Intro:
Dm Dm A7 A7
Dm Dm A7 A7
Verse:
Dm C
The tax man's taken all my dough
F C
And left me in my statley home.
A7 Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
C
And i can't sail my yacht,
F C
He's taken everything i've got,
A7 Dm
All i've got this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
D7 G7
Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze,
C F A7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
Dm G7
And i love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
A7
In the summertime,
Dm A7
In the summertime, In the summertime.
Verse:
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 sitting here,
F C
Sipping on my ice cold beer,
A7 Dm
Lazing on a sunny after noon.
Chorus:
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
Dm G7 C
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
A7
In the summertime,
Dm A7
In the summertime, In the summertime.
Chorus:
D7 G7
Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze,
C F A7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
Dm G7
And i love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
A7
In the summertime,
Dm A7
In the summertime, In the summertime.
Outro:
Dm A7 Am - fading -
In the summertime, In the summertime,