Its been so hot in the English country side these days i got listening to this loverly
summer song and decided to Tab it. So for all you fellow BRITISH out there here it is…
(Rate me good people_
Sunny afternoon by the kinks
Capo fifth fret
Intro Am Am E7 E7 Am Am E7 E7
Verse 1
Am G
The tax man’s taken all my dough
C G
And left me in my statley home.
E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon.
G
And i can’t sail my yacht,
C G
He’s taken everything i’ve got,
E7 Am
All i’ve got this sunny afternoon.
Chorus 1
A7 D7
Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze,
G C E7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.
Am D7
And i love to live so pleasantly,
Am D7 G
Live this life of luxury,
C E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
E7
In the summertime,
Am E7
In the summertime, In the summertime.
Verse 2
Am G
My girlfriends run off with my car
C G
And gone back to her ma and pa
E7 Am
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
G
Now i’m sitting here,
C G
Sipping on my ice cold beer,
E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny after noon.
Chorus 2
Help me, Help me, Help me sail away,
Well, give me two good reasons why i oughta stay.
‘Cause i love to live so pleasantly
Am D7 G
Live this life of luxury,
C E7 Am
Lazing on a sunny afternoon,
E7
In the summertime,
Am E7
In the summertime, In the summertime.
(then its just Chorus 1 again)
Outing
Am E7
In the summertime, In the summertime,
Then just quietly strum Am until fade (or sudden ending depending on which album you got it on)
This Was Tabbed by Huw Wilson-Thomas England
