Hi, this song is really catchy and got some really good guitar bits in. The main
strumming pattern is; 1, 2 & 3, 4 &.
Enjoy!
Intro: Dm A
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Dm C7
Verse 1: The tax-man's taken all my dough
F C7
And left me in my stately home
A7
Lazing on a
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Sunny after...
Dm C7
Noon. And I can't sail my yacht
F C7
He's taken everything I've got
A7
All I've got's this
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Sunny afternoon.
D7 G7
Chorus 1: Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat Mama, trying to break me
Dm Dm/C
And I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7
Lazing on a sunny after...
Dm
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Noon
Dm A7
In the summertime. In the...
Dm A
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Summertime.
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Dm C7
Verse 2: My Girlfriend's run off with my car
F C7
And gone back to her Ma and Pa
A7
Telling tales of...
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Drunkenness and...
Dm C7
Cruelty. Well now I'm sitting here
F C7
Sipping at my ice-cold beer
A7
Lazing on a
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Sunny afternoon.
D7 G7
Chorus 2: Help me, help me, help me sail away
C7 F A7
Give me two good reasons why I ought to stay
Dm Dm/C
Cause I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7
Lazing on a sunny after...
Dm
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Noon
Dm A7
In the summertime. In the...
Dm A
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Summertime.
D7 G7
Chorus 1: Save me, Save me, Save me from this squeeze
C7 F A7
I got a big fat Mama, trying to break me
Dm Dm/C
And I love to live so pleasantly
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury
F A7
Lazing on a sunny after...
Dm
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Noon
Dm A7
In the summertime. In the...
Dm A
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Summertime.
And that's it! Hope you enjoyed. Please don't hesitate to rate/make a comment or
some of my other stuff.
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And I'm hoping to make many more.
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