Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

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sunny afternoon chords
the kinks

Dm C A# A G F E 2

x Dm C
the taxman’s taken all my dough
F C
and left me in my stately home
A G F 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 G F E Dm
all i’ve got’s this sunny afternoon

D7 G7
save me , save me , save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
i got a big fat mama tryin’ to break me
Dm G7
and i love to live so pleasantly
D7 G7 C7
live this life of luxury
F A7 Dm C A# A
lazin’ on a sunny afternoon
Dm A F E
in the summertime

Dm C
my girlfriend’s run off with my car
F C
and gone back to her ma and pa
A G F E Dm
tellin’ tales of drunkenness and cruelty

C
now i’m sittin’ here
F C
sippin’ at my ice – cooled beer
A G F E Dm
all i’ve got’s this sunny afternoon

D7 G7
help me , help me , help me sail away
C7 F A7
or give me two good reasons why i oughta stay
Dm G7
’cause i love to live so pleasantly
D7 G7 C7
live this life of luxury
F A7 Dm C A# A
lazin’ on a sunny afternoon

Dm A F E
in the summertime

Dm C A# A G F E Dm

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