Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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:
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|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
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Dm A A/G A/F A/E
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|-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
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|-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
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|-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
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|-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
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|----------------------------------------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
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-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
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|----------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------||
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|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o||
|--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--||
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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------The kinks - Sunny Afternoon - Power Version For Electrical Dudes!-----

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INTRO
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|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
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VERSE 1
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Taxman's taken all my dough, And left me in my stately home,
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|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|-----------------5---5---5---5-|
|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
|-------------------------------|-1---1---1---1-----------------|


Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
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|-2---2-------------------------|
|-2---2---5---5---3---3---2---2-|
|-0---0---5---5---3---3---2---2-|
|---------3---3---1---1---0---0-|


And i cant sail my yot, He's taken everything ive got,
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|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|-----------------5---5---5---5-|
|-7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|-3---3---3---3---5---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3-|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
|-------------------------------|-1---1---1---1-----------------|


Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
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|-2---2-------------------------|
|-2---2---5---5---3---3---2---2-|
|-0---0---5---5---3---3---2---2-|
|---------3---3---1---1---0---0-|


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CHORUS
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Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
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|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-------------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
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Ive got a big fat mama tring to break me
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|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----------------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---7---7-|
|-5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---7---7-|
|-3---3---3---------------------------1---1---5---5-|



And i love to live so pleasently, live this life of luxury
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|-7---7---7---7---7---7---------------7---7---7---7-----------5---5-|
|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3-|
|-------------------------3---3---3-------------------3---3---------|



Lazin' on a sunny afternoon...
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|-------------------------7---7---7-|
|-3---3---3---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|-3---3---3---7---7---7---5---5---5-|
|-1---1---1---5---5---5-------------|




In the summertime..
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
|--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|


In the summertime, in the summertime..
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|




Repeat this entire tab for every verse and chorus - should be played 3 times for the full song
- leave the intro out of coarse when you repeat it

Best Regards to all dagleese
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Hi, this song is really catchy and got some really good guitar bits in. The main
strumming pattern is; 1, 2 & 3, 4 &.
Enjoy!
Intro: Dm A
---1---1---1---0-----0-------0-0----------|
---3---3---3---3-----2---2---2-2----------|
---2---2---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-----3---2---1-----0-----0---0-0----------|
-----------------------3---1--------------|

Dm C7
Verse 1: The tax-man's taken all my dough
F C7
And left me in my stately home
A7
Lazing on a
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-3-3-1-0-------|
Sunny after...
Dm C7
Noon. And I can't sail my yacht
F C7
He's taken everything I've got
A7
All I've got's this
-------------1----1-1-------1---------1--------------|
------------3----3---3-----3-----2---3---------------|
-----------2----2-----2---2-----2---2----------------|
----------0----0-------0-0-----2---0-----------------|
------------------------------0---------0-2-4--------|
-3-3-1-0---------------------------------------------|
Sunny afternoon.

D7 G7
Chorus 1: Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat Mama, trying to break me
Dm Dm/C
And I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7
Lazing on a sunny after...
Dm
---1---1---1---0---|
---3---3---3---3---|
---2---2---0---0---|
-0-----0---0---0---|
-----3---2---1-----|
-------------------|
Noon
Dm A7
In the summertime. In the...
Dm A
---1---1---1---0-----0-------0-0----------|
---3---3---3---3-----2---2---2-2----------|
---2---2---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-----3---2---1-----0-----0---0-0----------|
-----------------------3---1--------------|
Summertime.

Dm C7
Verse 2: My Girlfriend's run off with my car
F C7
And gone back to her Ma and Pa
A7
Telling tales of...
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---------------|
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---------------|
---------------|
-3-3-1-0-------|
Drunkenness and...
Dm C7
Cruelty. Well now I'm sitting here
F C7
Sipping at my ice-cold beer
A7
Lazing on a
-------------1----1-1-------1---------1--------------|
------------3----3---3-----3-----2---3---------------|
-----------2----2-----2---2-----2---2----------------|
----------0----0-------0-0-----2---0-----------------|
------------------------------0---------0-2-4--------|
-3-3-1-0---------------------------------------------|
Sunny afternoon.

D7 G7
Chorus 2: Help me, help me, help me sail away
C7 F A7
Give me two good reasons why I ought to stay
Dm Dm/C
Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7
Lazing on a sunny after...
Dm
---1---1---1---0---|
---3---3---3---3---|
---2---2---0---0---|
-0-----0---0---0---|
-----3---2---1-----|
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Noon
Dm A7
In the summertime. In the...
Dm A
---1---1---1---0-----0-------0-0----------|
---3---3---3---3-----2---2---2-2----------|
---2---2---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-----3---2---1-----0-----0---0-0----------|
-----------------------3---1--------------|
Summertime.

D7 G7
Chorus 1: Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat Mama, trying to break me
Dm Dm/C
And I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7
Lazing on a sunny after...
Dm
---1---1---1---0---|
---3---3---3---3---|
---2---2---0---0---|
-0-----0---0---0---|
-----3---2---1-----|
-------------------|
Noon
Dm A7
In the summertime. In the...
Dm A
---1---1---1---0-----0-------0-0----------|
---3---3---3---3-----2---2---2-2----------|
---2---2---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-0-----0---0---0-----2---2---2-2----------|
-----3---2---1-----0-----0---0-0----------|
-----------------------3---1--------------|
Summertime.

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Song info
Sunny Afternoon
The Kinks
2001
  • Rock
  • Beat
  • Pop Rock
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