Afternoon Tea

The Kinks - Afternoon Tea: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Afternoon Tea" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

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Learn Afternoon Tea Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Kinks

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Afternoon Tea" smoothly on your guitar.

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A         C#m                          B    Bm
Tea time won't be the same without my Donna
A        C#m                       B   Bm
At night I lie awake and dream of Donna
C#                  F#m
I think about that small café
C#                      F#m
That's where we used to meet each day
C#                  F#m    F#
And then we used to sit a while
      D       G          F#m
And drink our afternoon tea

Chorus:
C#m       B          A
I'll take afternoon tea (afternoon tea)
C#m     B            A
If you take it with me (afternoon tea)
A                        E
You take as long as you like
          B
'cause I like you, girl
C#m     B          A
I take sugar with tea (afternoon tea)
C#m       B            A
You take milk if you please (afternoon tea)
 A                   E
Like you talking to me
                     B
Because you ease my mind

C#m      B      A
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)
C#m      B      A
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)
C#m      B      A
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)
C#m      B      A
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (afternoon tea)

Tea time still ain't the same without my Donna
At night I lie awake and dream of Donna
I went to our cafe one day
They said that Donna walked away
You'd think at least she might have stayed
To drink her afternoon tea

Chorus:
I'll take afternoon tea (Afternoon tea)
If you take it with me (Afternoon tea)
You take as long as you like
'Cause I like you, girl

I'd take afternoon tea (Afternoon tea)
Every day of the week (Afternoon tea)
Please come along if you like
Because I like you, girl

Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (Afternoon tea)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (Afternoon tea)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (Afternoon tea)
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba (Afternoon tea)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)


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

The Kinks - Afternoon Tea: Guitar Chords

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