Introduction: A
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B
A
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Hello Sweet April,
B
We are coming out of fall
A
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I’m reminded there’s not a trace of anyone
D
and its pointless to call, you
A
C#
B
I am going to stay in bed and let my brain catch up enough to switch on the lights
A
C#
D
I am catching my breath, I was running after you in my dreams all night
C#
D
A
So I’ll plant six lilies in the sun
C#
D
E
I’ll let the neighbors talk because it’s so much fun to laugh at us
C#
D
Next to the garden we planned before the
A
storm
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D
E
White picket cages can’t keep the locusts from starting to swarm
A
C#
I pour my morning coffee by a
B
window where I see the future growing old
A
C#
I take out an ad for a purpose in the paper
D
next to the comics and obituaries
A
C#
The dust has caked on these windows like
B
Tears
A
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D
Birds are singing, and the coffee hasn’t tasted the same in years
A
C#
B
I come home that evening, I guess I can call it that when there’s nowhere to go
A
C#
D
I stare at a picture hung on the wall where the window should be
A
C#
B
I take all the curtains down so you can find your way home
A
C#
D
Give safe harbor to passing ships the drown them in the sea
C#
D
A
Write a letter once in a while
C#
D
E
Send a postcard so I won’t forget how to smile
C#
D
A
It will get cold again and the days will start to run
C#
D
E
So, I’ll plant six lilies in the sun
A
C#
B
A
C#
B