SUNNY AFTERNOON Ray Davies The Kinks
Am G C
^The ||: tax mans tak en^all | l my ^dough hh ~ ^And | left me in my |
||: girl friends run off^with | h my ^car rr ~ ^And | gone back to her |
G E7 Am
| state ly^home ee ee | Laz ing on a | Sun^ny yy af ter^noon | nn ~ and^I cant ^sail |
| ma and^pa aa aa | Tell ing tales of | drunk^en ness and^cruel | ty / ^Now Im ^sit |
G C G E7
| ll my^yacht tt ~ ^Hes | tak en ev ery | ^thing Ive ^got tt tt | All Ive gots this |
| tt ting^here ee / | Sip ping at my | ^ice cold ^beer rr rr | Laz ing on a |
Am
| Sun^ny yy af ter^noon | nn nn / / | / / / / |
| Sun^ny yy af ter^noon | nn nn / / | / / / / |
A7 D7
| Save me save me | save me ^from this ^squee | ee ee ze ee | / / ~ Ive^got^a |
| Help me help me | help me ^sail a ^way | yy yy yy yy | / / ~ You^give^me |
||: Save me save me | save me ^from this ^squee | ee ee ze ee | / / ~ Ive^got^a |
G7 C E7
| big fat mom^ma / | tryin’ to bre ak | me ee ee ee | / / ~ And ^I |
| two good rea^sons / | why I ought to | stay yy yy yy | / / ~ Cause^I |
| big fat mom^ma / | tryin’ to bre ak | me ee ee ee | / / ~ And ^I |
Am D7 Am D7 G7
| love to live so | ^pleas ant ^ly yy / | Live this life of^lux | ^x u ^ry yy yy |
C E7 Am Am7 Am6 F Am
| Laz ing on a | Sun^ny af ter^noon | nn nn nn nn | nn nn / In | ^Sum mer ^time ee ee |
E7 Am Am7 Am6 F Am
| ee ee / In | ^Sum mer ^time ee ee | ee ee / In | ^Sum mer ^time ee ee |
E7
1, | ee ee / ~ ^My :||
2. | ee ee / ~ ^Ah :||
E7 Am Am7 Am6 F Am E7
3. | ee ee / In | ^Sum mer ^time ee ee | ee ee / In | ^Sum mer ^time ee ee | ee ee / / ||
About this song:
Sunny Afternoon is performed by The Kinks and written by Ray Davies.
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