The Kinks - Afternoon tea
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"Afternoon Tea" is the 10th song on the album "Something Else by The Kinks". The album saw poor
sales but great reception and reviews. In 2003, the album was ranked #288 on Rolling Stone magazine's list
of the 500 greatest albums of all time. So here are the chords, enjoy!
(This song is in the key of E, if you wanna solo over it.)
[Verse 1]
ATea time C#mwon't be the same without my DBmonna Dm
AAt night C#mI lie awake and dream of DBmonna Dm
C#I think about that F#msmall café
C#That's where we used to F#mmeet each day
C#And then we used to F#msit a wF#hile
And driDnk our afterGnoon F#mtea
[Chorus]
C#mI'll take aBfternoon tAea (afternoon tea)
C#mIf you tBake it with Ame (afternoon tea)
AYou take as long as you lEike
'cause I lBike you, girl
C#mI take sBugar with Atea (afternoon tea)
C#mYou take miBlk if you pAlease (afternoon tea)
ALike you talking to Eme
Because you Bease my mind
[Bridge] (Same Chords as chorus)
C#mBa-ba-Bba-ba-ba-Aba (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-Bba-ba-ba-Aba (afternoon tea)
A*Guitar Solo* E
*Guitar SoloB*
C#mBa-ba-Bba-ba-ba-Aba (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-Bba-ba-ba-Aba (afternoon tea)
A*No Lead Vocals* E
*No Lead VocBals*
[Verse 2]
ATea time stiC#mll ain't the same without my BmDonna Dm
AAt night I lC#mie awake and dream of BmDonna Dm
C#I went to our cafF#me one day
C#They said that Donna F#mwalked away
C#You'd think at least she F#mmight have F#stayed
To drDink her afterGnoonF#m tea
[Chorus]
C#mI'll take Bafternoon tAea (afternoon tea)
C#mIf you tBake it with Ame (afternoon tea)
AYou take as long as you lEike
'cause I liBke you, girl
C#mI take afBternoon tAea (afternoon tea)
C#mEvery daBy of the Aweek (afternoon tea)
APlease come along if you Elike
Because I liBke you, girl
[Bridge]
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-Bba-ba-ba-Aba (afternoon tea)
A*Guitar Solo* E
*Guitar SoloB*
C#mBa-ba-ba-Bba-ba-bAa (afternoon tea)
C#mBa-ba-Bba-ba-ba-Aba (afternoon tea)
A*Guitar Solo While SEong Fades*
*Guitar SoloB While Song Fades*
The song has no real ending, but if you want to end it, just strum the last B chord once.