April Fool chords by Soul Asylum

Chords with lyrics

Soul Asylum - April Fool

       Fig. 1
E-|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------|------------7-5-----------5-4-----------7-5-4------------|
E-|-12s0---|----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-------7-5-0------|
   \__
     (Loud slide played at the beginning of the song)

At the start of the song, play the slide and then Fig. 1 twice.
Then start Verse 1:

E5E5 /                  / //
   Quittin' after one more last ....
E5E5 /                   / //
   If I want your opinion I'll ...
E5E5 /    G5G5 E5E5  A5A5   / G5G5 D5D5        A5A5  G5G5  E5E5
   Night driving without headlights....
E5E5 /    G5G5 E5E5  A5A5     / G5G5 D5D5     A5A5   G5G5
   Looking good, but sure don't .....

After the final G5G5 power cord of the verse, slide down to the low
E MajorE on the sixth string and start Fig. 1 again, playing it twice and
then continuing on with the second verse: (same chords as first)

   Doin' hopscotch with my legs tied, ....

The only change is that a new twist is added during the phrase
   'all you mother's money spent' it goes something like this:

E-|---------------------------|
B-|---------------------------|
G-|---------------------------|
D-|----7b9--5--------2--------|
A-|------------7-----2--------|
E-|---------------5--0--------|

After this verse, go back into Fig. 1 with the following lyrics,
and midway through switch to the chords:

   A augmentedA burning heart ....
            A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
   Won't you be my ...
   G+G     G+G  C5C5 A5A5  G5G5
   Come on I'm an .....

And slide down again into this break:

E-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------2--|--7-7h9--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------2--|--------10h11-10h11-10h11vvvvvv--|
A-|---------7-5--4-----------0--|---------------------------------|
E-|-0-0-0-0--------7--5-0-------|---------------------------------|
                 Improvise over this second measure
                 six times before going on, with
                 another guitar improvising over
                 the next figure:

                 E-|----------------------|
                 B-|----------------------|
                 G-|----------------------|
                 D-|-2-2--------2-2-------|
                 A-|-0-0--------0-0-------|
                 E-|-----0-3-4------0-3-4-|

After this, we go back to a structure much like verse 1:

E5E5 /                    / //
   Holdin' on to what's left ....
E5E5 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   Anything to ...
E5E5 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   Anything to ...
E5E5 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
   Anything to ....

Then slide back down into Fig. 1 as before:

   A augmentedA burning heart  Like an ...
            A augmentedA   Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
   Won't you be ...
   G+G    Gsus4Gsus4 G+G C5C5 A5A5 G5G5
   Come on I'm  an ...
       A augmentedA    Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA     G+G    Gsus4Gsus4
   I'm a midspring snow - ...
   G+G   C5C5 A5A5 G+G
   I'm an April .....

And then repeat Fig. 1 six times over the remaining lyrics:

I'm______________ an April fool for you.....

And finish strong on an E5E5 power chord.


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