April Fool chords by Patti Smith

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: D

Difficulty: Novice

Music: Tony Shanahan
Lyrics: Patti Smith
Album: Banga (2012)


Intro:
|A   |A   |D   |D   |  x2

Verse 1:
A     A           D   D
Come, be my April fool
A     A               D   D
Come, you're the only one
A    A              D   D
Come on your rusted bike
A     A                   D    D
Come, we'll break all the rules

Chorus:
Bm               Bm
 We'll ride like writers ride
G            G
 Neither rich nor broke
Bm                  Bm
 We'll race through alleyways
G      G
 In our tattered cloaks so

Verse 2:
A     A           D   D
Come, be my April fool
A     A                   D    D
Come, we'll break all the rules

Chorus:
Bm           Bm
 We'll burn all of our poems
G       G
 Add to God's debris
Bm              Bm
 We'll pray to all of our saints
G         G
 Icons of mystery
Bm           Bm
 We'll tramp through the mire
G              G
 When our souls feel dead
Bm              Bm
 With laughter, we'll inspire
G             G
 Then back to life again

Verse 3:
A     A           D   D
Come, be my April fool
A     A               D   D
Come, you're the only one

Bridge:
|F#m   |G   |F#m   |Bm
|F#m   |G   |

Instrumental:
|A   |A   |D   |D   |  x2
|A   |

Verse 4:
A           D   D
Be my April fool
A   A               D   D
    You're the only one
A   A
Come
D     D           A   A   D   D
Come, be my April fool
A   A
Come
D                   A    A   D   D
We'll break all the rules

Outro:
|A   |A   |A   |A   |  x3