Sunny Afternoon [Am]
The Kinks
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 [A]
[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] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after [Am] noon [D7]
In the [Am] summertime, [D7]
In the [Am] summertime, [D7]
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 [A]
[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] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after[Am]noon [[D7]
In the [Am] summertime, [D7]
In the [Am] summertime, [D7]
[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] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after [Am] noon [D7]
In the [Am] summer time, [D7]
In the [Am] summer time, [D7]
In the [Am] summer time [D7]
In the [Am] summer time ... [D7]...[Am]
Sunny Afternoon [Am]The Kinks
IntroAmAmE7E7AmAmE7E7
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 afterAmnoon A
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 luxury C Lazin’ on a E7 sunny after Am noon D7 In the Am summertime, D7 In the Am summertime, D7
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 afterAmnoon A
A7 Help me, help me, help me sail aD7 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 luxury C Lazin’ on a E7 sunny afterAmnoon [D7 In the Am summertime, D7 In the Am summertime, D7
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 luxury C Lazin’ on a E7 sunny after Am noon D7 In the Am summer time, D7 In the Am summer time, D7 In the Am summer time D7 In the Am summer time ... D7...Am