The girl with April in her eyes Chris De Burgh
Lyrics and guitar chords
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There once was a King, who called for the Spring,Am
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is world was still covered in snow.G
But the Spring had not been, for he was wicked and mean,Am
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s winter-fields nothing would grow.C
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d when a traveller called seeking help at the court,C
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and a bed for the night, he ordered his slave to turn her away,Em
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on and on she goes,G
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ugh the winter's night, the wild wind and the snow.Em
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Ai, ai, on and on she rides, someone help the girl with April in her eyes.
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She walked through the night till she came to the light,Am
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humble man's home in the woods.G
He brought her inside, by the firelight she died,Am
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e buried her gently and good.C
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the morning was bright, all the world was snow-white,C
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when he came to the place where she lay.Em
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field was ablaze with flowers on the grave,Em
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of the girl with April in her e y e s, e y e s.
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oh, on and on she goes,G
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ugh the winter's night, the wild wind and the snow.Em
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on she flies, she is gone, the girl with April in her eyes,Em
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contributions:
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