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Afternoon Tea

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ATea time won'C#mt be the same without my BDonnaBm  
AAt night I liC#me awake and dream of BDonnaBm  
C#I think about that F#msmall café
C#That's where we used to F#mmeet each day
C#And then we used to F#msit a wF#hile
And driDnk our afterGnoon F#mtea
Chorus:
C#mI'll take aBfternoon tAea (afternoon tea)
C#mIf you tBake it with Ame (afternoon tea)
AYou take as long as you lEike
'cause I lBike you, girl
C#mI take sBugar with Atea (afternoon tea)
C#mYou take miBlk if you pAlease (afternoon tea)
ALike you talking to Eme
Because you ease my Bmind
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)
ATea time stiC#mll ain't the same without my BDonnaBm  
AAt night I lC#mie awake and dream of BDonnaBm  
C#I went to our cafF#me one day
C#They said that Donna F#mwalked away
C#You'd think at least she F#mmight have F#stayed
To drDink her afterGnoon F#mtea
C#mI'll take Bafternoon tAea (afternoon tea)
C#mIf you tBake it with Ame (afternoon tea)
AYou take as long as you lEike
'cause I liBke you, girl
C#mI take afBternoon tAea (afternoon tea)
C#mEvery daBy of the Aweek (afternoon tea)
APlease come along if you Elike
Because I liBke you, girl
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)

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Afternoon Tea

by The Kinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#m

F#m

A C#m B Bm

Tea time won't be the same without my Donna

A C#m B Bm

At night I lie awake and dream of Donna

C# F#m

I think about that small café

C# F#m

That's where we used to meet each day

C# F#m F#

And then we used to sit a while

D G F#m

And drink our afternoon tea

Chorus:

C#m B A

I'll take afternoon tea (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

If you take it with me (afternoon tea)

A E

You take as long as you like

'cause I like you, girl

C#m B A

I take sugar with tea (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

You take milk if you please (afternoon tea)

A E

Like you talking to me

Because you ease my mind

C#m B A

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)

A C#m B Bm

Tea time still ain't the same without my Donna

A C#m B Bm

At night I lie awake and dream of Donna

C# F#m

I went to our cafe one day

C# F#m

They said that Donna walked away

C# F#m F#

You'd think at least she might have stayed

D G F#m

To drink her afternoon tea

C#m B A

I'll take afternoon tea (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

If you take it with me (afternoon tea)

A E

You take as long as you like

'cause I like you, girl

C#m B A

I take afternoon tea (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

Every day of the week (afternoon tea)

A E

Please come along if you like

Because I like you, girl

C#m B A

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)

C#m B A

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)

About Afternoon Tea Chords by The Kinks

Learn how to play Afternoon Tea by The Kinks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Afternoon Tea chords”, “Afternoon Tea guitar chords”, or “The Kinks Afternoon Tea chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Afternoon Tea chords and for experienced players who want accurate Afternoon Tea lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, C#m, B, Bm, C#, F#m.

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What key is "Afternoon Tea" in?

The chords for "Afternoon Tea" show the original chord names (including A, C#m, B, Bm, C#, F#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.