INTRO: [/D/C/B/Bb/A/G/F/E] : [x2]

VERSE 1:
The [Dm] taxman's taken [C] all my dough
and [F] left me in my [C7] stately home
[A7] lazing on a sunny after-[Dm]-noon
and I can't [C] sail my yacht
he's [F] taken every-[C7]-thing I've got
[A7] all I've got's this sunny after-[Dm]-noon

CHORUS 1:
[D7] Save me, save me, save me from this [G7] squeeze
I've got a [C7] big fat mama tryin' to break [F] me [A7]
And I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxu-[C7]-ry
[F] Lazing on a [A7] sunny after-[INTRO]-noon
In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime

VERSE 2:
My [Dm] girlfriend's run off [C] with my car
And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa
[A7] Tellin' tales of drunkenness and [Dm] cruelty
Now I'm [C] sittin' here, [F] sippin' at my [C7] ice-cooled beer
[A7] Lazin' on a sunny after-[Dm]-noon

CHORUS 2:
[D7] Help me, help me, help me sail [G7] away
Or give me [C7] two good reasons why I ought a [F] stay [A7]
Cause I [Dm] love to live so [G7] pleasantly
[Dm] Live this life of [G7] luxu-[C7]-ry
[F] Lazing on a [A7] sunny after-[INTRO]-noon
In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime

REPEAT CHORUS 1:

OUTRO: [over INTRO]
In the summertime, in the summertime
In the summertime, in the summertime