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In April

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Hello! Here are the chords for 'In April' from the film 'Song One' sung by Johnny Flynn
and written by Jenny Lewis, wasn't too hard to work out but please tell me if I have made
a mistake!
Standard Tuning // Capo 4th Fret
The hammer on's in this song go as follows:
E|--G---------C---------D0h2--|
B|-----------1--------3----|
G|--0--------0--------2----|
D|--0--------0h2------0----|
A|--0h2------3-------------|
E|--3----------------------|
With a strumming pattern of, UP DOWN PAUSE MUTE (down strum mute), (with the hammer-on also on the 'DOWN' strum)
Repeat this in the verses.
A simpler strum in the chorus of which you'll just have to work out but with no hammer on's.
Intro: G  
GThe day we met my life was changed
CI always heard that love was strange and Gpainful
Dpainful
GOne night you slept upon your side
CTangled in white you looked just like an Gangel
Dangel
So CwhGy did you Dfly Emaway
I’ve been Cdying a little Gdeath since that Dvery Emday
I used to ClaugGh when you Dtold Emme
You must Cforget and Gforgive to be Cfree
GDown by the water dressed in black
CI swore revenge to get you back Ghateful 
Dhateful
GI made my camp upon the hill
CDrank whisky from the secret still Gblameful 
Dblameful
So CwhGy did you Dfly Emaway 
i’ve been Cdying a little Gdeath since that Dvery Emday
i used to ClaugGh when you Dtold Emme
you must Cforget and Gforgive to be CfreeG  
And I Gnever Dcould aA7dmit
the Gpart I Dhad in A7it
So Gthis is Dwhat I A7get my Am7friend 
GDrunk in a field with scarlet snow
CI reconciled with your ghost in GApril
DIn April
GI stood before the hypocrite 
CThere in the mirror brightly lit Gshameful
Dshameful
Now I know CwhGy you Dran Emaway
And I’ve been Cdying a little Gdeath since that Dvery Emday
I used to ClaugGh when you Dtold Emme
you must Cforget and Gforgive 
You must Cforgive just to live
you must Emforget and Cforgive to be freeG  
Thank you, hope you found this informative! I know there isn't even any lyrics up for this song 
at the moment as it's fairly new! <3 Johnny <3

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In April

by Johnny Flynn

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Hello! Here are the chords for 'In April' from the film 'Song One' sung by Johnny Flynn

and written by Jenny Lewis, wasn't too hard to work out but please tell me if I have made

a mistake!

Standard Tuning // Capo 4th Fret

The hammer on's in this song go as follows:

G C D

E|--------------------0h2--|

B|-----------1--------3----|

G|--0--------0--------2----|

D|--0--------0h2------0----|

A|--0h2------3-------------|

E|--3----------------------|

With a strumming pattern of, UP DOWN PAUSE MUTE (down strum mute), (with the hammer-on also on the 'DOWN' strum)

Repeat this in the verses.

A simpler strum in the chorus of which you'll just have to work out but with no hammer on's.

Intro:

The day we met my life was changed

C G

I always heard that love was strange and painful

painful

One night you slept upon your side

C G

Tangled in white you looked just like an angel

angel

C G D Em

So why did you fly away

C G D Em

I’ve been dying a little death since that very day

C G D Em

I used to laugh when you told me

C G C

You must forget and forgive to be free

Down by the water dressed in black

C G

I swore revenge to get you back hateful

hateful

I made my camp upon the hill

C G

Drank whisky from the secret still blameful

blameful

C G D Em

So why did you fly away

C G D Em

i’ve been dying a little death since that very day

C G D Em

i used to laugh when you told me

C G C G

you must forget and forgive to be free

G D A7

And I never could admit

G D A7

the part I had in it

G D A7 Am7

So this is what I get my friend

Drunk in a field with scarlet snow

C G

I reconciled with your ghost in April

In April

I stood before the hypocrite

C G

There in the mirror brightly lit shameful

shameful

C G D Em

Now I know why you ran away

C G D Em

And I’ve been dying a little death since that very day

C G D Em

I used to laugh when you told me

C G

you must forget and forgive

You must forgive just to live

Em C G

you must forget and forgive to be free

Thank you, hope you found this informative! I know there isn't even any lyrics up for this song

at the moment as it's fairly new! <3 Johnny <3

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