Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks (Ray Davies, 1966)


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Intro Riff:
    Am                    E7
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Intro
| [Am]   | [Am]   | [E7]   | [E7]  
| [Am]   | [Am]   | [E7]   | [E7]
The [Am] taxman's taken [G] all my dough
And [C] left me in my [G] stately home
[E7] Lazin' on a sunny after- [Am] noon
And I can't [G] sail my yacht
He's [C] taken every- [G] thing I've got
[E7] All I've got's this sunny after- [Am] noon [Am]

[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this [D7] squeeze
I got a [G7] big fat mama tryin' to break [C] me [E7]
And I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxur- [G7] y
[C] Lazin' on a [E7] sunny after- | [Am][Riff] noon | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]

My [Am] girlfriend's run off [G] with my car
And [C] gone back to her [G] ma and pa
[E7] Tellin' tales of drunkenness and [Am] cruelty
Now I'm [G] sittin' here
[C] Sippin' at my [G] ice-cold beer
[E7] All I've got's this sunny after- [Am] noon [Am]

[A7] Help me, help me, help me sail a- [D7] way
Or give me [G7] two good reasons why I oughta [C] stay [E7]
Cos I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxur- [G7] y
[C] Lazin' on a [E7] sunny after- | [Am][Riff] noon | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]

[A7] Save me, save me, save me from this [D7] squeeze
I got a [G7] big fat mama tryin' to break [C] me [E7]
And I [Am] love to live so [D7] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxur- [G7] y
[C] Lazin' on a [E7] sunny after- | [Am][Riff] noon | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]
In the | [Am] summertime | [Am]
In the | [E7] summertime | [E7]   | [Am↓]


#Capo on 5th fret to play along with original.
#Last Updated 3/30/18 JJ
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