Sunny Afternoon Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | no capo |
Author Unregistered. 4 contributors total, last edit on Oct 6, 2024
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[Intro]
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G
A/F A/E
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G
A/F A/E
[Verse]
Dm C7
The taxman's taken all my dough
F C7
And left me in my stately home
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
C7
And I can't sail my yacht
F C7
He's taken everything I've got
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon
[Chorus]
D D7 G G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me
Dm G
And I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
In a summertime
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
[Verse]
Dm C7
My girlfriend's run off with my car
F C7
And gone back to her ma and pa
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
C7
Now I'm sittin' here
F C7
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer
A A/G A/F A/E Dm
Lazin' on this sunny afternoon
[Chorus]
D D7 G G7
Help me, help me, help me sail away
C7 F A7
Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
Dm G
Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
In a summertime
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
[Chorus]
D D7 G G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me
Dm G
And I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
In a summertime
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime
Chords:
Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E
E|--1------1-----1------------------------|
B|--3------3-----3----2----2----2----2----|
G|--2------2-----2----2----2----2----2----|
D|--0------0-----0----2----2----2----2----|
A|--3------2-----1----0-------------------|
E|-------------------------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)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
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17 comments

version 2 is not more accurate its just easier to play. This is the ONE!!!
+10

Version for me. Much easier to play, and more accurate.
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baseline is awesome
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