This is my first tab, i didn't like the ones already done so here's my version:
I play the chords as barre chords but can be played as open chords, i find it easier to
barre chords to change between the riff part of the chorus and strumming the chords.
Intro:
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
Dm (xx0231@1) CThe (x32010@1)taxman's taken all my dough,
Dm (xx0231@1) Cand (x32010@1)left me in my stately home,
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) Dm (xx0231@1)(Play as second part of intro, i.e barre chords)
lazin' on a sunny afternoon.
CAnd (x32010@1)I can't sail my yacht,
Dm (xx0231@1) Che's (x32010@1)taken everything I've got.
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) Dm (xx0231@1)
(Play as 2nd part of intro)
All 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) Dmlazin' (xx0231@1)on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
Verse:
Dm (xx0231@1) CMy (x32010@1)girlfriend's run off with my car,
Dm (xx0231@1) CAnd (x32010@1)gone back to her ma and pa.
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) Dm (xx0231@1)(Play as 2nd part of intro)
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
CNow (x32010@1)I'm sittin' here,
Dm (xx0231@1) CSippin' (x32010@1)at my ice-cooled beer,
A (x02220@1) G (320003@1) F (133211@1) E (022100@1) Dm (xx0231@1)
(Play as 2nd part of intro)
All 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) Dmlazin' (xx0231@1)on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
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) Dmlazin' (xx0231@1)on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
End on Dm
