Afternoon Delight Song Lyrics and Chords by Charlie Rich
Afternoon Delight
Recorded by Charlie Rich
Written by Bill Danoff
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Gonna find my baby gonna hold her tight
Gonna
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grab some afternoon
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delight
My
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mottos always been when it's right it's right
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wait until the middle of a
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cold dark night
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When every things a little clearer in the
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light of day
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And we know the night is always gonna be here
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anyway
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Thinking of you's working up my appetite
Looking
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forward to a little after
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noon
delight
Rubbing
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sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite
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thought of rubbing you is getting so
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exciting
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Sky
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rockets in
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flight
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after
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noon de
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light
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After
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noon de
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light
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after
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noon de
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light
Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always
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thought a fish could not be caught who
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didn't
bite
But you
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got some bait awaitin' and I think I might
Like
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nibbling a little after
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noon
delight
Repeat #4
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Be waiting for me baby when I
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come
around
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We can make a lot of loving 'fore the
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sun gone down
Repeat #3,4
FAQ
Who sang the the song Afternoon Delight?
- The song Afternoon Delight was sang by Charlie Rich.
Who is Charlie Rich?
- Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, soul, and gospel genres.In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname the Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl". "The Most Beautiful Girl" topped the U.S. country singles charts, as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015.
