SUNNY AFTERNOON
As recorded by The Kinks



Transcribed by Tavs Enderleit

 Words and Music by Ray Davies
Arranged by Ray Davies
 

Dmx (xx0231@1)x 0 2 3 1 Cx (x32010@1)3 2 0 1 0 F1 (133211@1)3 3 2 1 1 Ax (x02220@1)0 2 2 2 0 
A/G3 (302220@1)0 2 2 2 0 A/F
1 0 2 2 2 0 A/E
0 0 2 2 2 0 Dx (xx0232@1)x 0 2 3 2 
G73 (320001@1)2 0 0 0 1 C7x (x32310@1)3 2 3 1 0 A7x (x02020@1)0 2 0 2 0 

 Intro:
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  Dm (xx0231@1)                A (x02220@1)  A/G (302220@1)name="chord_102220@1">A/F A/E|-----------------------------------------|| (002220@1)|----------------------------------------o||
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 Verse:

    Dm (xx0231@1)           CThe (x32010@1)taxman's taken all my dough,
    F (133211@1)           Cand (x32010@1)left me in my stately home,
A (x02220@1)    A/G (302220@1)A/F (102220@1) A/E (002220@1)Dmlazin' (xx0231@1)on a sunny afternoon.
            CAnd (x32010@1)I can't sail my yacht,
     F (133211@1)        Che's (x32010@1)taken everything I've got.
A (x02220@1)      A/G (302220@1)      A/F (102220@1) A/E (002220@1)DmAll (xx0231@1)I've got's this sunny afternoon.

 Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)                                 G7Save (320001@1)me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
           C7 (x32310@1)                         F (133211@1) A7I've (x02020@1)got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
      Dm (xx0231@1)            G7And (320001@1)I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm (xx0231@1)              G7 (320001@1) C7Live (x32310@1)this life of luxury,
F (133211@1)         A7 (x02020@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)lazin' on a sunny afternoon,                In the summertime..
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  In the summertime,  in the summertime..
  Dm (xx0231@1)                A (x02220@1)  A/G (302220@1)name="chord_102220@1">A/F A/E|-----------------------------------------|| (002220@1)|----------------------------------------o||
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 Verse:

   Dm (xx0231@1)                 CMy (x32010@1)girlfriend's run off with my car,
    F (133211@1)              CAnd (x32010@1)gone back to her ma and pa.
A (x02220@1)     A/G (302220@1)    A/F (102220@1)  A/E (002220@1)    DmTellin' (xx0231@1)tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
        CNow (x32010@1)I'm sittin' here,
F (133211@1)           CSippin' (x32010@1)at my ice-cooled beer,
A (x02220@1)      A/G (302220@1)      A/F (102220@1) A/E (002220@1)DmAll (xx0231@1)I've got's this sunny afternoon.

 Chorus:

D (xx0232@1)                             G7Help (320001@1)me, help me, help me sail away,
           C7 (x32310@1)                          F (133211@1)  A7or (x02020@1)give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
      Dm (xx0231@1)            G7Cuz (320001@1)I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm (xx0231@1)              G7 (320001@1) C7Live (x32310@1)this life of luxury,
F (133211@1)         A7 (x02020@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)lazin' on a sunny afternoon,                In the summertime..
                                            A (x02220@1)  A/G (302220@1)name="chord_102220@1">A/F A/E (002220@1)                     |-----------------------------------------|
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                      |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
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  In the summertime,  in the summertime..
  Dm (xx0231@1)                A (x02220@1)  A/G (302220@1)name="chord_102220@1">A/F A/E|-----------------------------------------|| (002220@1)|----------------------------------------o||
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D (xx0232@1)                                 G7Save (320001@1)me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
           C7 (x32310@1)                         F (133211@1) A7I've (x02020@1)got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
      Dm (xx0231@1)            G7And (320001@1)I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm (xx0231@1)              G7 (320001@1) C7Live (x32310@1)this life of luxury,
F (133211@1)         A7 (x02020@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)lazin' on a sunny afternoon,                In the summertime..
                                            A (x02220@1)  A/G (302220@1)name="chord_102220@1">A/F A/E (002220@1)                     |-----------------------------------------|
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                      |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
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  In the summertime,  in the summertime..
  Dm (xx0231@1)                A (x02220@1)  A/G (302220@1)name="chord_102220@1">A/F A/E (002220@1)     Dm|-----------------------------------------|| (xx0231@1)|----------------------------------------o||
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