Afternoon Delight Chords

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Afternoon Delight by Will Ferrell is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb, C, A and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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F
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  			- Intro: F 


- verse 1: 

      F                                                
Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight 
      Bb                                               
Gonna grab some afternoon delight 
   F                                                   
My mottos always been when it's right it's right 
    Bb                                                 
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night 





- Pre-Chorus 

Bb                                        C                 
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day 
Bb                                            C               
And we know the night is always gonna be here anyway 




- verse 2: 

F                                                      
Thinking of you is working up my appetite 
        Bb                                              
Looking forward to a little after noon delight 
        F                                              
Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite 
        Bb                                              
And the thought of rubbing you is getting so exciting 




F              C                                     
Sky rockets in flight, 
C     A      Dm                                
After noon delight 
Bb   C      F                   
Afternoon delight 
Bb   C      F                   
Afternoon delight 





- verse 3: 

F                                                      
Started out this morning feeling so polite 
         Bb                                             
I always thought a fish could not be caught who didn't bite 
        F                                                         
But you got some bait awaitin' and I think I might 
     Bb                                                 
Like nibbling a little after noon delight 




F              C                                     
Sky rockets in flight, 
C     A      Dm                                
After noon delight 
Bb   C      F                   
Afternoon delight 
Bb   C      F                   
Afternoon delight 





- Flute Solo: F Bb F Bb 




- Pre-Chorus 

Bb                            C                
Be waiting for me baby when I come around 
Bb                                    C       
We can make a lot of loving 'fore the sun gone down 





- verse 4: 

F                                                      
Thinking of you is working up my appetite 
        Bb                                              
Looking forward to a little after noon delight 
        F                                              
Rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite 
        Bb                                              
And the thought of rubbing you is getting so exciting 

 

F              C                                     
Sky rockets in flight, 
C     A      Dm                                
After noon delight 
Bb   C      F                   
Afternoon delight 
Bb   C      F                   
Afternoon delight 
Bb   C      F        F 
Afternoon delight  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante