Biography:
What do you call a female Brooklyn songwriter with a smarmy, witty lyrical edge, a band that plays as if they'd just stepped out of the Brill Building, and a voice that's got the squeaky charm of Gwen Stefani's? Howabout: the next Lily Allen.
“I was the surprise,” says April Smith, the bonus baby her parents won late and whose moxie and dash astounded everyone she met. Today, she remains a welcome bolt: a loose-lipped, cocked-hip gal whose music and mien could buoy the Titanic.
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D r o p D e a D G o r g e o u s
A P R I L S M I T H
A N D T H E G R E A T P I C T U R E S H O W
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+--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+
+ This file is the work of Jordan Lapping and represents his +
+ transcription of the song. You may only use this file for +
+ private study, scholarship, or research. The contents may not +
+ be duplicated for use with other websites without written +
+ permission. Thank you for understanding. Enjoy. +
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
Tabbed by Jordan Lapping
Tuning: E (Standard)
CHORDS USED:
A A7 Bb B C C# Dm Ebm Em Fm F#m G G#
D]---5----5----6----7----8----9----5----6----7----8----9----3----4---|
B]---5----5----6----7----8----9----6----7----8----9----10---3----4---|
G]---6----6----7----8----9----10---7----8----9----10---11---4----5---|
D]---7----5----8----9----10---11---7----8----9----10---11---5----6---|
G]---7----7----8----9----10---11---5----6----7----8----9----5----6---|
D]---5----5----6----7----8----9-----------------------------3----4---|
INTRO:
C - Em - G - G# - (C)
VERSE 1:
C Fm C
I'm a sucker for a pretty face
Fm C
And you're as pretty as they come
C Bb A A7
So what if the conversation
Dm G G# (C)
Leaves me absolutely numb?
VERSE 2:
C Fm C
'Cause you're so enchanting
Fm C
When your mouth is closed
C Bb A A7
But with a mouth like that
Dm G G# G
Who needs politics and prose?
CHORUS 1:
C Em Ebm
Now I'm staring into those vacant eyes
Dm G G#
Trying to figure out if you've
C Em Ebm Dm
Understood a single word that I've said
G C Bb Dm Fm
Is there anything going on in that pretty little head?
C Fm
'Cause if you're just drop dead gorgeous
G G# C
You should just drop dead
VERSE 3:
C Fm C
A face that could launch a thousand ships
Fm C
And a smile so bright it could stop... a train
C Bb A A7
Won't do you no good, ah baby if you can't
Dm G G# G
Back it all up with the brains
CHORUS 2:
C Em Ebm
Now I'm staring into those vacant eyes
Dm G G#
Trying to figure out if you've
C Em Ebm Dm
Understood a single word that I've said
G C Bb Dm Fm
Is there anything going on in that pretty little head?
C Fm
'Cause if you're just drop dead gorgeous
G G# C
You should just drop dead
BRIDGE:
Em C
Baby, don't change on account of me
Em C
'Cause I like 'em pretty but I, I need 'em quick and witty
Em
And, if that's the best of you
C A
If there is nothing to the rest of you
Dm G G#
A pretty face is all you'll ever be to me
CHORUS 3 [key change]:
C# Fm Em
I'm staring into those vacant eyes
Ebm G# A
Trying to figure out if you've
C# Fm Em Ebm
Understood a single word that I've said
G# C# B Ebm F#m
Is there anything going on in that pretty little head?
C# F#m
'Cause if you're just drop dead gorgeous
G# A (C#)
You should just drop dead
TRANSITION:
C# - B - Ebm - F#m
OUTRO:
C# F#m
If you're just drop dead gorgeous
G# A C#
You should just drop dead
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D r o p D e a D G o r g e o u s
A P R I L S M I T H
A N D T H E G R E A T P I C T U R E S H O W
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+--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+
+ This file is the work of Jordan Lapping and represents his +
+ transcription of the song. You may only use this file for +
+ private study, scholarship, or research. The contents may not +
+ be duplicated for use with other websites without written +
+ permission. Thank you for understanding. Enjoy. +
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
Tabbed by Jordan Lapping
Tuning: E (Standard)
CHORDS USED:
A A7 Bb B C C# Dm Ebm Em Fm F#m G G#
D]---5----5----6----7----8----9----5----6----7----8----9----3----4---|
B]---5----5----6----7----8----9----6----7----8----9----10---3----4---|
G]---6----6----7----8----9----10---7----8----9----10---11---4----5---|
D]---7----5----8----9----10---11---7----8----9----10---11---5----6---|
G]---7----7----8----9----10---11---5----6----7----8----9----5----6---|
D]---5----5----6----7----8----9-----------------------------3----4---|
INTRO:
C - Em - G - G# - (C)
VERSE 1:
C Fm C
I'm a sucker for a pretty face
Fm C
And you're as pretty as they come
C Bb A A7
So what if the conversation
Dm G G# (C)
Leaves me absolutely numb?
VERSE 2:
C Fm C
'Cause you're so enchanting
Fm C
When your mouth is closed
C Bb A A7
But with a mouth like that
Dm G G# G
Who needs politics and prose?
CHORUS 1:
C Em Ebm
Now I'm staring into those vacant eyes
Dm G G#
Trying to figure out if you've
C Em Ebm Dm
Understood a single word that I've said
G C Bb Dm Fm
Is there anything going on in that pretty little head?
C Fm
'Cause if you're just drop dead gorgeous
G G# C
You should just drop dead
VERSE 3:
C Fm C
A face that could launch a thousand ships
Fm C
And a smile so bright it could stop... a train
C Bb A A7
Won't do you no good, ah baby if you can't
Dm G G# G
Back it all up with the brains
CHORUS 2:
C Em Ebm
Now I'm staring into those vacant eyes
Dm G G#
Trying to figure out if you've
C Em Ebm Dm
Understood a single word that I've said
G C Bb Dm Fm
Is there anything going on in that pretty little head?
C Fm
'Cause if you're just drop dead gorgeous
G G# C
You should just drop dead
BRIDGE:
Em C
Baby, don't change on account of me
Em C
'Cause I like 'em pretty but I, I need 'em quick and witty
Em
And, if that's the best of you
C A
If there is nothing to the rest of you
Dm G G#
A pretty face is all you'll ever be to me
CHORUS 3 [key change]:
C# Fm Em
I'm staring into those vacant eyes
Ebm G# A
Trying to figure out if you've
C# Fm Em Ebm
Understood a single word that I've said
G# C# B Ebm F#m
Is there anything going on in that pretty little head?
C# F#m
'Cause if you're just drop dead gorgeous
G# A (C#)
You should just drop dead
TRANSITION:
C# - B - Ebm - F#m
OUTRO:
C# F#m
If you're just drop dead gorgeous
G# A C#
You should just drop dead
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