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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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 - Sunny Afternoon chords with lyrics, build your understanding on these core chords: A, Dm, G, C, F, A, F, C, A, D, G. Kick off your practice at a gentle 61 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 124 BPM. With C as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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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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