April Sun in Cuba chords

by Dragon

Song Key: A Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 122 bpm


Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Intermediate

Guitar Chords: A, Asus4, Bm, C#m, D, Gmaj7

Strum Pattern: Instructions below

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Chord Chart Legend
A Major Asus4 Bm C#m D Major Gmaj7
Lefties Chord Chart Legend
A Major-LH Asus4-LH Bm-LH C#m-LH D Major-LH Gmaj7-LH

April Sun in Cuba

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
                          Asus4      A
Intro: 4/4 || Birds  ||:         |       :|| x4

Asus4               A          Asus4                A
1. I'm tired of the ci-ty life     Sum-mer's on the run
Asus4              A            Asus4                    A
   Peo-ple tell me I should stay     But I got to get my fun
Asus4               A           Asus4                       A
   So don't try and hold me back     Aint’ noth-in’ you can say
Asus4                A                    D         C#m  Bm  
   Snake eyes on the pa-ra-dise    And we got to go to - day

   Gmaj7               D             Gmaj7          D
Chorus: Take me to the Ap-ril Sun in Cu-ba    Oh Oh Oh
   Gmaj7                  D                 Gmaj7       D
        Take me where the Ap-ril sun gon-na treat me so right
              Asus4        A       Asus4        A
        So  | right   |       So | right   |          |

Asus4                      A              Asus4                    A
2. I can al-most smell the per-fumed night     And see the star-ry sky
Asus4                A           Asus4                      A
   I wish you comin' with me baby    'Cause right before my eye
      Asus4             A             Asus4                   A
   See    Castro in the al-ley way    Talk-in' 'bout mis-sile love
Asus4            A                 D    C#m  Bm  
   Talkin' 'bout J.F.K.    And the way  he   shook him up

   Gmaj7               D             Gmaj7          D
Chorus: Take me to the Ap-ril Sun in Cu-ba    Oh Oh Oh
   Gmaj7                  D                 Gmaj7       D
        Take me where the Ap-ril sun gon-na treat me so right
              Asus4        A       Asus4        A
        So  | right   |       So | right   |          |

     Asus4               A           Asus4               A
Bridge: I'm tired of the ci-ty life     Sum-mer's on the run
     Asus4           A          Asus4                     A
        Birds in the win-ter sky     Are head-in' for the sun
     Asus4        A           Asus4                 A
        Oh we can stick it out     In this cold and grey
     Asus4                A                    D         C#m  Bm
        Snake eyes on the par-a-dise    And we got to go to - day    Yeah

   Gmaj7               D            Gmaj7           D
Chorus: Take me to the Ap-ril Sun in Cu-ba    Oh Oh Oh
   Gmaj7                  D                 Gmaj7       D
        Take me where the Ap-ril sun gon-na treat me so right
              Asus4        A       Asus4        A
        So  | right   |       So | right   |          |

   Asus4              A                  Asus4
Outro: Take me to the A-pril sun   C'mon take me
                      A                        Asus4
       Take me to the A-pril sun   C'mon C'mon take me
                      A                  Asus4
       Take me to the A-pril sun   C'mon take me
                      A          ↓ ↓
       Take me to the A-pril sun.....

Strum Pattern:

There are several different ways to play these chords, however the chords displayed in the charts above are the preferred voicings especially with the strumming style between Asus4 and A.

This song has a distinctive strum pattern. If you count each barre as 1& 2& 3& 4&, it would look something like this:

    
  d = dampen the string
   = downstroke
   = upstroke

  1 &  2 &&  3 &&  4 && 
  ↓ ↓  ↓ ↓   ↓     ↓ ↓↑
       d d           dd

Song Details:

  • Songwriters: Marc Hunter, Hewson
  • Lyrics Begin: I'm tired of the city life, summer's on the run,
  • Performing Artists: Dragon
  • Single:
    Released: October 1977
    B-side: Telephone
  • Genre: Rock, Pub rock
  • Album: Running Free
    Released: November 1977
Dragon
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Dragon

Origin: Auckland, N.Z.

Music Styles: Progressive rock, pop rock, new wave

Active Years: 1972–1979, 1982–1998, 2006–present

Band: The following is the band line-up in 1977 during the release of the song and the album, Running Free (pictured).

  • Marc Hunter - Lead Vocals
  • Todd Hunter - Bass Guitar, vocals
  • Robert Taylor - Guitar, vocals
  • Keyboards - Paul Hewson, vocals
  • Percussion - Kerry Jacobson
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