Chords for "Sitting In The Midday Sun"

From: Jim Smart
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 16:25:45 -1000
Subject: Sitting in the Midday Sun


Sitting In The Midday Sun

Written by Raymond Douglas Davies


Note: the flute intro is a broken C chord, C,E,G, leading to the following
chords:

intro: Dm7   G7     C     A7      Dm7   G7     C     A7 (hold)

(Sung by The Tramp)

Dm7                 G7         C (bass line floats up C, E, G, A)
I'm sitting by the side of a river
Dm7           G7          C
Underneath the pale blue sky
Dm7                  G7     C
I've got no need to worry, I'm in no hurry
Dm7                 G7     C
I'm looking at the world go by.

Dm7    G7          C         A7
Just sitting in the midday sun,
Dm7      G7       C         A7
Just soaking up that currant bun,
Dm7     G7        C         A7
With no particular purpose or reason
Dm7           G7        C
Sitting in the midday sun.

Dm7         G7       C
Everybody says I'm lazy
Dm7               G7            C
They all tell me get a job you slob,
Dm7              G7     C
I'd rather be a hobo walking round with nothing
Dm7                        G7             C
Than a rich man scared of losing all he's got.

Dm7         G7           C         A7
So I'm just sitting in the midday sun
Dm7        G7         C         A7
Just soaking up that currant bun,
Dm7        G7         C          A7
Why should I have to give my reasons
Dm7                G7        C
For sitting in the midday sun?

F   Em
Oh look at all the ladies
Dm            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? Whoa-oh Whoa-oh

Dm7            G7           C
I haven't got a steady occupation
Dm7          G7            C
And I can't afford a telephone.
Dm7               G7             C
I haven't got a stereo, radio or video
Dm7           G7            C
A mortgage, overdraft, a bank loan.

Dm7          G7         C         A7
The only way that I can get my fun
Dm7         G7        C         A7
Is by sitting in the midday sun
Dm7        G7          C         A7
With no particular purpose or reason
Dm7             G7     C
Sitting in the midday sun.

F   Em
Oh listen to the people,
Dm          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? Whoa oh whoa oh

Dm7              G7     C
Everybody thinks I'm crazy,
      Dm7        G7     C
And everybody says I'm dumb,
   Dm7        G7                C
But when I see the people shouting at each other
Dm7         G7            C
I'd rather be an out of work bum.

Dm7          G7          C         A7
So I'm just sitting in the midday sun
Dm7        G7         C        A7
Just soaking up that currant bun,
Dm7         G7        C         A7
With no particular purpose or reason
Dm7        G7        C     (hold)    A7 (hold)
Sitting in the midday sun.

Dm7   G7     C     A7   (repeat and fade)


Albums this song can be found on:

       Preservation Act I

chords by Jim Smart
bought the album Sunday, typed the chords Tuesday!

Jim                         aloha
                       hawaiikaihonoluluhawaii
    (O)  (O)        xraydaviescharlesdickensjrrtolkien
       /         thebeatleslewiscarrollmontypythonart
      /_         xtcvincentvangoghjackmozartdaytrippershari
                guitarcomputerjaychessboardbrushbassace
      ___/        childrensurfhikebikelivelifelove