intro:	Dm  Dm/C  Dm/B  Dm/Bb   A   A/G   A/F  A/E

DmDm Piano Chord 
             CC Piano Chord 

The taxman's taken all my dough
FF Piano Chord 
              CC Piano Chord 

And left me in my stately home
AA Piano Chord 
     A/GA/G Piano Chord 
   A/FA/F Piano Chord 
   A/EA/E Piano Chord 
   DmDm Piano Chord 

Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
And I can't sail my yacht
He's taken everything I've got
All I've got's this sunny afternoon

D7D7 Piano Chord 
                                     G7G7 Piano Chord 

Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C7C7 Piano Chord 
                       FF Piano Chord 
     A7A7 Piano Chord 

I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me
DmDm Piano Chord 
                G7G7 Piano Chord 

And I love to live so pleasantly
D7D7 Piano Chord 
               G7G7 Piano Chord 
  C7C7 Piano Chord 

Live this life of luxury
FF Piano Chord 
            A7A7 Piano Chord 
        DmDm Piano Chord 
  Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
  Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
  Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 

Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
AA Piano Chord 
    A/GA/G Piano Chord 
   A/FA/F Piano Chord 
  A/EA/E Piano Chord 

In the summertime

My girlfriend's run off with my car
And gone back to her ma and pa
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
Now I'm sittin' here
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer
All I've got's this sunny afternoon

Help me, help me, help me sail away
Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
In the summertime

SUNNY AFTERNOON- The Kinks

DmDm Piano Chord 
  Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
  Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
  Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 
  A/GA/G Piano Chord 
  A/FA/F Piano Chord 
  A/EA/E Piano Chord 

DmDm Piano Chord 
  Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
  Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
  Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 
   AA Piano Chord 
  A/GA/G Piano Chord 
  A/FA/F Piano Chord 
  A/EA/E Piano Chord 


DmDm Piano Chord 
             C7C7 Piano Chord 

The taxman's taken all my dough
FF Piano Chord 
              C7C7 Piano Chord 

And left me in my stately home
DmDm Piano Chord 
     Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
  Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
 Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 
  DmDm Piano Chord 

Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
C7C7 Piano Chord 

And I can't sail my yacht
FF Piano Chord 
          C7C7 Piano Chord 

He's taken everything I've got
DmDm Piano Chord 
        Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
       Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
 Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 
 DmDm Piano Chord 

All I've got's this sunny afternoon

CHORUS #1:
DD Piano Chord 
                  D7D7 Piano Chord 
                   GG Piano Chord 
   G7G7 Piano Chord 

Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C7C7 Piano Chord 
                       FF Piano Chord 
     A7A7 Piano Chord 

I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me
DmDm Piano Chord 
                GG Piano Chord 

And I love to live so pleasantly
D7D7 Piano Chord 
                  G7G7 Piano Chord 

Live this life of luxury
FF Piano Chord 
            AA Piano Chord 
         DmDm Piano Chord 
  Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
  Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
  Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 

Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
AA Piano Chord 
       A/GA/G Piano Chord 
  A/FA/F Piano Chord 
  A/EA/E Piano Chord 

In a summertime
DmDm Piano Chord 
     Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
  Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
  Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 

In a summertime
AA Piano Chord 
       A/GA/G Piano Chord 
  A/FA/F Piano Chord 
  A/EA/E Piano Chord 

In a summertime

My girlfriend's run off with my car
And gone back to her ma and pa
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
Now I'm sittin' here
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer
Lazin
CHORUS #2:
Help me, help me, help me sail away
Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Live this life of luxury
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
In a summertime, in a summertime
In a summertime

REPEAT CHORUS #1

Dm/CDm/C Piano Chord 
  Dm/BDm/B Piano Chord 
  Dm/BbDm/Bb Piano Chord 
  AA Piano Chord 
   A/GA/G Piano Chord 
  A/FA/F Piano Chord 
  A/EA/E Piano Chord 

EE Piano Chord 
 --1------1-----1------------------------
BB Piano Chord 
 --3------3-----3----2----2----2----2----
GG Piano Chord 
 --2------2-----2----2----2----2----2----
DD Piano Chord 
 --0------0-----0----2----2----2----2----
AA Piano Chord 
 --3------2-----1----0-------------------
EE Piano Chord 
 -------------------------3----1----0----
(one could alternately keep on the Dm and add the bass notes
all the way down to E)

(from Face to Face, 1966, also on Greatest Hits)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Kinks :		Sunny afternoon

[Intro:]

a		    G7G7 Piano Chord 
		      CC Piano Chord 
		    G7G7 Piano Chord 

The taxman's taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home,
E7E7 Piano Chord 
			a
lazing on a sunny afternoon.
a	     G7G7 Piano Chord 
			 CC Piano Chord 
	     G7G7 Piano Chord 

And I can't sail my yacht, he's taken ev'rything I've got.
E7E7 Piano Chord 
				 a
All I've got 's this sunny afternoon.

A7A7 Piano Chord 
				     D7D7 Piano Chord 

Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
GG Piano Chord 
				 CC Piano Chord 
  E7E7 Piano Chord 

I've got a big fat mamma tryin' to break me.
a		DD Piano Chord 
	   a		     D7D7 Piano Chord 

And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
CC Piano Chord 
	     E7E7 Piano Chord 
		a   E7E7 Piano Chord 

lazing on a sunny afternoon,
a	     E7E7 Piano Chord 
    a 	    E7E7 Piano Chord 
    a        E7E7 Piano Chord 

in summertime, in summertime, in summertime.

a			  G7G7 Piano Chord 
	       CC Piano Chord 
		   G7G7 Piano Chord 

My girlfriend's gone off with my car, and gone back to her ma and pa
E7E7 Piano Chord 
				 a
telling tales of drunkeness and cruelty.
a	 G7G7 Piano Chord 
 	       CC Piano Chord 
		G7G7 Piano Chord 

Now I'm sitting here, sipping at my ice-cold beer,
E7E7 Piano Chord 
			a
lazing on a sunny afternoon.

A7A7 Piano Chord 
			   D7D7 Piano Chord 

Help me, help me, help me sail away,
G7G7 Piano Chord 
				    CC Piano Chord 

you give me two good reasons why I ought to stay.
E7E7 Piano Chord 
			  DD Piano Chord 
	    a		      D7D7 Piano Chord 

'Cos I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
CC Piano Chord 
	     E7E7 Piano Chord 
		a   E7E7 Piano Chord 

lazing on a sunny afternoon,
a	     E7E7 Piano Chord 
    a 	    E7E7 Piano Chord 
    a        E7E7 Piano Chord 

in summertime, in summertime, in summertime.

A7A7 Piano Chord 
				     D7D7 Piano Chord 

Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
GG Piano Chord 
				 CC Piano Chord 
  E7E7 Piano Chord 

I've got a big fat mamma tryin' to break me.
a		DD Piano Chord 
	   a		     D7D7 Piano Chord 

And I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury
CC Piano Chord 
	     E7E7 Piano Chord 
		a   E7E7 Piano Chord 

lazing on a sunny afternoon,
a	     E7E7 Piano Chord 
    a 	    E7E7 Piano Chord 
    a        E7E7 Piano Chord 

in summertime, in summertime, in summertime.