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#This is my first tab, i didn't like the ones already done so here's my version:
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#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.
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#Intro:
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[E]
The [Dm]taxman's taken [C]all my dough,
and [Dm]left me in my s[C]tately home,
AGF E Dm(Play as second part of intro, i.e barre chords)
lazin' on a sunny afternoon.
And I can't [C]sail my yacht,
he's [Dm]taken everyt[C]hing I've got.
[A](Play as [G]2nd part of[F] intro[E])[Dm]
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
[D]Save me, save me, save me from this [G7]squeeze,
I've got a [C7]big fat mama tryin' to break [F]me. [A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly,
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxur[C7]y,
[F]lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm]noon,
[E]
in the summertime...
[E]
in the summertime...
Verse:
My [Dm]girlfriend's run off [C]with my car,
And [Dm]gone back to her m[C]a and pa.
A GF E Dm(Play as 2nd part of intro)
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now I'm [C]sittin' here,
[Dm]Sippin' at my [C]ice-cooled beer,
[A](Play as [G]2nd part of[F] intro[E])[Dm]
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
[D]Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way,
or give me [C7]two good reasons why I oughta [F]stay [A7]
Cuz I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly,
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxur[C7]y,
[F]lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm]noon,
[E]
in the summertime...
[E]
in the summertime...
[D]Save me, save me, save me from this [G7]squeeze,
I've got a [C7]big fat mama tryin' to break [F]me. [A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly,
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxur[C7]y,
[F]lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm]noon,
[E]
in the summertime...
[E]
in the summertime...
End on Dm
#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:
#
[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--|
The [Dm]taxman's taken [C]all my dough,
and [Dm]left me in my s[C]tately home,
AGF E Dm(Play as second part of intro, i.e barre chords)
lazin' on a sunny afternoon.
And I can't [C]sail my yacht,
he's [Dm]taken everyt[C]hing I've got.
[A](Play as [G]2nd part of[F] intro[E])[Dm]
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
[D]Save me, save me, save me from this [G7]squeeze,
I've got a [C7]big fat mama tryin' to break [F]me. [A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly,
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxur[C7]y,
[F]lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm]noon,
[E]
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-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...
[E]
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-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:
My [Dm]girlfriend's run off [C]with my car,
And [Dm]gone back to her m[C]a and pa.
A GF E Dm(Play as 2nd part of intro)
Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty.
Now I'm [C]sittin' here,
[Dm]Sippin' at my [C]ice-cooled beer,
[A](Play as [G]2nd part of[F] intro[E])[Dm]
All I've got's this sunny afternoon.
Chorus:
[D]Help me, help me, help me sail a[G7]way,
or give me [C7]two good reasons why I oughta [F]stay [A7]
Cuz I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly,
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxur[C7]y,
[F]lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm]noon,
[E]
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-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...
[E]
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-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]Save me, save me, save me from this [G7]squeeze,
I've got a [C7]big fat mama tryin' to break [F]me. [A7]
And I [Dm]love to live so [G7]pleasantly,
[Dm]Live this life of [G7]luxur[C7]y,
[F]lazin' on a [A7]sunny after[Dm]noon,
[E]
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-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...
[E]
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-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
