In the Afternoon Chords by Van Morrison

Tempo:
81.65 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Gm

Cm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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In the Afternoon chords
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[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] The light is fading [Ab] in the afternoon I [Eb] want you to see me [Ab] baby in my room
[Eb] There's something that I want to [Ab] say to you Tell [Eb] me baby [Ab] am I getting through
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna [Ab] make, wanna make love to you
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Ab] wanna make love to [Gm] you
In [Ab]
[Eb] the afternoon, in [Ab]
[Eb] the afternoon The [Ab]
[Eb] light is fading, [Ab] mama goes away
[Eb] I see you coming baby [Ab] everyday [Eb] I see you running, running from [Ab] across the field
[Eb] I wanna love you [Ab] [Cm] and feel the [Ab] same as me [Gm] Cause I wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Ab] wanna make love to you
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna [Eb] make, wanna make [Ab] love to you
[Gm] [Ab] In [Eb] the afternoon, in [Ab] [Eb] the afternoon
[Ab] [Eb]
Low in the valley baby, outside [Ab] the shack From [Eb] outside the shack
Straight bucket blowin' from across the [Ab] track You [Eb]
know my wavelength, [Ab] now you set me free
Now you set me [Eb] free I just wanna be everything [Ab] you want me to be
[Eb] [Gm]
Wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Eb] wanna make [Ab] love to you
[Gm]
[Ab] [Gm] In [Ab] the [Eb] afternoon, in [Ab] [Eb] the afternoon
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Gm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Gm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] I'm gonna sing it way [Ab] across the tree [Eb] I can see my baby [Ab] but she can't see [Eb] me
I got a little longing deep within [Ab] my soul
[Eb] I have to take it [Ab] there and let it roll
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Ab] wanna make love to [Gm]
[Eb] you
[Gm]
In [Ab] [Eb] the afternoon, [Ab] in [Eb] the afternoon
[Ab] I'm gonna [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] sing it way across the tree
[Ab] I [Eb] can see my baby but she can't see me
I got a little longing deep within my soul I have to take it [Ab] there and let [Eb] it roll
They got [Ab] me really rockin' [Eb] and I'm talking all out of my [Ab] mind
[Eb] I'm talking all out of my mind
[Ab] Make [Eb] love in the afternoon
[Ab] Make love [Eb] in the afternoon
[Ab] Make [Eb] love in the afternoon
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb]
Key:  
Ab
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Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
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To start learning Van Morrison - In The Afternoon chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Eb, Eb, Ab and Eb. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 82. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ The light is fading [Ab] in the afternoon I [Eb] _ _ want you to see me [Ab] baby in my room
[Eb] _ There's something that I want to [Ab] say to you Tell [Eb] _ me baby [Ab] am I getting through
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna [Ab] make, wanna make love to you
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Ab] wanna make love to [Gm] you
_ In _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] the afternoon, _ in [Ab] _ _
[Eb] the afternoon _ The [Ab] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ light is fading, [Ab] mama goes away _
[Eb] _ I see you coming baby [Ab] everyday _ [Eb] I see you running, running from [Ab] across the field
[Eb] I wanna love you [Ab] [Cm] and feel the [Ab] same as me [Gm] Cause I wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Ab] wanna make love to you
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna [Eb] make, wanna make [Ab] love to you
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ In [Eb] the afternoon, in [Ab] _ _ [Eb] the afternoon
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _
Low in the valley baby, outside [Ab] the shack From [Eb] outside the shack
Straight bucket blowin' from across the [Ab] track You _ [Eb] _
know my wavelength, [Ab] now you set me free
Now you set me [Eb] free I just wanna be everything [Ab] you want me to be
_ [Eb] _ [Gm]
Wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Eb] wanna make [Ab] love to you
[Gm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gm] In _ _ [Ab] _ _ the [Eb] afternoon, in _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] the afternoon _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ I'm gonna sing it way [Ab] across the tree _ [Eb] I can see my baby [Ab] but she can't see _ [Eb] me
I got a little longing deep within [Ab] my soul _
[Eb] I have to take it [Ab] there and let it roll _
[Gm] Wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, wanna make, [Ab] wanna make love to _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ you
[Gm]
In _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] the afternoon, _ _ [Ab] _ in [Eb] the afternoon _
_ _ [Ab] I'm gonna [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] sing it way across the tree _ _ _
[Ab] I [Eb] can see my baby but she can't see me
I got a little longing _ deep within my soul I have to take it [Ab] there _ and let [Eb] it roll
They got [Ab] me really rockin' [Eb] and I'm talking all out of my [Ab] _ mind
[Eb] I'm talking all out of my mind
[Ab] Make _ [Eb] love in the afternoon
_ [Ab] Make love [Eb] in the afternoon
_ [Ab] Make _ [Eb] love in the afternoon
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _

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