming down.