| f | Sunny Afternoon [Dm] | f | Sunny Afternoon [Dm] |
| The Kinks | | The Kinks |
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| t | [Intro] (Play only [Dm] chords if we have a bassist] | t | [Intro] {blue}(Play only [Dm] chords if we have a bassist){/blue} |
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| [Dm] [Dm] [A] [A] | | [Dm] [Dm] [A] [A] |
| [Dm] [Dm] [A] [A] | | [Dm] [Dm] [A] [A] |
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| Verse 1: | | Verse 1: |
| The [Dm] taxmanās taken [C] all my dough | | The [Dm] taxmanās taken [C] all my dough |
| And [F] left me in my [C] stately home | | And [F] left me in my [C] stately home |
| [A] Lazinā on a sunny after[Dm]noon | | [A] Lazinā on a sunny after[Dm]noon |
| And I canāt [C] sail my yacht | | And I canāt [C] sail my yacht |
| Heās [F] taken every[C]thing Iāve got | | Heās [F] taken every[C]thing Iāve got |
| [A] All Iāve gotās this sunny after[Dm]noon | | [A] All Iāve gotās this sunny after[Dm]noon |
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| Verse 2: | | Verse 2: |
| [D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze | | [D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze |
| I got a [C7] big fat mama tryinā to break [F] me [A7] | | I got a [C7] big fat mama tryinā to break [F] me [A7] |
| And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly | | And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly |
| [Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y | | [Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y |
| [F] Lazinā on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon | | [F] Lazinā on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |In the [A] summertime | | |In the [A] summertime |
| |In the [Dm] summertime | | |In the [Dm] summertime |
| |In the [A] summertime | | |In the [A] summertime |
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| Verse 3: | | Verse 3: |
| My [Dm] girlfriendās run off [C] with my car | | My [Dm] girlfriendās run off [C] with my car |
| And [F] gone back to her [C] ma and pa | | And [F] gone back to her [C] ma and pa |
| [A] Tellinā tales of drunkenness and [Dm] cruelty | | [A] Tellinā tales of drunkenness and [Dm] cruelty |
| Now Iām [C] sittinā here | | Now Iām [C] sittinā here |
| [F] Sippinā at my [C] ice-cold beer | | [F] Sippinā at my [C] ice-cold beer |
| [A] All Iāve gotās this sunny after[Dm]noon | | [A] All Iāve gotās this sunny after[Dm]noon |
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| Verse 4: | | Verse 4: |
| [D7] Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way | | [D7] Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way |
| Or give me [C7] two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7] | | Or give me [C7] two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7] |
| Cos I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly | | Cos I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly |
| [Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y | | [Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y |
| [F] Lazinā on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon | | [F] Lazinā on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon |
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| Chorus: | | Chorus: |
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| Verse 5: | | Verse 5: |
| [D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze | | [D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze |
| I got a [C7] big fat mama tryinā to break [F] me [A7] | | I got a [C7] big fat mama tryinā to break [F] me [A7] |
| And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly | | And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly |
| [Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y | | [Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxur[C7]y |
| [F] Lazinā on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon | | [F] Lazinā on a [A7] sunny after[Dm]noon |
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| |Chorus: | | |Chorus: |
| |In the [A] summertime | | |In the [A] summertime |
| |In the [Dm] summertime | | |In the [Dm] summertime |
| |In the [A] summertime | | |In the [A] summertime |
| [Dm*] | | [Dm*] |