The Kinks - Afternoon Tea: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Afternoon Tea" 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.
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) You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  B  Bm  C#  C#m  D  E  F#  F#m  G  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 "Afternoon Tea" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Afternoon Tea" by The Kinks.