SUNNY AFTERNOON As recorded by The Kinks Transcribed by Tavs Enderleit Words and Music by Ray Davies Arranged by Ray Davies Dm x x 0 2 3 1 C x 3 2 0 1 0 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 A x 0 2 2 2 0 A/G 3 0 2 2 2 0 A/F 1 0 2 2 2 0 A/E 0 0 2 2 2 0 D x x 0 2 3 2 G7 3 2 0 0 0 1 C7 x 3 2 3 1 0 A7 x 0 2 0 2 0 Intro: |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| Dm A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|| Verse: Dm C The taxman's taken all my dough, F C and left me in my stately home, A A/G A/F A/E Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon. C And I can't sail my yacht, F C he's taken everything I've got. A A/G A/F A/E Dm All I've got's this sunny afternoon. Chorus: D G7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze, C7 F A7 I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me. Dm G7 And I love to live so pleasantly, Dm G7 C7 Live this life of luxury, F A7 Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime.. A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| In the summertime, in the summertime.. Dm A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|| Verse: Dm C My girlfriend's run off with my car, F C And gone back to her ma and pa. A A/G A/F A/E Dm Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty. C Now I'm sittin' here, F C Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer, A A/G A/F A/E Dm All I've got's this sunny afternoon. Chorus: D G7 Help me, help me, help me sail away, C7 F A7 or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay Dm G7 Cuz I love to live so pleasantly, Dm G7 C7 Live this life of luxury, F A7 Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime.. A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| In the summertime, in the summertime.. Dm A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|| D G7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze, C7 F A7 I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me. Dm G7 And I love to live so pleasantly, Dm G7 C7 Live this life of luxury, F A7 Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime.. A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| In the summertime, in the summertime.. Dm A A/G A/F A/E Dm |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--||