Sunny Afternoon
1966
gbThe Kinks
AA7AaugBb6CC7D7DmDm6Dm7FG7
12 chords used in this song
Intro x2
DmDm7Dm6Bb6AA7AaugA
Dm Dm7 Dm6 Bb6 A A7 Aaug A
DmC
The Dmtaxman's taken Call my dough
FC
And Fleft me in my Cstately home
AA7AaugADm
ALazin' A7on a Aaugsunny AafterDmnoon
C
And I can't Csail my yacht
FC
He's Ftaken everyCthing I've got
AA7AaugADm
AAll I've A7got's this Aaugsunny AafterDmnoon
Chorus 1
D7G7
D7Save me, save me, save me from this G7squeeze
C7FA7
I got a C7big fat mama tryin' to break Fme A7
DmG7
And I Dmlove to live so G7pleasantly
DmG7C7
DmLive this life of G7luxurC7y
FA7DmDm7Dm6Bb6
FLazin' on a A7sunny afterDmnoon Dm7 Dm6 Bb6
AA7AaugA
In AsummerA7time Aaug A
DmDm7Dm6Bb6
In DmsummerDm7time Dm6 Bb6
AA7AaugA
In AsummerA7time Aaug A
DmC
My Dmgirlfriend's run off Cwith my car
FC
And Fgone back to her Cma and pa
AA7AaugADm
ATellin' A7tales of AaugdrunkenAness and Dmcruelty
C
Now I'm Csittin' here
FC
FSippin' at my Cice-cold beer
AA7AaugADm
ALazin' A7on a Aaugsunny AafterDmnoon
Chorus 2
D7G7
D7Help me, help me, help me sail aG7way
C7FA7
Or give me C7two good reasons why I oughtta Fstay A7
DmG7
'Cause I Dmlove to live so G7pleasantly
DmG7C7
DmLive this life of G7luxurC7y
FA7DmDm7Dm6Bb6
FLazin' on a A7sunny afterDmnoon Dm7 Dm6 Bb6
AA7AaugA
In AsummerA7time Aaug A
DmDm7Dm6Bb6
In DmsummerDm7time Dm6 Bb6
AA7AaugA
In AsummerA7time Aaug A
Chorus 1
D7G7
D7Save me, save me, save me from this G7squeeze
C7FA7
I got a C7big fat mama tryin' to break Fme A7
DmG7
And I Dmlove to live so G7pleasantly
DmG7C7
DmLive this life of G7luxurC7y
FA7DmDm7Dm6Bb6
FLazin' on a A7sunny afterDmnoon Dm7 Dm6 Bb6
AA7AaugA
In AsummerA7time Aaug A
DmDm7Dm6Bb6
In DmsummerDm7time Dm6 Bb6
AA7AaugA
In AsummerA7time Aaug A
DmDm7Dm6Bb6
In DmsummerDm7time Dm6 Bb6
AA7AaugADm
In AsummerA7time Aaug A Dm
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