In The Summertime by The Kinks
This is my first tab, i didn't like the ones already done so here's my version:
I play the chords as barre chords but can be played as open chords, i find it easier to
barre chords to change between the riff part of the chorus and strumming the chords.
Intro:
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
Dm C
The taxman's taken all my dough,
Dm C
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,
Dm C
he's taken everything I've got.
A G F E Dm
(Play as 2nd part of intro)
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
D G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C7 F A7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
Verse:
Dm C
My girlfriend's run off with my car,
Dm C
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,
Dm C
Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer,
A G F E Dm
(Play as 2nd part of intro)
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
D G7
Help me, help me, help me sail away,
C7 F A7
or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay
Dm G7
Cuz I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
D G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze,
C7 F A7
I've got a big fat mama tryin' to break me.
Dm G7
And I love to live so pleasantly,
Dm G7 C7
Live this life of luxury,
F A7 Dm
lazin' on a sunny afternoon,
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
(Dm) (C) (Bm) (Bb) (A) (G)
(E)
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|-7-7--5-5--4-4--3-3----------------------|
|-5-5--3-3--2-2--1-1--7-7--5-5--3-3--2-2--|
|---------------------5-5--3-3--1-1--0-0--|
in the summertime...
End on Dm
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