Chords for The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (Official Audio)

Tempo:
123.9 bpm
Chords used:

A

C

F

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (Official Audio) chords
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[Dm] [F] [B] [Bb] .
[A] [G] [F] [E] .
[D] [Dm] [G] [Bb] .
[A] .
[Dm] The taxman's taken [C] all my dough [F] And left me in [C] my state little.
[A] [G] Lays in on [B] a sunny [A] .
[Dm] afternoon And I [C] can't sail my yacht.
[F] He's taken [C] everything I've got [A] All [G] I've got's [A] this sunny [Dm] afternoon .
[D] Save me, save me, save me from [G] this greed I [C] got a big fat mama to [F] break me.
[A] .
[Dm] And I love to live [G] so pleasantly [Dm] Live this life [G] of [C] luxury.
[F] Lays in on [A] a sunny [Dm] afternoon [G] .
[Gm] In [A] the [Em] summertime, [F] .
[Em] [D] in the [C] summertime, [G] .
[Gm] [A] in the [Em] summertime.
[B] .
[A] My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C] off with my car [F] I'm gone back to [C] her ma and pa.
[Em] Telling tales of [A] .
drunkenness [Dm] and cruelty Now [C] I'm sitting here.
[F] Sipping that [C] nice cool [A] beer Lays in on a sunny [Dm] afternoon .
[D] Help me, help me, help [Dm] me [G] sail away Well [C] give me two good reasons why I [F] ought to stay.
[A] .
Cause [Dm] I love to live [G] so pleasantly [Dm] Live this life [G] of [C] luxury.
[F] Lays in [A] on a sunny [D] [C] afternoon [B] .
[Bb] [A] In the [Em] summertime, [F] .
[E] [D] in the [C] summertime, [B] .
[Gm] in [Em] the summertime.
[F] [A] .
[D] Save me, save me, save me from [G] this greed I [C] got a big fat mama to break [F] me.
[A] .
And [D] I love to live [G] so pleasantly [Dm] Live this life [G] of [C] luxury.
[F] Lays in [A] on a sunny .
[D] [Dm] afternoon [B] [Bb] .
[A] In the [Em] summertime, [F] [E] .
in [D] the [C] summertime, [Em] [Bb] .
[A] in the [Em] summertime.
[F] [Em] [D] [C] [Em] [Gm] .
[A] [Em] [F] [A] .
[D] .
[N] .
Key:  
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
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To learn The Kinks - (Mono Mix) Sunny Afternoon chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, Dm, G, C, F, A, F, C, A, D and G in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 61 BPM before aiming for the song's 124 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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[Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [E] _ _ .
[D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ .
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] The _ taxman's taken [C] all my dough [F] And left me in [C] my state little.
_ [A] _ [G] Lays in on [B] a sunny [A] _ .
_ [Dm] afternoon And I [C] can't sail my yacht.
[F] He's taken _ [C] everything I've got [A] All [G] I've got's [A] this sunny _ [Dm] afternoon _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] Save me, save me, save me from [G] this _ _ greed I _ [C] got a big fat mama _ to [F] break me.
_ _ [A] _ _ .
_ [Dm] And I love to live [G] so pleasantly _ [Dm] Live this life [G] of [C] luxury.
_ [F] Lays in on [A] a sunny _ _ [Dm] afternoon _ _ [G] _ .
[Gm] In [A] the [Em] summertime, _ _ [F] _ .
[Em] _ [D] in the [C] summertime, _ [G] _ _ .
[Gm] _ [A] in the _ [Em] summertime.
[B] _ .
[A] My _ [Dm] _ girlfriend's run [C] off with my car [F] I'm gone back to [C] her ma and pa.
[Em] _ Telling tales of [A] _ .
drunkenness [Dm] and cruelty Now [C] I'm sitting here.
[F] _ Sipping that [C] nice cool [A] beer Lays in on a sunny _ [Dm] afternoon _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [D] Help me, help me, help [Dm] me [G] sail away _ Well _ [C] give me two good reasons why I [F] ought to stay.
_ [A] _ .
Cause [Dm] I love to live [G] so pleasantly _ [Dm] Live this life [G] of [C] luxury.
_ [F] Lays in [A] on a sunny _ _ [D] _ [C] afternoon _ [B] _ _ .
[Bb] _ [A] In the [Em] summertime, _ [F] _ _ .
[E] _ [D] in the [C] summertime, _ [B] _ _ .
[Gm] in [Em] the summertime.
_ [F] _ [A] _ .
_ [D] Save me, save me, save me from [G] this _ greed _ I _ [C] _ got a big fat mama to _ break [F] _ me.
_ [A] _ _ .
And [D] I love to live [G] so pleasantly _ [Dm] Live this life [G] of [C] luxury.
_ [F] Lays in [A] on a sunny _ .
_ [D] _ [Dm] afternoon _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ .
[A] In the [Em] summertime, _ [F] _ [E] _ .
in [D] the [C] summertime, [Em] _ _ [Bb] _ .
[A] in the [Em] summertime.
_ [F] _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ .
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ .

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This song was composed by Ray Davies.

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