Sunny Afternoon

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"Sunny Afternoon" by The Kinks

Verse 1: 

The [Dm]taxman's taken [C]all my dough 
And [F]left me in my [C]stately home 
[A]Lazin' [**]on a [A+5]sunny [A]after[Dm]noon 
And I can't [C]sail my yacht 
He's [F]taken every[C]thing I've got 
[A]All I've [**]got's this [A+5]sunny [A]after[Dm]noon 

Chorus 1: 

[D7]Save me, save me, save me from this [G7]squeeze 
I got a [C7]big fat mama tryin' to break [F]me [A7] 
And I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly 
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxury 
[F]Lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm9]noon [Dm7] [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 
In [Dm9]summer[Dm7]time [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 

Verse 2: 

My [Dm]girlfriend's run off [C]with my car, 
And [F]gone back to her [C]ma and pa 
[A]Tellin' [**]tales of [A+5]drunken[A]ness and [Dm]cruelty 
Now I'm [C]sittin' here, 
[F]Sippin' at my [C]ice-cold beer, 
[A]Lazin' [**]on a [A+5]sunny [A]after[Dm]noon 

Chorus 2: 

[D7]Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way 
Or give me [C7]two good reasons why I oughtta [F]stay [A7] 
'Cause I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly, 
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxury. 
[F]Lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm9]noon [Dm7] [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 
In [Dm9]summer[Dm7]time [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A] 

Chorus 1 

Ending: 

In [Dm9]summer[Dm7]time [Dm6] [A#M7] 
In [A]summer[**]time [A+5] [A]