• Song:

    Sunny Afternoon

  • Artist:

    Kinks

  • Album:

    To the Bone

Tabbed by JCotter1888
j.owens@live.co.uk

I have seen many different versions and I think this version is pretty accurate. 
However, corrections are welcomed.

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon.

Capo 5th fret

Intro: Reapeat twice

Tuning:Standard EADGBe
                Riff 1                                 Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-------1--1------1--1-----1--1-----1--1-|----------------------------------|
G|-------2--2------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-|----1--1--------1--1--------1--1--|
D|-------2--2------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-|----2--2--------0--0--------0--0--|
A|--0-------------------------------------|-2--2--2----2---2--2----3---3--3--|
E|--------------3---------2--------1------|----------------------------------|

Tuning:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------1--1----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------0--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---2---2--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chords:

Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           Riff 2 / E7The (020130@1)taxmans taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home. Lazing on a

Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)                 C (x32010@1)          Gsunny (320003@1)afternoon. And I can't sail my yacht, she's taken everything I've got.

Riff 2 / E7 (020130@1)             AmLazing (x02210@1)on a sunny after noon.



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------2-------4---------------------------------------------------------|



A7 (x02020@1)                                D7 (xx0212@1)             G (320003@1)           G7Save (320001@1)me, save me, save me from this squeeze, I got a big fat momma trying 
        
         C (x32010@1)    E7 (020130@1)            Am (x02210@1)            D7 (xx0212@1)        Am (x02210@1) 
to break me.          Because I love to live so pleasantly, in this life of

D7 (xx0212@1)   G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)   Riff 2 / E7luxury. (020130@1)   Lazing on a sunny aftrenoon.

Riff 1               Riff 2             Riff 1              Riff 2
In the summer time, In the summer time. In the summer time, In the summer

Time.

Am (x02210@1)                  G (320003@1)             C (x32010@1)              GMy (320003@1)Girlfrieds run off with my car and gone back to her ma and pa's telling

Riff 2 / E7 (020130@1)                Am (x02210@1)            G (320003@1)               Ctales (x32010@1)of drunkeness and cruelty. And now I'm sitting here, I'm sipping on

G (320003@1)            Riff 2 / E7 (020130@1)            Ammy (x02210@1)ice cold beer. Lazing on a sunny afternoon.



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----0-----2-----4----------------------------------------------------------|

A7 (x02020@1)                            D7 (xx0212@1)    G (320003@1)                      G7Help (320001@1)me, help me, help me sail away, ah give me two good reasons why I

C (x32010@1)    E7 (020130@1)           Am (x02210@1)            D7 (xx0212@1)        Amought (x02210@1)to stay.       Because I love to live so pleasantly, in this lif of

D7 (xx0212@1)   G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)   Riff 2 / E7Luxury. (020130@1)  Lazing on a sunny aftrenoon.

Riff 1               Riff 2             Riff 1              Riff 2
In the summer time, In the summer time. In the summer time, In the summer

Time.

A7 (x02020@1)                                D7 (xx0212@1)             G (320003@1)           G7Save (320001@1)me, save me, save me from this squeeze, I got a big fat momma trying 
        
         C (x32010@1)    E7 (020130@1)            Am (x02210@1)            D7 (xx0212@1)        Am (x02210@1) 
to break me.          Because I love to live so pleasantly, in this life of

D7 (xx0212@1)   G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)   Riff 2 / E7luxury. (020130@1)   Lazing on a sunny aftrenoon.

Riff 1               Riff 2             Riff 1              Riff 2
In the summer time, In the summer time. In the summer time, In the summer

Time.

End on Am* Random picking.

Thanks. All comments and corrections welcome.
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