Sunny Afternoon The Kinks
intro: Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E
The t[Dm]axman's taken a[C]ll my dough
And l[F]eft me in my st[C]ately home
[A]Lazin'[A/G] on a [A/F]sunny [A/E]aftern[Dm]oon
And I can't sail my yacht
He's taken everything I've got
All I've got's this sunny afternoon
[D7]Save me, save me, save me from this squ[G7]eeze
I got a big [C7]fat mama tryin' to break [F]me[A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so pl[G7]easantly
L[D7]ive this life of [G7]luxu[C7]ry
[F]Lazin' on a s[A7]unny after[Dm]noon[Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb]
In the s[A]ummer[A/G]time[A/F] [A/E]
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
SUNNY AFTERNOON- The Kinks
[Dm] [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] [A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
[Dm] [Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] [A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
The t[Dm]axman's taken a[C7]ll my dough
And l[F]eft me in my st[C7]ately home
[Dm]Lazin' [Dm/C]on a s[Dm/B]unny [Dm/Bb]afterno[Dm]on
And I can't sai[C7]l my yacht
He's ta[F]ken everyth[C7]ing I've got
[Dm]All I've g[Dm/C]ot's this s[Dm/B]unny [Dm/Bb]aftern[Dm]oon
CHORUS #1:
[D]Save me, save me, s[D7]ave me from this sque[G]eze[G7]
I got a big [C7]fat mama tryin' to break [F]me[A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so pl[G]easantly
L[D7]ive this life of lux[G7]ury
[F]Lazin' on a s[A]unny after[Dm]noon[Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb]
In a summ[A]ertime[A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
In a summ[Dm]ertime[Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb]
In a summ[A]ertime[A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
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
Lazin
CHORUS #2:
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 a summertime, in a summertime
In a summertime
REPEAT CHORUS #1
[Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] [A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
E --1------1-----1------------------------ B --3------3-----3----2----2----2----2---- G --2------2-----2----2----2----2----2---- D --0------0-----0----2----2----2----2---- A --3------2-----1----0------------------- E -------------------------3----1----0----
(one could alternately keep on the Dm and add the bass notes
all the way down to E)
(from Face to Face, 1966, also on Greatest Hits)
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Kinks : Sunny afternoon
(Intro:)
The t[a]axman's taken a[G7]ll my dough, and l[C]eft me in my s[G7]tately home,
l[E7]azing on a sunny aftern[a]oon.
A[a]nd I can't s[G7]ail my yacht, he's t[C]aken ev'ryth[G7]ing I've got.
A[E7]ll I've got 's this sunny aftern[a]oon.
S[A7]ave me, save me, save me from this s[D7]queeze,
I've got a b[G]ig fat mamma tryin' to break [C]me.[E7]
And I l[a]ove to live so pl[D]easantly, l[a]ive this life of l[D7]uxury
l[C]azing on a s[E7]unny aftern[a]oon,[E7]
in s[a]ummertime[E7], in s[a]ummertime[E7], in s[a]ummertime[E7].
My [a]girlfriend's gone off w[G7]ith my car, a[C]nd gone back to her [G7]ma and pa
t[E7]elling tales of drunkeness and c[a]ruelty.
N[a]ow I'm s[G7]itting here, s[C]ipping at my ice-[G7]cold beer,
l[E7]azing on a sunny aftern[a]oon.
H[A7]elp me, help me, help me s[D7]ail away,
you give[G7] me two good reasons why I ought to [C]stay.
'[E7]Cos I love to live so ple[D]asantly, l[a]ive this life of l[D7]uxury
l[C]azing on a s[E7]unny aftern[a]oon,[E7]
in s[a]ummertime[E7], in s[a]ummertime[E7], in s[a]ummertime[E7].
S[A7]ave me, save me, save me from this s[D7]queeze,
I've got a b[G]ig fat mamma tryin' to break [C]me.[E7]
And I l[a]ove to live so pl[D]easantly, l[a]ive this life of l[D7]uxury
l[C]azing on a s[E7]unny aftern[a]oon,[E7]
in s[a]ummertime[E7], in s[a]ummertime[E7], in s[a]ummertime[E7].
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