The Kinks

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon guitar tab

From: rogers@sasuga.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)

Subject: Re: Req:Sunny Afternnon/Kinks

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

From: Harlan L Thompson

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)

Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 10:56:27 +0200 (MET DST)

From: "Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruell"

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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.

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