Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks
- Page
- 188
- Key
- D Minor
- Tempo
- 125
- Year
- 1966
Intro
Dm
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
A
A/G
A/F
A/E
Dm
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
A
A/G
A/F
A/E
Verse 1
The
Dm
taxman's taken
C7
all my dough
And
F
left me in my
C7
stately home
A
Lazin'
A/G
on a
A/F
sunny
A/E
after-
Dm
noon
Dm
And I can't
C7
saill my yacht
He's
F
taken every-
C7
thing I've got
A
All I've
A/G
got's this
A/F
sunny
A/E
after-
Dm
noon
Dm
Chorus 1
D
Save me, save me,
D7
save me from this
G
squeeze
G7
I got a
C7
big fat mama tryin' to break
F
me
A7
And I
Dm
love to live so
G
pleasantly
Dm
Live this life of
G7
luxury
F
Lazin' on a
A
sunny after-
Dm
noon
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
In a
A
summertime
A/G
A/F
A/E
In a
Dm
summertime
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
In a
A
summertime
A/G
A/F
A/E
Verse 2
My
Dm
girlfriend's run off
C7
with my car
And
F
gone back to her
C7
ma and pa
A
Tellin'
A/G
tales of
A/F
drunken-
A/E
ness and
Dm
cruelty
Dm
Now I'm sittin'
C7
here
F
Sippin' at my
C7
ice-cooled beer
A
Lazin'
A/G
on this
A/F
sunny
A/E
after-
Dm
noon
Dm
Chorus 2
D
Help me, help me,
D7
help me sail away
G
G7
Or give me
C7
two good reasons why I oughta
F
stay
A7
And I
Dm
love to live so
G
pleasantly
Dm
Live this life of
G7
luxury
F
Lazin' on a
A
sunny after-
Dm
noon
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
In a
A
summertime
A/G
A/F
A/E
In a
Dm
summertime
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
In a
A
summertime
A/G
A/F
A/E
Chorus 3
D
Save me, save me,
D7
save me from this
G
squeeze
G7
I got a
C7
big fat mama tryin' to break
F
me
A7
And I
Dm
love to live so
G
pleasantly
Dm
Live this life of
G7
luxury
F
Lazin' on a
A
sunny after-
Dm
noon
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
In a
A
summertime
A/G
A/F
A/E
In a
Dm
summertime
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
In a
A
summertime
A/G
A/F
A/E
In a
Dm
summertime
Dm/C
Dm/B
Dm/Bb
In a
A
summertime
A/G
A/F
A/E
End
Dm