He called it "an old, long song about a guy at a depressing piano bar.
"He's a singer and an actor, but as a songwriter Paul helped make Kermit a cultured frog, turned a bank commercial into a huge hit and made love both "exciting and new" and "soft as an easy chair. Lazing on a sunny afternoon And I can't sail my yacht He's taken everything I've got All I've got's this sunny afternoon Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze I got a big fat mama trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime Tab 1 Dm C7 F C7 The tax man's taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home, A A7 Dm C7 F C7 Lazing on a sunny afternoon, and I can't sail my yacht, he's taken everything I got A A7 Dm D all I got this sunny afternoon. Dm Dm(A->G) A7(E->F) A7 In summertime End on Dm: D, then Gx3, repeat and fade.
Cause I love to live so pleasantly, Live this life of luxury, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. 34 Shangri-la tab Sunny Afternoon The Kinks [ Dm ] The tax man's taken [ C7 ] all my dough, and [ F ] left me in my [ C7 ] stately home, [ A ] Lazing on a [ A7 ] sunny after [ Dm ] noon, and I can't [ C7 ] sail my yacht, he's [ F ] taken every [ C7 ] thing I got
He also worked with The Who, which gave him access to two of the great songwriters of the era: Pete Townshend and Ray Davies.Ray Davies recalled writing the song's intro in the book Backing vocalists on this track were Dave Davies, bass player Pete Quaife, and Ray Davies' wife at the time, Rasa.Ray Davies was suffering from a bad cold on the day he recorded this song. The tax man's taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home,Lazing on a sunny afternoon, and I can't sail my yacht, he's taken everything I gotSave me, save me, save me from this squeeze, I've got a big fat momma trying tobreak me, and I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury, lazing on in the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertimeMy girlfriend's gone of with my car, and gone back to her ma and pa,telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty, now I am sitting here,sipping at my ice-cold beer, lazing on a sunny afternoon.Help me, help me, help me sail away, you give me two good reasons,why I ought to stay, cause I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of in the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime
Released as a single with "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" on the B-side, "Sunny Afternoon" was the third (and final) UK #1 hit for The Kinks, following "You Really Got Me" and "Tired of Waiting for You. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Plastic Man tab 7 The music video for "You Are A Tourist" by Death Cab For Cutie was done live on the internet, becoming the first live, scripted, single-take music video recorded that way.An unknown Ke$ha sang on Flo-Rida's #1 hit "Right Round," but refused to appear in the video because she wanted to make a name for herself.Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship. Autumn Almanac tab Please explain why did you choose such low rating for this tab. Help me, help me, help me sail away, Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay. I got a big fat mama trying to break me. I'm pretty sure you're after Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks.You're right, though - it does sound like a song that The Beatles could have written! Now I'm sitting here, Sipping at my ice cold beer, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. And i can't sa G il my yacht, He's C taken every G thing i've got, E7 All i've got this sunny Am afternoon. Chords 1 "A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs
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A7 Save me, Save me, Save me from this sque D7 eze, I got a b G ig fat mama trying to break m C e. E7. E7 Lazing on a sunny afternoon Am. Living On A Thin Line tab 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly, Live this life of luxury, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. Help me, help me, help me sail away, Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay. Sunny Afternoon was released as a single in June 1966, and was number 1 in the UK singles charts.
"He's a singer and an actor, but as a songwriter Paul helped make Kermit a cultured frog, turned a bank commercial into a huge hit and made love both "exciting and new" and "soft as an easy chair. Lazing on a sunny afternoon And I can't sail my yacht He's taken everything I've got All I've got's this sunny afternoon Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze I got a big fat mama trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime In the summertime In the summertime Tab 1 Dm C7 F C7 The tax man's taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home, A A7 Dm C7 F C7 Lazing on a sunny afternoon, and I can't sail my yacht, he's taken everything I got A A7 Dm D all I got this sunny afternoon. Dm Dm(A->G) A7(E->F) A7 In summertime End on Dm: D, then Gx3, repeat and fade.
Cause I love to live so pleasantly, Live this life of luxury, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. 34 Shangri-la tab Sunny Afternoon The Kinks [ Dm ] The tax man's taken [ C7 ] all my dough, and [ F ] left me in my [ C7 ] stately home, [ A ] Lazing on a [ A7 ] sunny after [ Dm ] noon, and I can't [ C7 ] sail my yacht, he's [ F ] taken every [ C7 ] thing I got
He also worked with The Who, which gave him access to two of the great songwriters of the era: Pete Townshend and Ray Davies.Ray Davies recalled writing the song's intro in the book Backing vocalists on this track were Dave Davies, bass player Pete Quaife, and Ray Davies' wife at the time, Rasa.Ray Davies was suffering from a bad cold on the day he recorded this song. The tax man's taken all my dough, and left me in my stately home,Lazing on a sunny afternoon, and I can't sail my yacht, he's taken everything I gotSave me, save me, save me from this squeeze, I've got a big fat momma trying tobreak me, and I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of luxury, lazing on in the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertimeMy girlfriend's gone of with my car, and gone back to her ma and pa,telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty, now I am sitting here,sipping at my ice-cold beer, lazing on a sunny afternoon.Help me, help me, help me sail away, you give me two good reasons,why I ought to stay, cause I love to live so pleasantly, live this life of in the summertime, in the summertime, in the summertime
Released as a single with "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" on the B-side, "Sunny Afternoon" was the third (and final) UK #1 hit for The Kinks, following "You Really Got Me" and "Tired of Waiting for You. The track later featured on the Face to Face album as well as being the title track for their 1967 compilation album. Plastic Man tab 7 The music video for "You Are A Tourist" by Death Cab For Cutie was done live on the internet, becoming the first live, scripted, single-take music video recorded that way.An unknown Ke$ha sang on Flo-Rida's #1 hit "Right Round," but refused to appear in the video because she wanted to make a name for herself.Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship. Autumn Almanac tab Please explain why did you choose such low rating for this tab. Help me, help me, help me sail away, Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay. I got a big fat mama trying to break me. I'm pretty sure you're after Sunny Afternoon by The Kinks.You're right, though - it does sound like a song that The Beatles could have written! Now I'm sitting here, Sipping at my ice cold beer, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. And i can't sa G il my yacht, He's C taken every G thing i've got, E7 All i've got this sunny Am afternoon. Chords 1 "A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs
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A7 Save me, Save me, Save me from this sque D7 eze, I got a b G ig fat mama trying to break m C e. E7. E7 Lazing on a sunny afternoon Am. Living On A Thin Line tab 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly, Live this life of luxury, Lazing on a sunny afternoon. Help me, help me, help me sail away, Well give me two good reasons why I oughta stay. Sunny Afternoon was released as a single in June 1966, and was number 1 in the UK singles charts.