Kinks - Sunny Afternoon guitar tab
intro: Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E
Dm C
The taxman's taken all my dough
F C
And left me in my stately home
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
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 squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly
D7 G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7 Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
A A/G A/F A/E
In the summertime
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
Dm C7
The taxman's taken all my dough
F C7
And left me in my stately home
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Dm
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
C7
And I can't sail my yacht
F C7
He's taken everything I've got
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon
CHORUS #1:
D D7 G G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me
Dm G
And I love to live so pleasantly
D7 G7
Live this life of luxury
F A Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
In a summertime
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
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)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
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Kinks : Sunny afternoon
[Intro:]
a G7 C G7
The taxman's taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home,
E7 a
lazing on a sunny afternoon.
a G7 C G7
And I can't sail my yacht, he's taken ev'rything I've got.
E7 a
All I've got 's this sunny afternoon.
A7 D7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
G C E7
I've got a big fat mamma tryin' to break me.
a D a D7
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
C E7 a E7
lazing on a sunny afternoon,
a E7 a E7 a E7
in summertime, in summertime, in summertime.
a G7 C G7
My girlfriend's gone off with my car, and gone back to her ma and pa
E7 a
telling tales of drunkeness and cruelty.
a G7 C G7
Now I'm sitting here, sipping at my ice-cold beer,
E7 a
lazing on a sunny afternoon.
A7 D7
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
G7 C
you give me two good reasons why I ought to stay.
E7 D a D7
'Cos I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
C E7 a E7
lazing on a sunny afternoon,
a E7 a E7 a E7
in summertime, in summertime, in summertime.
A7 D7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
G C E7
I've got a big fat mamma tryin' to break me.
a D a D7
And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
C E7 a E7
lazing on a sunny afternoon,
a E7 a E7 a E7
in summertime, in summertime, in summertime.
