Sunny Afternoon Tab

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SUNNY AFTERNOON
As recorded by The Kinks
 
 
 
Transcribed by Tavs Enderleit
 
 Words and Music by Ray Davies
Arranged by Ray Davies
 
 
Dm
x x 0 2 3 1 C
x 3 2 0 1 0 F
1 3 3 2 1 1 A
x 0 2 2 2 0
A/G
3 0 2 2 2 0 A/F
1 0 2 2 2 0 A/E
0 0 2 2 2 0 D
x x 0 2 3 2
G7
3 2 0 0 0 1 C7
x 3 2 3 1 0 A7
x 0 2 0 2 0
 
 Intro:
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|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
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  Dm                  A    A/G A/F A/E
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|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o||
|--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--||
 
 Verse:
 
    Dm             C
The taxman's taken all my dough,
    F             C
and left me in my stately home,
A      A/G  A/F   A/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        A/G        A/F   A/E  Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
 
 Chorus:
 
D                                   G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
           C7                           F   A7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
      Dm              G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm                G7   C7
Live this life of luxury,
F           A7         Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,                In the summertime..
                                            A    A/G A/F A/E
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                      |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
                      |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|
 
  In the summertime,  in the summertime..
  Dm                  A    A/G A/F A/E
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|----------------------------------------o||
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|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o||
|--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--||
 
 Verse:
 
   Dm                   C
My girlfriend's run off with my car,
    F                C
And gone back to her ma and pa.
A       A/G      A/F    A/E      Dm
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
        C
Now I'm sittin' here,
F             C
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer,
A        A/G        A/F   A/E  Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
 
 Chorus:
 
D                               G7
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
           C7                            F    A7
or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
      Dm              G7
Cuz I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm                G7   C7
Live this life of luxury,
F           A7         Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,                In the summertime..
                                            A    A/G A/F A/E
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
                      |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|
 
  In the summertime,  in the summertime..
  Dm                  A    A/G A/F A/E
|-----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------||
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o||
|--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--||
 
D                                   G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
           C7                           F   A7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
      Dm              G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm                G7   C7
Live this life of luxury,
F           A7         Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,                In the summertime..
                                            A    A/G A/F A/E
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-----------------------------------------|
                      |-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0-----------------|
                      |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--|
 
  In the summertime,  in the summertime..
  Dm                  A    A/G A/F A/E       Dm
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|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0----------------o||
|--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0--||
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Waldron...what you play is exactly the same, just with one note it a different position.

i play them as chords, works good for jammin alone |-1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-| |-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-| |-0-0-----------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-| |------3-3--2-2--1-1--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-| |--------------------------3-3--1-1--0-0-|

I actually think Waldron's contribution was worthwhile and I prefer it even though the difference is only subtle. *waves tiny flag* This tab is lovely. Thanks so much!