[Intro - No drums CAN ALSO TAP WITH RIGHT HAND AS NO SNARE Dm figure play as per Mr Blue Sky] (play Dm at 5th fret - just play Bb on its own, A at nut)
[Verse] The [Dm] taxman's taken [C7] all my dough And [F] left me in my [C7] stately home [A] Lazin' [A/G] on a [A/F] sunny [A/E] after [Dm] noon And I can't sail [C7] my yacht He's [F] taken every [C7] thing I've got [A] All I've gots [A/G] this sunny [A/F] [A/E] after [Dm] noon
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Verse] My [Dm] girlfriend's run [C7] off with my car And [F] gone back to her [C7] ma and pa [A] Tellin' [A/G] tales of [A/F] drunke [A/E] ness and [Dm] cruelty .. Now I'm sittin' [C7] here Sippin' [F] at my ice- [C7] cooled beer [A] Lazin' [A/G] on this [A/F] sunny after [A/E] noon [Dm] on
[Chorus] [D] Help me, help me, [D7] help me sail away [G][G7] Or give me [C7] Two good reasons why I oughta [F] stay [A7] And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this life of lux [G7] ury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after (TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E]
[Chorus] [D] Save me, save me, [D7] save me from this [G] squeeze [G7] .. I got a big [C7] fat mama tryin' to break [F] me [A7] .. And I [Dm] love to live so [G] pleasantly [Dm] Live this [G7] life of luxury [F] Lazin' on a [A] sunny after
(TAP BASS LINE WITH RIGHT HAND) [Dm] noon [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] In the [Dm] summer time [Dm/C][Dm/B][Dm/Bb] In the [A] summer time [A/G][A/F][A/E] [Repeat a few times]
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[Verse 1] [G] We're caught in a trap; [C] I can't walk out [D] because I love [C] you too much, [G] baby. [G] Why can't you see, [C] what you're doing to me, [D] when you don't believ [C] e a word I [D] say? [C][Bm][D7]
[Chorus] [C] We can't go on [G] together [Bm] , with Suspicious Mi [C] nds; [D] [Em] and we can't buil [Bm] d our dreams [C] , on Suspicious [D] Minds. [D7]
[Verse 2] [G] So, if an old friend I know, [C] drops by to say hello, [D] would I still se [C] e suspicion [G] in your eyes? [G] Here we go again, [C] asking where I've been. [D] You can see these tear [C] s are real I'm c [D] rying. [C][Bm][D7]
[Chorus] [C] We can't go on [G] together [Bm] , with Suspicious Mi [C] nds; [D7] [Em] and we can't buil [Bm] d our dreams, [C] on Suspicious [B7sus4] Minds... [B7]
[Em] Oh, let our [Bm] love survive, [C] I'll dry the [D] tears from your eyes. [Em] Let's don't let a [Bm] good thing die, [C] when honey, you [D] know I've never, [G] lied to you; [C] Mmm, [G] yeah, [D7] yeah!
[Verse 3] [G] We're caught in a trap; [C] I can't walk out [D] because I love [C] you too much, [G] baby. [G] Why can't you see, [C] what you're doing to me, [D] when you don't believ [C] e a word I [G] say? [C][G][C]
[Outro] Don't you know... [G] I'm caught in a trap; [C] I can't walk out [D] because I love [C] you too much, [G] baby [C][G][C]
