The Kinks – Sitting In The Midday Sun (Guitar)

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(Sung by The Tramp) [Intro] Dm G C A7 Dm G C A7 [Verse]
    Dm             G          C
I'm sitting by the side of a river

Dm             G         C     A7
Underneath the pale blue sky

     Dm             G     C          A7
I've got no need to worry, I'm in no hurry

    Dm             G        C
I'm looking at the world go by
[Chorus]
Dm   G              C      A7
Just sitting in the midday sun

Dm   G              C         A7
Just soaking up that currant bun

Dm         G       C            A7
With no particular purpose or reason

Dm             G       C
Sitting in the midday sun
[Verse]
Dm        G        C     A7
Everybody say I'm lazy

    Dm           G             C      A7
They all tell me get a job you slob

    Dm          G    C                A7
I'd rather be a hobo walking round with nothing

       Dm        G        C
Than a rich man scared of losing all he's got
[Chorus]
Dm          G              C      A7
So I'm just sitting in the midday sun

Dm   G              C         A7
Just soaking up that currant bun

Dm           G       C            A7
Why should I have to give my reasons

    Dm             G       C      C7
For sitting in the midday sun
[Bridge]
F  Em
Oh look at all the ladies

G             C        G           C
Looking their best in their summer dresses

F  Em
Oh sitting in the sun

Dm
I've got no home

Em
I've got no money

    F                         G
But who needs a job when it's sunny. Wah Wah
[Verse]
    Dm           G             C      A7
I haven't got a steady occupation

    Dm           G             C      A7
And I can't afford a telephone

    Dm           G             C      A7
I haven't got a stereo, radio or video

    Dm           G             C      A7
A mortgage, overdraft, a bank loan
[Chorus]
Dm          G              C      A7
The only way that I can get my fun

Dm          G              C      A7
Is by sitting in the midday sun

Dm          G              C      A7
With no particular purpose or reason

Dm          G              C      A7
Sitting in the midday sun
[Bridge]
F  Em
Oh listen to the people

G             C        G           C
Say I'm a failure and I've got nothing

F  Em
Ah but if they would only see

Dm
I've got my pride

Em
I've got no money

    F                         G
But who needs a job when it's sunny. Wah Wah
[Verse]
Dm           G             C      A7
Everybody thinks I'm crazy

Dm           G             C      A7
And everybody says I'm dumb

Dm           G             C      A7
But when I see the people shouting at each other

Dm               G           C    A7                                                                    
I'd rather be an out of work bum.
[Chorus]
Dm          G              C      A7
So I'm just sitting in the midday sun

Dm   G              C         A7
Just soaking up that currant bun

Dm         G       C            A7
With no particular purpose or reason

Dm             G       C
Sitting in the midday sun