Sunny Afternoon — The Kinks
Chords and lyrics for Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks (key of Am).
Intro
[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]
Verse
The [Dm]taxman's taken [C7]all my dough
And [F]left me in my [C7]stately home
[A]Lazin' [A/G]on a [A/F]sunny [A/E][Dm]afternoon
And I can't [C7]sail my yacht
He's [F]taken [C7]everything I've got
[A]All I've [A/G]got's this [A/F]sunny [A/E][Dm]afternoon
Chorus
[D]Save me, save me, [D7]save me from this [G]squeeze[G7]
I got a big [C7]fat mama tryin' to break [F]me[A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so [G]pleasantly
[Dm]Live this life of [G7][C7]luxury
[F]Lazin' on a [A]sunny [Dm][Dm/C][Dm/B]afternoon[Dm/Bb]
In a [A][A/G]summertime[A/E][A/F]
In a [Dm][Dm/C]summertime[Dm/Bb][Dm/B]
In a [A][A/G]summertime[A/E][A/F]
Verse
My [Dm]girlfriend's run[C7] off with my car
And [F]gone back to her[C7] ma and pa
[A]Tellin' [A/G]tales of [A/F][A/E]drunkenness [Dm]and cruelty
Now I'm sittin'[C7] here
Sippin'[F] at my [C7]ice-cooled beer
[A]Lazin' [A/G]on this [A/F]sunny [A/E][Dm]afternoon
Chorus
[D]Help me, help me, [D7]help me sail away[G7][G]
Or give me [C7]two good reasons why I [F]oughta [A7]stay
Cause I [Dm]love to live so [G]pleasantly
[Dm]Live this life of [G7][C7]luxury
[F]Lazin' on a [A]sunny [Dm][Dm/C][Dm/B]afternoon[Dm/Bb]
In a [A][A/G]summertime[A/E][A/F]
In a [Dm][Dm/C]summertime[Dm/Bb][Dm/B]
In a [A][A/G]summertime[A/E][A/F]
Chorus
[D]Save me, save me, [D7]save me from this [G]squeeze[G7]
I got a big [C7]fat mama tryin' to break [F]me[A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so [G]pleasantly
[Dm]Live this life of [G7][C7]luxury
[F]Lazin' on a [A]sunny [Dm][Dm/C][Dm/B]afternoon[Dm/Bb]
In a [A][A/G]summertime[A/E][A/F]
In a [Dm][Dm/C]summertime[Dm/Bb][Dm/B]
In a [A][A/G]summertime[A/E][A/F]
Chords:
[Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] [A] [A/G] [A/F] [A/E]
(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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