Sunny Afternoon Chords
by The Kinks
Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, C, B, Bb, A, G, F, E, D7, G7, C7 and A7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Dm C B Bb A G F E
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1------------------------------|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0----------|
Dm C
The taxman's taken all my dough
F C
And left me in my stately home
A G F E Dm
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
C
And I can't sail my yacht
F C
He's taken everything I've got
A G F E Dm
All I've got's this sunny afternoon
D7 G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat mama tryin' to break me
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7 Dm C B Bb
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
A G F E
In the summertime
Dm C
My girlfriend's run off with my car
F C
And gone back to her ma and pa
A G F E Dm
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty
C
Now I'm sittin' here
Dm F
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer
A G F E Dm
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
D7 G7
Help me, help me, help me sail away
C7 F A7
Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
Dm G7
'Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7 Dm C B Bb
Lazin' on a sunny afternoon
A G F E
In the summertime