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SUNNY AFTERNOON- The Kinks
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E
Dm C7
The taxman's...
F C7
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
Dm C7
F C7
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb Dm
CHORUS:
D D7 G G7
Save me...
C7 F A7
Dm G
D7 G7
F A Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
A A/G A/F A/E
In a summertime...
Dm Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb
A A/G A/F A/E
Dm/C Dm/B Dm/Bb A A/G A/F A/E
E --1------1-----1------------------------
B --3------3-----3----2----2----2----2----
G --2------2-----2----2----2----2----2----
D --0------0-----0----2----2----2----2----
A --3------2-----1----0-------------------
E -------------------------3----1----0----
(one could alternately keep on the Dm and add the bass notes all the way
down to E)
(from Face to Face, 1966, also on Greatest Hits)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
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Other versions of this song
- Sunny Afternoon (Bass)
- Sunny Afternoon (Ver2) (Chords)
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Last Updated: February 3, 2026