Intro: [Dm,Dm/C,Dm/B,Dm/Bb,A,A/G,A/F,A/E] #. The [Dm]taxman's taken [C7]all my dough And [F]left me in my [C7]stately home [Dm]Lazin' [Dm/C]on a [Dm/B]sunny [Dm/Bb]after [Dm]noon And I can't [C7]sail my yacht He's [F]taken every[C7]thing I've got [Dm]All I've [Dm/C]got's this [Dm/B]sunny [Dm/Bb]after[Dm]noon R1: [D]Save me, save me, [D7]save me from this [G]squeeze [G7] I got a [C7]big fat mama tryin' to break [F]me [A7] And I [Dm]love to live so [G]pleasantly [D7]Live this life of [G7]luxury [F]Lazin' on a [A]sunny after[Dm]noon[Dm/C] [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In a [A]summerti[A/G]me [A/F] [A/E] In a [Dm]summert[Dm/C]ime [Dm/B] [Dm/Bb] In a [A]summerti[A/G]me [A/F] [A/E] #. My girlfriend's run off with my car And gone back to her ma and pa Tellin' tales of drunkenness and cruelty Now I'm sittin' here Sippin' at my ice-cooled beer Lazin' on a sunny afternoon R2: Help me, help me, help me sail away Or give me two good reasons why I oughta stay 'Cause I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazin' on a sunny afternoon In a summertime, in a summertime In a summertime