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April Fools Day

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April Fool's Day:Marty Robbins.
B-Side of 'Devil Woman' which hit
#1 on BB Hot Country and #16 on BB Hot
100 on COLUMBIA Records in 1962.
INTRO:  F   Dm7  F  
#1.
FIt should be CApril FFool's Day cause Bbyou've 
been Ffoolin' Bbme.
CAll the Gthings you Cpromised just weren't 
meant to Fbe.
FYou lied, you lied, you cheated, you Bbnever 
Fcould Dm7be  Bbtrue.
It Cshould be April Fool's Day and the C7joke 
should be on Fyou.
BRIDGE:
It Bbhurt me so to see you go, your secret 
love and Cyou.
As Bbin the past, for now, at last, I found 
someone, Ctoo.
Your Fsecret love has left you and Dm7I found 
someone Bbnew.
It Cshould be April Fool's Day and the joke 
should Gm7be on Fyou.
INTERLUDE:   Em7   C   Bb   Dm7  F  
#3.
FIt should be CApril FFool's Day cause Bbyou've 
been Ffoolin' Bbme.
CAll the Gthings you Cpromised just weren't 
meant to Fbe.
FYou lied, you lied, you cheated, you Bbnever 
Fcould Dm7be  Bbtrue.
It Cshould be April Fool's Day and the C7joke 
should be on Fyou.
BRIDGE:
It Bbhurt me so to see you go, your secret 
love and Cyou.
As Bbin the past, for now, at last, I found 
someone, Cnew.
Your Fsecret love has left you and Dm7I found 
someone Bbnew.
It Cshould be April Fool's Day and the joke 
should Gm7be on Fyou.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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April Fools Day

by Marty Robbins

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Dm7

Gm7

Em7

April Fool's Day:Marty Robbins.

B-Side of 'Devil Woman' which hit

#1 on BB Hot Country and #16 on BB Hot

100 on COLUMBIA Records in 1962.

F Dm7 F

INTRO:

#1.

F C F Bb

It should be April Fool's Day cause you've

F Bb

been foolin' me.

C G C

All the things you promised just weren't

meant to be.

F Bb

You lied, you lied, you cheated, you never

F Dm7 Bb

could be true.

C C7

It should be April Fool's Day and the joke

should be on you.

BRIDGE:

It hurt me so to see you go, your secret

love and you.

As in the past, for now, at last, I found

someone, too.

F Dm7

Your secret love has left you and I found

someone new.

It should be April Fool's Day and the joke

Gm7 F

should be on you.

Em7 C Bb Dm7 F

INTERLUDE:

#3.

F C F Bb

It should be April Fool's Day cause you've

F Bb

been foolin' me.

C G C

All the things you promised just weren't

meant to be.

F Bb

You lied, you lied, you cheated, you never

F Dm7 Bb

could be true.

C C7

It should be April Fool's Day and the joke

should be on you.

BRIDGE:

It hurt me so to see you go, your secret

love and you.

As in the past, for now, at last, I found

someone, new.

F Dm7

Your secret love has left you and I found

someone new.

It should be April Fool's Day and the joke

Gm7 F

should be on you.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About April Fools Day Chords by Marty Robbins

Learn how to play April Fools Day by Marty Robbins with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “April Fools Day chords”, “April Fools Day guitar chords”, or “Marty Robbins April Fools Day chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy April Fools Day chords and for experienced players who want accurate April Fools Day lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include B, F, Dm7, C, Bb, G.

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What key is "April Fools Day" in?

The chords for "April Fools Day" show the original chord names (including B, F, Dm7, C, Bb, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.