Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band


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Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band (Bill Danoff, 1976)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.

2/4 TIME @ 72 BPM (3 Min. 14 Sec.) in 'F'.

Chords Used:
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              GUITAR             KEYBOARD
            
        ------

          
------------  

    
  ------------

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F     -  1  3 
Bb/F  -  1  1 
Gm7   -  3  5 
C7    -  x  3 
      -  x  3 
Bb    -  x  1 
C     -  x  3 
A7    -  x  0 
Dm    -  x  x 
Am    -  x  0 
Gm    -  3  5 

 3  2  1  1   
 3  3  3  1   
 3  3  3  3   
 2  3  1  0   
 5  3  5  3
 3  3  3  1   
 2  0  1  0   
 2  0  2  0   
 0  2  3  1   
 2  2  1  0   
 5  3  3  3   

   F    A-C-F
   F    Bb-D-F
   G    G-Bb-D-F
   C    G-Bb-C-E  (GUITAR: No 5th) -OR-
   Bb   Bb-D-F
   C    G-C-E
   A    A-C#-E-G
   D    A-D-F
   A    A-C-E
   G    G-Bb-D

INTRO: [8 Measures]
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|       |…   
              

    |    |
              

…       |    
              

   |…       |
              

    |…     
              

      |
Gon-na

VERSE #1: [8 M]
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|            
 find… my… ba-

          |…  
by, gon-na hol

              
d… her… tight,

        |  
… gon-na grab…

              
 some af-… ter

      |
-noon…

|          
… de-light…   

   |         
 My mot-to's a

              
l-ways been… w

        |…    
hen it's right

              
,… it's… right

      |
… Why…

|          
 wait un-til t

              
he mid-dle of 

 |…           
a cold,… dark…

         |
 night…

BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
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|          
 when…     ev-

   |…         
'ry-thing's a 

              
lit-tle clear-

         |  
er in the ligh

              |…       |
t… of… day,…

|          
 and…    we kn

      |…      
ow the night i

              
s al-ways gon-

          | 
na be here an-

             |…       |
… y-… way?…

VERSE #2: [8 M]
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|            
 Think-in' of 

              
you's work-in'

      |…      
 up my ap-… pe

              
-… tite,… look

    |
-in'

|          
 for-ward to a

              
 lit-tle af-te

 |…           
r-noon… de-lig

             |
ht…  Rub-bin'

|            
 sticks and st

              
ones to-geth-e

          |…  
r make the spa

              
rks… ig-… nite

          |
,… and the

|          
 thought of ru

              
b-bin' you is 

        |…    
get-tin' so… e

              |
x-… cit-… in'…

CHORUS #1: [13 M]
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|            
 Sky…   rock-e

       |…     
ts… in… flight

     |    
…        Af-… 

            
ter-noon… de-l

     |      |…       |
ight…

|      |
 A-…     a-… a

           
f-… ter-noon… 

        |…       |…       |
de-light…

|      |
 A-…     a-… a

           
f-… ter-noon… 

        |…   
de-light…     

    |…        
           Sta

     |
rt-ed

VERSE #3: [8 M]
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|            
 out… this… mo

              
rn-in' feel-in

 |…           
' so… po-… lit

            |
e, I al-ways

|          
 thought a fis

              
h could not be

           |… 
 caught who di

              
d-… n't bite,…

         |
  but you

|            
 got some bait

              
 a-wait-in' an

   |…         
d I think… I… 

            |
might… like…

|          
 nib-bl-in' a 

              
lit-tle af-ter

|…            
-noon… de-…lig

     |
ht…

CHORUS #2: [11 M]
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|            
 Sky…   rock-e

       |…     
ts… in… flight

     |    
…        Af-… 

            
ter-noon… de-l

     |      |…       |
ight…

|      |
 A-…     a-… a

           
f-… ter-noon… 

        |…       |…       |
de-light…

|      |
 A-…     a-… a

           
f-… ter-noon… 

        |
de-light…

INTERLUDE: [8 M] Play 'INTRO' Chord Progression -
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|       |…   
…

    |    |

…       |    

   |…       |

    |…     

  |

BRIDGE #2: [8 M]
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|      |…  
 Be…       wai

              
t-in' for me, 

             |
ba-by, when I 

            
come… a-… roun

    |…       |
d…

|          
 We,… we…    c

  |…          
an make a lot 

              
of lov-in' 'fo

      |     
re the sun… go

         |…       |
… down…

VERSE #4: [8 M]
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|            
 Think-in' of 

              
you's work-in'

      |…      
 up my ap-… pe

              
-… tite,… look

    |
-in'

|          
 for-ward to a

              
 lit-tle af-te

 |…           
r-noon… de-lig

             |
ht…  Rub-bin'

|            
 sticks and st

              
ones to-geth-e

          |…  
r make the spa

              
rks… ig-… nite

          |
,… and the

|          
 thought of ru

              
b-bin' you is 

        |…    
get-tin' so… e

              |
x-… cit-… in'…

CHORUS #3: [13 M]
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|            
 Sky…   rock-e

       |…     
ts… in… flight

     |    
…        Af-… 

            
ter-noon… de-l

     |      |…       |
ight…

|      |
 A-…     a-… a

           
f-… ter-noon… 

        |…       |…       |
de-light…

|      |
 A-…     a-… a

           
f-… ter-noon… 

        |…       |…       |
de-light…

CODA: [15 M]
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|      |  
 A-…      a-… 

    |      |
     a-…      

             
af-… ter-noon…

         |       |…       |
 de-light…

|NC      |…       |…          |…       |…                       |
 A-…      a-…      a-…    af-…          af-… ter-noon… de-light…

► See 'FINALE' TAB, Below…
|NC      |…   F   |…       |…       |

'FINALE' TAB ('h' = Hammer On / 'p' = Pull Off / '>' = Sustain) -

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B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|--------3h5&
E|------------
  1   +   2   

             F
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----|--------2
3>>>|
gt;----|----3&
----|--------1
+    1   +   2

>>>&g
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>>>&g
3p0>----3&g
gt;>>3&g
>>>&g
   +    1 + 2 

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