Intro:
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|DmC
The taxman's taken all my dough,
DmC
and left me in my stately home,
A G F E Dm (Play as second part of intro, i.e barre chords)
lazin' on a sunny afternoon.
C
And I can't sail my yacht,
DmC
he's taken everything I've got.
AGFEDm
(Play as 2nd part of intro)
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
DG7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C7FA7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
DmG7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
DmG7C7
Live this life of luxury,
FA7Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
Verse:
DmC
My girlfriend's run off with my car,
DmC
And gone back to her ma and pa.
A G F E Dm (Play as 2nd part of intro)
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
C
Now I'm sittin' here,
DmC
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer,
AGFEDm
(Play as 2nd part of intro)
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
DG7
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
C7FA7
or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
DmG7
Cuz I love to live so pleasantly,
DmG7C7
Live this life of luxury,
FA7Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
DG7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C7FA7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
DmG7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
DmG7C7
Live this life of luxury,
FA7Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
A|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
E|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...