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
[E] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after [Am] noon
And I can’t [G] sail my yacht
He’s [C] taken every [G] thing I’ve got
[E] All I’ve got’s this [E7] 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 [Am7] [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summertime, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summertime, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summer[Am7]time [Am6] [E7]
My [Am] girlfriend’s run off [G] with my car
And [C] gone back to her [G7] ma and pa
[E] Tellin’ tales of [E7] drunkenness and [Am] cruelty
Now I’m [G7] sittin’ here
[C] Sippin’ at my [G7] ice-cold beer
[E] All I’ve got’s this [E7] 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 [D] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] 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 [D] pleasantly
[Am] Live this life of [D7] luxury
[C] Lazin’ on a [E7] sunny after [Am] noon [E7]
In the [Am] summer time, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summer time, [Am6] [E7]
In the [Am] summer [Am7] time [Am6] [E7] [A]