April Fool
Michael Johnson
A:x0333x
A/G:3x222x
Asus4:x0334x
AaddA#:x0232x
D:xx0232
D/E7:xx0454
D/F#:200232
Em:022000
Em7:020030
G:320003
G/B:x20033
Gadd2:3x020x
Gm/D:xx0333
Capo 2
Intro:
D Gm/D D/E7
Verse 1:
Gm/D D
I’m just a fool for April
Asus4
There’s nothing more to say
Long as I can remember
D Gm/D
She’s led my heart astray
D
When I was green as willow
Gadd2
She had me ditchin’ school
Asus4 A
And even then she tricked me
D Gm/D D/E7
I’m just an April fool
Verse 2:
Gm/D D
She tangles dogwood blossoms
Asus4
Into her yellow hair
A
She uses the same perfume
D Gm/D
The Smokey Mountains wear
D
She keeps the flame of summer
Gadd2
‘Round her neck as a jewel
Asus4 A
She breezes in to see me
D
And I’m an April fool
Bridge:
Gadd2
She entrances me
A/G
And she dances me
D/F# D
And she flies me like a kite
Em
And I soon forget
Asus A D
She’s only come to play
Gadd2
Then there comes a day
A/G
When she will not stay
D/F# D
And I lie awake at night
Em D/F# G
Hoping next time
Asus4 - A
April may
Interlude:
Gadd2 A/G D/F# Em7
Gadd2 G/B Em7 AaddA#
Verse 3:
D
When I walked out this morning
Asus4
April had up and gone
A
And it was clear as water
D Gm/D
She’d only led me on
D
And it will be next winter
Gadd2
Before my heals will cool
Asus4 A
And then I will forgive her
D
I’m just an April fool
Coda:
Gadd2 Em Asus4 A
She knows I will forgive her
D Gm/D D/E7 D
I’m just an April fool
