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Sunny Afternoon

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[Intro]
Am Am E7 E7 Am Am E7 E7
[Verse 1]
The tAmax man's taken all Gmy dough
And lCeft me in my Gstately home.
E7Lazing on a sunny afternoonAm.
And I can't saGil my yacht,
He's Ctaken everyGthing I've got,
E7All I've got this sunny afterAmnoon.
[Chorus 1]
A7Save me, save me, save me from this D7squeeze,
I got a bGig fat mama trying to break mCe.E7  
And I Amlove to live so D7pleasantly,
AmLive this life of D7luxuryG,
CLazing on a sE7unny afterAmnoon,
In the E7summertime,
In the Amsummertime, in the E7summertime.
[Verse 2]
My gAmirlfriend's run off Gwith my car
And Cgone back to her Gma and pa
E7Telling tales of drunkenness and Amcruelty.
Now I'm sGitting here,
CSipping on my Gice cold beer,
E7Lazing on a sunny afterAmnoon.
[Chorus 2]
A7Help me, help me, help me sail D7away,
Well, give me Gtwo good reasons why I oughta Cstay.E7  
'Cause AmI love to live so D7pleasantly
AmLive this life of D7luxury,G  
CLazing on a E7sunny afterAmnoon,
In the E7summertime,
In the Amsummertime, in the sE7ummertime.
[Chorus 1]
A7Save me, save me, save me from this D7squeeze,
I got a bGig fat mama trying to break Cme.E7  
And I lAmove to live so D7pleasantly,
AmLive this life of luxuD7ry,G  
CLazing on a E7sunny afterAmnoon,
In the E7summertime,
In the Amsummertime, in the E7summertime.
[Outro]
In the Amsummertime, in the E7summertime,
Then just quietly strum Am until fade (or sudden ending depending on which album you got it on).
All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

"Sunny Afternoon" by The Kinks, released in June 1966, paints a picture of an unsympathetic aristocrat lamenting the loss of his vast unearned wealth due to high taxes. Written by Ray Davies while he was ill, the song uses this character to reflect on Davies' own feelings, though he deliberately made the narrator a scoundrel to avoid listener sympathy. This track, featured on the Face to Face album, marked a stylistic shift for the band towards a music hall flavor and observational lyricism. Playing it evokes the feeling of a lazy, warm day, perhaps with a hint of underlying discontent.

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