Sometimes It Snows In April Chords

by Prince & The Revolution
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: E
Capo: no capo
Author DiddyD [a] 15,207. Last edit on yesterday

Chords

Eadd9
F#7sus4
F#7add11
F#7
Emaj7sus/A
C#m7
Aadd9
Bbsus2
E/G#
E
G#7
E6
E9
Bsus2

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Song: Sometimes it snows in April
Artist: Prince
Composers: Prince & The Revolution
Album: Parade
Tabbed by: DJ  24th June 2014
 
In the choruses for Aadd9 use the index and middle
fingers at the 2nd fret and the little finger to play
the B on the 3rd string. To play E/G# lift off the
middle finger and play the G# bass with the ring
finger, leaving the other two fingers where they are
 
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers.
 
Eadd9      = 024100    F#7sus4 = 242422
F#7add11   = 244300    F#7     = 242322
Emaj7sus/A = x02440    C#m7    = x46454
Aadd9      = 577600    Bbsus2  = x13311
E/G#       = 4x2400    E       = 022100
G#7        = 464544    E6      = 022120
                       E9      = 020102
 
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[Intro]
  Eadd9        F#7add11     Emaj7sus/A
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  Eadd9        F#7add11     Aadd9
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
[Verse 1]
Eadd9           F#7add11            Aadd9
Tracy died soon after a long fought civil war,
Eadd9        F#7add11            Emaj7sus/A
Just after I wiped away his last tear,
  Eadd9            F#7add11     Aadd9    Emaj7sus/A
I guess he's better off than he was before,
  Eadd9            F#7add11                   Aadd9
A whole lot better off than the fools he left here
 
[Verse 2]
  Eadd9           F#7add11
I used to cry for Tracy, 
                 Emaj7sus/A   Aadd9
'Cause he was my only friend,
      Eadd9              F#7add11          Aadd9
Those kind of cars don't pass you ...every day,
  Eadd9           F#7add11
I used to cry for Tracy,
                 Aadd9              Eadd9
'Cause I want to see him again, but sometimes,
          F#7add11                  Emaj7sus/A
Sometimes life  ...ain't always the way
 
[Chorus]
Aadd9               E/G#     Aadd9    E/G#
       Sometimes it snows in April,
Aadd9              G#7    F#7sus4      F#7
       Sometimes I feel so bad,  ...so bad,
Aadd9             Bbsus2    Bsus2
       Sometimes I wish that life was never ending,
    F#7add11              Bsus2      E      E6  E9
And all good things, they say, never last
 
[Verse 3]
Eadd9               F#7add11          Aadd9
Springtime was al - ways my favourite time of year,
  Eadd9           F#7add11             Emaj7sus/A
A time for lovers holding hands in the rain,
    Eadd9                F#7add11    Emaj7sus/A
Now springtime only re - minds me of Tracy's tears,
Eadd9          F#7add11                 Emaj7sus/A
Always cry for love,   ...never cry for pain
 
[Bridge]
           Eadd9            F#7add11      Emaj7sus/A
He used to say so strong, un----afraid to die,
                           Aadd9          E
Unafraid of the death that left me hypno- tised, no,
F#7add11                           Aadd9  Emaj7sus/A
Staring at his picture I've real - ised…
  Eadd9        F#7add11     Emaj7sus/A   Aadd9
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
Eadd9                F#7add11     Aadd9
No one could cry the way my Tracy cried
 
[Chorus]
Aadd9               E/G#     Aadd9   E/G#
       Sometimes it snows in April,
Aadd9              G#7     C#m7    F#7sus4   F#7
       Sometimes I feel so bad------------,
       Aadd9              Bbsus2
Some - times, sometimes I wish...
        Bsus2
...That life was never ending,
    F#7add11              Bsus2      E    E6  E9
But all good things, they say, never last
 
[Verse 4]
  Eadd9          F#7add11
I often dream of heaven,
                Aadd9
And I know that Tracy's there,
  Eadd9            F#7add11      Emaj7sus/A
I know that he has found another friend,
Eadd9                F#7add11          Emaj7sus/A
Maybe he's found the answer to all the April snow,
Eadd9              F#7add11         Emaj7sus/A
Maybe one day I'll see my Tracy a - gain
 
[Chorus]
Aadd9               E/G#     Aadd9     E/G#
       Sometimes it snows in April,
Aadd9              G#7     C#m7  F#7sus4  F#7
       Sometimes I feel so bad,  so bad,
Aadd9              Bbsus2    Bsus2
       Sometimes I wish that life was never ending,
    F#7add11              Bsus2      E
But all good things, they say, never last
 
[Coda]
    F#7add11              Aadd9      E
And all good things, they say, never last
    F#7add11        Aadd9           E
And love,  it isn't love until it's passed
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51 comments
deehart99
Thank you so much for posting a perfect take on this, you have made my day to be able to finally learn this beautiful favourite of mine among so many of Prince's...sadly now so poignant and impossible to hold it together while learning,but it feels the only way to be able to keep his memory alive and pay tribute somehow to such an amazing artist, may he continue to inspire people to feel and play real music, be at peace Prince x
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mjkeliher
Thanks for this. It's perfect.
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rustyprophecy
Perfect tab for such a beautiful sounding song. Props to you!
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