| Dm | Dm/C | Dm/B | Dm/Bb | A | A/G | A/F | A/E | |
| Intro: |
| Dm | C | |
| The t | axman's taken a | ll my dough |
| F | C | |
| And l | eft me in my st | ately home |
| A | A/G | A/F | A/E | Dm | |
| Lazin' | on a | sunny | aftern | oon |
| And I can't sail my yacht |
| He's taken everything I've got |
| All I've got's this sunny afternoon |
| D7 | G7 | |
| Save me, save me, save me from this squ | eeze |
| C7 | F | A7 | |
| I got a big | fat mama tryin' to break | me |
| Dm | G7 | |
| And I | love to live so pl | easantly |
| D7 | G7 | C7 | |
| L | ive this life of | luxu | ry |
| F | A7 | Dm | Dm/C | Dm/B | Dm/Bb | |
| Lazin' on a s | unny after | noon |
| A | A/G | A/F | A/E | |
| In the s | ummer | time |
| My girlfriend's run off with my car |
| And gone back to her ma and pa |
| Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty |
| Now I'm sittin' here |
| Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer |
| All I've got's this sunny afternoon |
| Help me, help me, help me sail away |
| Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay |
| 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly |
| Live this life of luxury |
| Lazin' on a sunny afternoon |
| In the summertime |