Sunny Afternoon

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Intro:
    Dm  Dm  A7  A7
    Dm  Dm  A7  A7 

Verse:
     Dm                C  
The tax man's taken all  my dough
     F            C
And left me in my statley home.
A7                         Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon. 
              C    
And i can't sail my yacht,
     F          C       
He's taken everything i've got,
A7                      Dm
All i've got this sunny afternoon. 

Chorus:
D7                                      G7
Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze,
         C                            F   A7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.    
       Dm             G7
And i love to live so pleasantly,
Dm                    G7  C
Live this life of luxury,  
F            A7             Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon, 
       A7
In the summertime,
       Dm                  A7
In the summertime, In the summertime.

Verse:
    Dm                    C
My girlfriends run off with my car
    F                C
And gone back to her ma and pa
A7                                    Dm
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
         C
Now i'm sitting here,
F              C    
Sipping on my ice cold beer,
A7                        Dm  
Lazing on a sunny after noon.

Chorus:

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
Dm                    G7  C
Live this life of luxury,  
F            A7             Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon, 
       A7
In the summertime,
       Dm                  A7
In the summertime, In the summertime.

Chorus:
D7                                      G7
Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze,
         C                            F   A7
I got a big fat mama trying to break me.    
       Dm             G7
And i love to live so pleasantly,
Dm                    G7  C
Live this life of luxury,  
F            A7             Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon, 
       A7
In the summertime,
       Dm                  A7
In the summertime, In the summertime.

Outro:
       Dm                 A7           Am - fading -
In the summertime, In the summertime,    
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
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