VERSE 1:
The
[Em] taxman's taken
[D] all my dough
and
[G] left me in my
[D7] stately home
[B7] lazing on a sunny after-
[Em]-noon
and I can't
[D] sail my yacht
he's
[G] taken every-
[D7]-thing I've got
[B7] all I've got's this sunny after-
[Em]-noon
CHORUS 1:
[E7] Save me, save me, save me from this
[A7] squeeze
I've got a
[D7] big fat mama tryin' to break
[G] me
[B7]
And I
[Em] love to live so
[A7] pleasantly
[Em] Live this life of
[A7] luxu-
[D7]-ry
[G] Lazing on a
[B7] sunny after-
[INTRO]-noon
In the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime
VERSE 2:
My
[Em] girlfriend's run off
[D] with my car
And
[G] gone back to her
[D7] ma and pa
[B7] Tellin' tales of drunkenness and
[Em] cruelty
Now I'm
[D] sittin' here,
[G] sippin' at my
[D7] ice-cooled beer
[B7] Lazin' on a sunny after-
[Em]-noon
CHORUS 2:
[E7] Help me, help me, help me sail
[A7] away
Or give me
[D7] two good reasons why I ought a
[G] stay
[B7]
Cause I
[Em] love to live so
[A7] pleasantly
[Em] Live this life of
[A7] luxu-
[D7]-ry
[G] Lazing on a
[B7] 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
