Kinks, Sunny Afternoon (1966)
^{Key: :[F#m] (w: Ray Davies)}

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

VERSE 1:
The [F#m] taxman's taken [E] all my dough
and [A] left me in my [E7] stately home
[C#7] lazing on a sunny after-[F#m]-noon
and I can't [E] sail my yacht
he's [A] taken every-[E7]-thing I've got
[C#7] all I've got's this sunny after-[F#m]-noon

CHORUS 1:
[F#7] Save me, save me, save me from this [B7] squeeze
I've got a [E7] big fat mama tryin' to break [A] me [C#7]
And I [F#m] love to live so [B7] pleasantly
[F#m] Live this life of [B7] luxu-[E7]-ry
[A] Lazing on a [C#7] sunny after-[INTRO]-noon
In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime

VERSE 2:
My [F#m] girlfriend's run off [E] with my car
And [A] gone back to her [E7] ma and pa
[C#7] Tellin' tales of drunkenness and [F#m] cruelty
Now I'm [E] sittin' here, [A] sippin' at my [E7] ice-cooled beer
[C#7] Lazin' on a sunny after-[F#m]-noon

CHORUS 2:
[F#7] Help me, help me, help me sail [B7] away
Or give me [E7] two good reasons why I ought a [A] stay [C#7]
Cause I [F#m] love to live so [B7] pleasantly
[F#m] Live this life of [B7] luxu-[E7]-ry
[A] Lazing on a [C#7] sunny after-[INTRO]-noon
In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime