Afternoon delight (1976)    (video)    (midi)

 

    D - G - D - G

 

                D

1. Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight,

                  G                      A

    gonna grab some afternoon delight.

             D

    My motto’s always been, when it's right it's right.

               G                                    A

    Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night ?

 

        Em                                                       A

    When everything's a little clearer in the light of day,

     Em                                                                       A

    and we know the night is always gonna be here anyway.

 

        D

2. Thinking of you's working up my appetite,

                 G                                   A

    looking forward to a little after noon delight.

                    D

    Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite,

                     G                                              A

    and the thought of rubbing you is getting so exciting.

 

    D  A             D      - G-D    A      F#      Bm

Sky rockets in flight,             afternoon delight !

  Em - A                  D       Em - A                   D

A..........fternoon delight, a...........fternoon delight.

 

                  D

3. Started out this morning feeling so polite,

                    Em                                                         A

    I always thought a fish could not be caught who didn't bite.

                   D

    But you got some bait awaitin' and I think I might,

           Em                             A

    like nibbling a little after noon delight.

 

    D  A             D      - G-D    A      F#      Bm

Sky rockets in flight,             afternoon delight !

  Em - A                  D       Em - A                   D

A..........fternoon delight, a...........fternoon delight.

 

 

 

 

 

+  D - Em - A       - D - Em - A

 

     Em                                              A

+   Be waiting for me baby when I come around,

    Em                                                      A

    we can make a lot of loving 'fore the sun gone down.

 

        D

4. Thinking of you's working up my appetite,

                 Em                                A

    looking forward to a little after noon delight.

                    D

    Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite,

                    Em                                            A

    and the thought of rubbing you is getting so exciting.

 

    D  A             D      - G-D    A      F#      Bm

Sky rockets in flight,             afternoon delight !

  Em - A                  D       Em - A                   D

A..........fternoon delight, a...........fternoon delight.

 

      Em - A - G - A                  D

+  A......................fternoon delight,

     Em - A - G - A                         D

    a.....................a - afternoon delight.

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Starland Vocal Band)