One of the greatest kiwi songs ever. I'm transcribing this from memory. I have my
guitar with me but I haven't listened to the song in a while. I'm not 100% about the
chord changes in the chorus but other than that I'm confident that this is right.
Chords used:
AADADBGmaj7
e|-------------------0----3----2----2----|
B|----3----2----7----2----2----3----0----|
G|----2----2----7----2----3----4----0----|
D|----2----2----7----2----0----4----0----|
A|-------------------0---------2---------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Intro:
Guitar 1, electric or acoustic. Clean with low gain.
AAAADs4
e|--------------------------------------------------------| Repeat this pattern for
B|----3-3--33--3--2-2--22--2--3-3--33--3--2-2--22--7/2----| the verses strumming the
G|o---2-2--22--2--2-2--22--2--2-2--22--2--2-2--22--7/2---o| A and Asus4 chords but
D|o---2-2--22--2--2-2--22--2--2-2--22--2--2-2--22--7/2---o| omitting the slide from
A|--------------------------------------------------------| the D power chord unless
E|--------------------------------------------------------| otherwise indicated.
Huh!
Verse 1:
Asus4A
I'm tired of the city life,
Asus4A
Summer's on the run.
Asus4A
People tell me I should stay
Asus4AD
But I got to get my sun.
Asus4A
So don't try to hold me back,
Asus4A
There's nothing you can say.
Asus4A
Snake eyes on paradise
D A Bm <--(Play open chords here)
And we got to go today.
Chorus:
Gmaj7DGmaj7
Take me to the April sun in Cuba,
D
Whoa-oo-oh!
Gmaj7DGmaj7
Take me where the April sun's gonna treat me
D D <--(Strum D twice then stop)
So right! So right.
Verse 2:
I can almost smell the perfumed nights
And see the starry sky.
I wish you comin' with me baby,
'Cause right before my eyes,
See Castro in the alley way
Talkin' 'bout missile love,
Talkin' 'bout JFK
And the way he shook him up.
Chorus:
Gmaj7DGmaj7
Take me to the April sun in Cuba,
D
Whoa-oo-oh!
Gmaj7DGmaj7
Take me where the April sun's gonna treat me
D D <--(Strum D twice then stop)
So right! So right.
Verse 3:
Bm A <--(Strum chords once then pick them out)
I'm tired of the city life,
BmA
Summer's on the run.
BmA
Birds in the winter sky
BmA
Are headed for the sun.
BmA
Oh we can stick it out
BmA
In this cold and grey.
BmA
Snake eyes on paradise
D A Bm <--(Play open chords here)
And we got to go today.
Chorus:
Gmaj7DGmaj7
Take me to the April sun in Cuba,
D
Whoa-oo-oh!
Gmaj7DGmaj7
Take me where the April sun's gonna treat me
D D <--(Strum D twice then stop)
So right! So right.
Outro:
AAAAus4
Asus4A
Take me to the April sun (come on take me)
Asus4A
Take me to the April sun (come on take me)
Asus4A
Take me to the April sun (come on take me)
Asus4A
Take me to the April sun.