Sunny Afternoon --The Kinks
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Dm C
The tax man's taken all my dough
F C
And left me in my stately home.
A7 Dm
Lazin’ on a sunny afternoon.
C
And I can't sail my yacht,
F C
He's taken everythin’ I’ve got,
A7 Dm A7
All I’ve got’s this sunny afternoon.
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D7 G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C F A7
I got a big fat mama tryin’ ta break me.
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm A7
Lazin’ on a sunny afterno---on,
Dm A7
In the summertime,
Dm A7 Dm A7
In the summertime, in the summertime.
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Dm C
My girlfriends run off with my car
F C
And gone back to her Ma and Pa
A7 Dm
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
C
Now I’m sittin’ here,
F C
Sippin’ at my ice cold beer,
A7 Dm A7
Lazin’ on a sunny afternoon.
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D7 G7
Help me, Help me, help me sail away,
C F A7
Well, give me two good reasons why I aughta stay.
Dm G7
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm A7
Lazin’ on a sunny afterno---on,
Dm A7
In the summertime,
Dm A7 Dm A7
In the summertime, in the summertime.
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D7 G7
Awe-save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C F A7
I got a big fat Mama tryin’ ta break me.
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm A7
Lazin’ on a sunny afterno---on,
Dm A7
In the summertime,
Dm A7 Dm A7
In the summertime, in the summertime.
Dm A7 Dm
In the summertime, in the summertime....