april the first
EADGBE Tuning
When playing the F chord during the verses, oscilate between the open
low E and the F on the F barre chord in other words … lift your index finger
off the F chord so the open E sounds and then hammer back on the F note)
you'll hear it in the song. This also happens at the end of the bridge
with the G chord (oscilating the F# and G bass notes) and the C chord
(at half the intervals of the G chord before it with the B and C bass notes)
F
I woke up to bells this morning, I woke up to birds
Dm Bb
I woke up to someone yawning and that yawn was hers
F
I was dreaming of a scene where all my life was cursed
Dm Bb
By the Law of Love which states that things will just get worse
Chorus:
C Bb Dm
When she turned 'round and said she loved me so much that it hurt
C F
I thought it must be April the First
I put my hand upon my heart and swear I never leave
That she wanted love not just a room she could come to
I recall her asking me what I was born to do
I said, "There's no place for me, I'm simply passing through"
When she turned 'round and said she loved me so much that it hurt
I thought it must be April the First
Bridge:
G Am C G
And by the Law of Averages, this won't last long
G F Am G
By the look of happiness, she'll soon be gone
G Am C G
But by the looks of things, I could be wrong
C
I could be wrong
So we went down to Glittertown and bought ourselves a ring
When she announced that now she was in love with everything
But I could not unlock the pessimism in my soul
Surely scenes disasterly and rings and things get sold
When she turned 'round and said she loved me so much that it hurt
I thought it must be April the First
And by the Law of Averages, this won't last long
By the look of happiness, she'll soon be gone
But by the looks of things, I could be wrong
I could be wrong
I woke up to bells this morning, I woke up to birds
I woke up to someone yawning and that yawn was hers
I was dreaming of a scene where all my life was cursed
By the Law of Love which states that things will just get worse
When she turned 'round and said she loved me so much that it hurt
Yah when she turned 'round and said she loved me so much that it hurt
Well she turned 'round and said she loved me so much that it hurt
I thought it must be April the First
Transcribed by Troy Heffelfinger