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- April In Portugal
- Words by Jimmy
Kennedy, Mussic by Paul Ferrao - 1947
- Number 1 on the
Hit Parade in 1953, played for 16 weeks.
| Chorus: |
| C |
C6 C+ |
G7 |
G6 Bdim |
| G7 |
Em G7 |
C |
- C6 |
| C |
C6 C+ |
G7 |
G9 Bdim |
| G7 |
Em G7 |
C |
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| Interlude: |
| Cm |
Eb+ |
Cm7 |
Cm6 |
| Ab |
Cm |
G7 |
- |
| - |
Abdim |
G7 |
- |
| - Dm7 |
G+7 G7 |
C |
- |
| Chorus: |
| C |
C6 C+ |
G7 |
G6 Bdim |
| G7 |
Em G7 |
C |
- C6 |
| C |
C6 C+ |
G7 |
G9 Bdim |
| G7 |
Em G7 |
C |
- (End) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- Chorus is in the key of C,
Interlude is in the key of Cm.
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- Chorus:
- I found my April dream in
Portugal with you,
When we discovered romance, like we never knew.
My head was in the clouds, My heart went crazy too,
And madly I said: "I love you."
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- Interlude:
- Too soon I heard you say,
"This dream is for a day,"
That's Portugal and love in April!
And when the showers fell, Those tears I know so well,
They told me it was spring fooling me.
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- Chorus:
- I found my April dream in
Portugal with you,
When we discovered romance, like I never knew.
Then morning brought the rain, And now my dream is through,
But still my heart says, "I love you."
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Listen to Chet Atkins
perform "April In Portugal" (mp3)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
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- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com