#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: rogers@sasuga.hi.com (Andrew Rogers) Subject: Re: Req:Sunny Afternnon/Kinks intro: Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E 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 And I can't sail my yacht He's taken everything I've got All I've got's this sunny afternoon D7 G7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze C7 F A7 I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me Dm G7 And I love to live so pleasantly D7 G7 C7 Live this life of luxury F A7 Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Lazin' on a sunny afternoon A A/G A/F A/E In the summertime My girlfriend's run off with my car And gone back to her ma and pa Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty Now I'm sittin' here Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer All I've got's this sunny afternoon Help me, help me, help me sail away Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazin' on a sunny afternoon In the summertime From: Harlan L Thompson SUNNY AFTERNOON- The Kinks 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 Dm C7 The taxman's taken all my dough F C7 And left me in my stately home Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Dm Lazin' on a sunny afternoon C7 And I can't sail my yacht F C7 He's taken everything I've got Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Dm All I've got's this sunny afternoon CHORUS #1: D D7 G G7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze C7 F A7 I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me Dm G And I love to live so pleasantly D7 G7 Live this life of luxury F A Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Lazin' on a sunny afternoon A A/G A/F A/E In a summertime Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb In a summertime A A/G A/F A/E In a summertime My girlfriend's run off with my car And gone back to her ma and pa Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty Now I'm sittin' here Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer Lazin CHORUS #2: Help me, help me, help me sail away Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazin' on a sunny afternoon In a summertime, in a summertime In a summertime REPEAT CHORUS #1 Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E E --1------1-----1------------------------ B --3------3-----3----2----2----2----2---- G --2------2-----2----2----2----2----2---- D --0------0-----0----2----2----2----2---- A --3------2-----1----0------------------- E -------------------------3----1----0---- (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) Date: Thu, 20 Jul 1995 10:56:27 +0200 (MET DST) From: "Dipl.-Ing. Wolfgang Kruell" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kinks : Sunny afternoon [Intro:] a G7 C G7 The taxman's taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home, E7 a lazing on a sunny afternoon. a G7 C G7 And I can't sail my yacht, he's taken ev'rything I've got. E7 a All I've got 's this sunny afternoon. A7 D7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze, G C E7 I've got a big fat mamma tryin' to break me. a D a D7 And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury C E7 a E7 lazing on a sunny afternoon, a E7 a E7 a E7 in summertime, in summertime, in summertime. a G7 C G7 My girlfriend's gone off with my car, and gone back to her ma and pa E7 a telling tales of drunkeness and cruelty. a G7 C G7 Now I'm sitting here, sipping at my ice-cold beer, E7 a lazing on a sunny afternoon. A7 D7 Help me, help me, help me sail away, G7 C you give me two good reasons why I ought to stay. E7 D a D7 'Cos I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury C E7 a E7 lazing on a sunny afternoon, a E7 a E7 a E7 in summertime, in summertime, in summertime. A7 D7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze, G C E7 I've got a big fat mamma tryin' to break me. a D a D7 And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury C E7 a E7 lazing on a sunny afternoon, a E7 a E7 a E7 in summertime, in summertime, in summertime.