April Sun in Cuba chords
by DragonSong 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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April Sun in Cuba
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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
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
