April Is the Cruelest Month

Standard Tuning Capo on 4 CGCGCGAEm C G We imagined ourselves as cathedral bells C G Ringing out through the moribund streets C G Like shrill courtesans, making fanciful plans Am Em That we whispered while drifting to sleep C G And I told you I??d stay in every possible way C G Though we both knew that that wasn??t true C You said you??d would understand G If it was for something so grand Am Em As this mirrored reflection of you C G And New York in October was never so sober C G As the beating on the windows in March C G Trying so hard in vain to stay out of the rain Am Em Falling off our cathedral arch CGCGCGAEm C G You were Zelda, Isolde, and you were Audrey and Kate C G You were Miss Cleopatra in heels C G Then anonymously, you were April to me Am Em Throwing rocks just to see how it feels C G But those lines in your eyes and that platinum crown C G And that gaudy red rouge on your cheeks C G You must??ve looked so divine to some neophyte trying Am Em But you looked like a common whore to me C G But I liked you the best when you were a plain simple mess C G Drinking wine from a pink plastic cup C G While the radio played some soft serenade Am Em And we noticed the sun coming up C G And the blue in your eyes looked like ice when you cried C G You were always so cold when we touched C G Happy birthday to you, I sure hope it??s untrue Am Em Even though I don??t miss you that much