Coversong written by Ray Davies
Originally made famous by the Kinks
Capo fifth fret
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.
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.
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 afternoon.
A7 D7
Help me, Help me, Help me sail away,
G C E7
Well, give me two good reasons why I oughta stay.
Am D7
'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.
[Chorus 1] Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze
230512_2798-Sunny-Afternoon.mp3
DR0000_3391-Sunny-Afernoon.mp3
DR0000_6021-Sunny-Afternoon.mp3 (Unplugged Live on the Lake)
From the album Pandemic