Intro Am Am E7 E7 Am Am E7 E7
Verse 1
Am G
The tax man's taken all my dough
C G
And left me in my statley home
E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
G
And i can't sail my yacht
C G
He's taken everything i've got
E7 Am
All i've got this sunny afternoon
Chorus 1
A7 D7
Save me Save me Save me from this squeeze
G C E7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me
Am D7
And i love to live so pleasantly
Am D7 G
Live this life of luxury
C E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
E7
In the summertime
Am E7
In the summertime In the summertime
Verse 2
Am G
My girlfriends run off with my car
C G
And gone back to her ma and pa
E7 Am
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty
G
Now i'm sitting here
C G
Sipping on my ice cold beer
E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny after noon
Chorus 2
Help me Help me Help me sail away
Well give me two good reasons why i oughta stay
Cause i love to live so pleasantly
Am D7 G
Live this life of luxury
C E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
E7
In the summertime
Am E7
In the summertime In the summertime
then its just Chorus 1 again
Outing
Am E7
In the summertime In the summertime