Drake Bell - Sunny Afternoon: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sunny Afternoon" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

    Dm              C
The tax man's taken all my dough
     F              C
And left me in my stately home
 A                     Dm
Lazing on a sunny afternoon
               C
And I can't sail my yacht
      F           C
He's taken everything I got
    A                          Dm  D
Now all I got this sunny afternoon

Chorus:
                                      G7
Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze!
         C                             F A
I got a big fat momma trying to break me!
       Dm               G
And I love to look so pleasantly
   Dm                G7  C  F           A         Dm  D A#
I live this life of luxury lazing on a sunny afternoon
        Dm
In the summertime
in the summertime
in the summertime

My girlfriend’s run off with my car
And got back to her ma and pa
Telling tales of drunkenness and cruelty
Now I’m sitting here, sipping at my ice cold beer
Lazing on a sunny afternoon

Help me, help me, help me sail away
Well, give me two good reasons why I oughta stay!
Cause 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

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Sunny Afternoon" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sunny Afternoon" by Drake Bell.