SUNNY AFTERNOON As recorded by The Kinks Transcribed by Tavs Enderleit Words and Music by Ray Davies Arranged by Ray Davies Dm x x 0 2 3 1 C x 3 2 0 1 0 F 1 3 3 2 1 1 A x 0 2 2 2 0 A/G 3 0 2 2 2 0 A/F 1 0 2 2 2 0 A/E 0 0 2 2 2 0 D x x 0 2 3 2 G7 3 2 0 0 0 1 C7 x 3 2 3 1 0 A7 x 0 2 0 2 0 Intro: |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| Dm A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|| Verse: Dm C The taxman's taken all my dough, F C and left me in my stately home, A A/G A/F A/E Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon. C And I can't sail my yacht, F C he's taken everything I've got. A A/G A/F A/E Dm All I've got's this sunny afternoon. Chorus: D G7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze, C7 F A7 I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me. Dm G7 And I love to live so pleasantly, Dm G7 C7 Live this life of luxury, F A7 Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime.. A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| In the summertime, in the summertime.. Dm A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|| Verse: Dm C My girlfriend's run off with my car, F C And gone back to her ma and pa. A A/G A/F A/E Dm Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty. C Now I'm sittin' here, F C Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer, A A/G A/F A/E Dm All I've got's this sunny afternoon. Chorus: D G7 Help me, help me, help me sail away, C7 F A7 or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay Dm G7 Cuz I love to live so pleasantly, Dm G7 C7 Live this life of luxury, F A7 Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime.. A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| In the summertime, in the summertime.. Dm A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|| D G7 Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze, C7 F A7 I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me. Dm G7 And I love to live so pleasantly, Dm G7 C7 Live this life of luxury, F A7 Dm lazin' on a sunny afternoon, In the summertime.. A A/G A/F A/E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--| In the summertime, in the summertime.. Dm A A/G A/F A/E Dm |-----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------|| |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o|| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--||
About the artist behind Sunny Afternoon Tab:
The band's early hard-driving singles set a standard in the mid-1960s for rock and roll, while albums such as Face to Face,[2] Something Else, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur and Muswell Hillbillies are highly regarded by fans, critics, and peers, and are considered amongst the most influential recordings of the era.[3]
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