Sitting in the Midday Sun chords by The Kinks

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Dm 
I'm sitting
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C 
by the side of a river
Dm 
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C 
Underneath the pale blue sky
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G 
I've got no need to worry,
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I'm in no hurry
Dm 
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C 
I'm looking at the world go by.

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Verse 2

Just sitting in the midday sun,

Just soaking up that currant bun,

With no particular purpose or reason

Sitting in the midday sun.

Verse 3
Dm 
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C 
Everybody say I'm lazy
Dm 
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C 
Am 
They all tell me get a  job you slob,
Dm 
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C 
I'd rather be a hobo walking
round with nothing
Am 
Dm 
G 
Than a rich man scared of
C 
losing all he's got.

Verse 4
Dm 
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C 
A 
So  I'm just sitting in the midday sun
Dm 
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A 
Just soaking up that currant bun,
Dm 
G 
Why should I have to
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A 
give my reasons
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C 
Am 
C 
For sitting in the midday sun

Verse 5
F 
Em 
Oh look at all the ladies
Dm 
C 
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C 
Looking their best in their summer dresses,
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Em 
Oh sitting in the sun.
Dm 
I've got no home,
Em 
I've got no money
F 
But who needs a job when it's
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sunny. Wah Wah.

Verse 6
Dm 
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Am 
I haven't got a steady occupation
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Dm 
G 
And I can't  afford a telephone.
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Am 
C 
Dm 
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I haven't got a stereo,
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Am 
radio or video
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Dm 
G 
A mortgage, overdraft,
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Am 
a bank loan.

Verse 7
Dm 
G 
The only way that I can
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Am 
Dm 
get my fun
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C 
Is by sitting in the midday sun
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Dm 
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C 
A 
With no particular purpose or reason
Dm 
G 
Sitting in the midday sun.
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Verse 8
F 
Em 
Oh listen to the people,
Dm 
C 
Say I'm a failure and
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F 
I've got nothing,
Em 
Ah but if they would only see
Dm 
I've got my pride,
Em 
I've got no money,
F 
But who needs a job when it's
G 
sunny. Wah Wah.

Verse 9
Dm 
G 
C 
Everybody thinks I'm crazy,
Dm 
G 
And everybody says I'm dumb,
C 
Dm 
G 
But when I see the people
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shouting at each other
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C 
Am 
I'd rather be an out of work bum.