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:
[Asus4] [A] [D] [A] [D] [Bm] [Gmaj7]
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.
[Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A] [D]
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:
[Asus4] I'm tired of the c[A]ity life,
[Asus4] Summer's on the r[A]un.
[Asus4] People tell me [A]I should stay
[Asus4] But I got to get my s[A]un.[D]
[Asus4] So don't try to h[A]old me back,
[Asus4] There's nothing you can s[A]ay.
[Asus4] Snake eyes on p[A]aradise
D A Bm <--(Play open chords here)
And we got to go today.
Chorus:
[Gmaj7] Take me to the [D]April sun in C[Gmaj7]uba,
Whoa-oo-[D]oh!
[Gmaj7] Take me where the [D]April sun's gonna tr[Gmaj7]eat 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:
[Gmaj7] Take me to the [D]April sun in C[Gmaj7]uba,
Whoa-oo-[D]oh!
[Gmaj7] Take me where the [D]April sun's gonna tr[Gmaj7]eat 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,
[Bm] Summer's on the r[A]un.
[Bm] Birds in the w[A]inter sky
[Bm] Are headed for the s[A]un.
[Bm] Oh we can st[A]ick it out
[Bm] In this cold and gr[A]ey.
[Bm] Snake eyes on p[A]aradise
D A Bm <--(Play open chords here)
And we got to go today.
Chorus:
[Gmaj7] Take me to the [D]April sun in C[Gmaj7]uba,
Whoa-oo-[D]oh!
[Gmaj7] Take me where the [D]April sun's gonna tr[Gmaj7]eat me
D D <--(Strum D twice then stop)
So right! So right.
Outro:
[Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun (come on take me)
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun (come on take me)
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun (come on take me)
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun.
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:
[Asus4] [A] [D] [A] [D] [Bm] [Gmaj7]
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.
[Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A] [D]
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:
[Asus4] I'm tired of the c[A]ity life,
[Asus4] Summer's on the r[A]un.
[Asus4] People tell me [A]I should stay
[Asus4] But I got to get my s[A]un.[D]
[Asus4] So don't try to h[A]old me back,
[Asus4] There's nothing you can s[A]ay.
[Asus4] Snake eyes on p[A]aradise
D A Bm <--(Play open chords here)
And we got to go today.
Chorus:
[Gmaj7] Take me to the [D]April sun in C[Gmaj7]uba,
Whoa-oo-[D]oh!
[Gmaj7] Take me where the [D]April sun's gonna tr[Gmaj7]eat 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:
[Gmaj7] Take me to the [D]April sun in C[Gmaj7]uba,
Whoa-oo-[D]oh!
[Gmaj7] Take me where the [D]April sun's gonna tr[Gmaj7]eat 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,
[Bm] Summer's on the r[A]un.
[Bm] Birds in the w[A]inter sky
[Bm] Are headed for the s[A]un.
[Bm] Oh we can st[A]ick it out
[Bm] In this cold and gr[A]ey.
[Bm] Snake eyes on p[A]aradise
D A Bm <--(Play open chords here)
And we got to go today.
Chorus:
[Gmaj7] Take me to the [D]April sun in C[Gmaj7]uba,
Whoa-oo-[D]oh!
[Gmaj7] Take me where the [D]April sun's gonna tr[Gmaj7]eat me
D D <--(Strum D twice then stop)
So right! So right.
Outro:
[Asus4] [A] [Asus4] [A]
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun (come on take me)
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun (come on take me)
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun (come on take me)
[Asus4] Take me to the [A]April sun.
