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Afternoon

Studio CD: Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers, Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers +1
Compilation: Mega 20 Track Album, The Beserkely Years, Roadrunner Roadrunner
Live Bootleg: The Boarding House, New York University, The Paradise 1977
Rock 'n' Roll With The Modern Lovers

Chords

              Em
You know, it's afternoon
     Am
Yeah, yeah
               Em
And there's the moon,
       Dm
So pale
      Em                                Am                      Em
And all the trees are whisperin' and the elves are whisperin' to me,
            Dm
that's right
Em     Am
I am, I am

How they whisper so nice
Em     Dm
I am, I am

They whisper to me
Em     Am
I am, I am

They whisper to me
Em     Dm
I am, I am
Em             Am
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Em             Dm
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Em     Am
I am, I am

The wind cries
Em     Dm
I am, I am


                 Em
For you see, it's afternoon
Am
Yeah, yeah
           Em            Dm
There's the moon, it's so pale
       Em                  Am                                  Em
All the plants whisper, the lake and the lilies, they whisper a song to me
Dm
It sounds like this
Em     Am
I am, I am

That's what it sounds like
Em     Dm
I am, I am
Em     Am
I am, I am
Em     Dm
I am, I am
Em             Am
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Em             Dm
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Em             Am
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Em             Dm
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Em     Am
I am, I am
Em     Dm
I am, I am


Em     Am
I am, I am
Em     Dm
I am, I am

Two more times
Em     Am
I am, I am
Em     Dm
I am, I am

Chordpro

You know, it's [Em] afternoon
Yeah, [Am] yeah
And there's the [Em] moon,
So pale [Dm]
And all the [Em] trees are whisperin' and the [Am] elves are whisperin' to [Em] me,
that's right [Dm]
[Em] I am, I [Am] am
How they whisper so nice
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am
They whisper to me
[Em] I am, I [Am] am
They whisper to me
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am
[Em] Doo-pop doo-pop [Am] da-tommy-too-pop
[Em] Doo-pop doo-pop [Dm] da-tommy-too-pop
[Em] I am, I [Am] am
The wind cries
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am

For you see, it's [Em] afternoon
[Am] Yeah, yeah
There's the [Em] moon, it's so [Dm] pale
All the [Em] plants whisper, the [Am] lake and the lilies, they whisper a [Em] song to me
[Dm] It sounds like this
[Em] I am, I [Am] am
That's what it sounds like
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am
[Em] I am, I [Am] am
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am
[Em] Doo-pop doo-pop [Am] da-tommy-too-pop
[Em] Doo-pop doo-pop [Dm] da-tommy-too-pop
[Em] Doo-pop doo-pop [Am] da-tommy-too-pop
[Em] Doo-pop doo-pop [Dm] da-tommy-too-pop
[Em] I am, I [Am] am
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am

[Em] I am, I [Am] am
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am
Two more times
[Em] I am, I [Am] am
[Em] I am, I [Dm] am

Lyrics

You know, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
And there's the moon,
So pale
And all the trees are whisperin' and the elves are whisperin' to me,
That's right
I am, I am
How they whisper so nice
I am, I am
They whisper to me
I am, I am
They whisper to me
I am, I am
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
I am, I am
The wind cries
I am, I am

For you see, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
There's the moon, it's so pale
All the plants whisper, the lake and the lilies, they whisper a song to me
It sounds like this
I am, I am
That's what it sounds like
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
I am, I am
I am, I am

I am, I am
I am, I am
Two more times
I am, I am
I am, I am

The Boarding House (first one)

Lyrics

[So it's afternoon
And I see the moon is so pale
Trees are whispering their song
Old nature says "I Am"

Out in the farms fields ???
Winter lights
???

Out here alone in the afternoon]

1 2 1 2 3 4

You see, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
And there's the moon and it's
So pale
And all the trees are whisperin' and the lake's whisperin' its song
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
I am, I am
I am, I am

You see, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
There's the pretty moon, and it's so pale, that's right
The sky is clear and nature speaks to me
It says
I am, I am
Nature
I am, I am oh we can here its voice now
I am, I am (we can hear its voice)
I am, I am

I am, I am (nature's cryin now)
I am, I am (I hope it's not me)
I am, I am (the wind is cryin)
I am, I am

You see, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
And there's the moon
So pale
And all the trees are whisperin' and the wind is crying its song

I am, I am
I am, I am (well now)
I am, I am
I am, I am (one more)

All right

The Boarding House (second one)

Lyrics

[[Jonathan speaking softly over soft guitar]]

[??? All alone in the afternoon]

1 2 1 2 3 4

You see, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
And there's the moon and it's
So pale
And all the other trees are whisperin' and the ??? are whisperin' its song

I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am

??? Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop

I am, I am
I am, I am

You see, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
There's the pretty moon, and it's so pale, that's right
The sky is clear and nature speaks to me
It says

I am, I am
Nature ???
I am, I am (oh we can hear its voice now)
I am, I am (you can hear that voice)
I am, I am

I am, I am (nature's cryin now)
I am, I am (???)
I am, I am (the wind is cryin)
I am, I am

You see, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
And there's the moon
So pale
And all the trees are whisperin' and the wind is crying its song

I am, I am (crying)
I am, I am (well now)
I am, I am
I am, I am (one more)

All right

New York University

Lyrics

[I have an idea ??? afternoon
???]

Well, it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
And there's the moon,
So pale
And the trees are whispering and the elves are singing their song

I am, I am
They sing
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am

Well now it's afternoon
And there's the moon,
So pale
And now the trees are whispering and the elves are singing their song

I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am

Let's go now
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop

I am, I am
I am, I am

Now see it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
And there's the moon,
So pale
And now the trees are whispering and the flowers are singing their song

I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am ???
I am, I am

Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop (one more)
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop

Well now it's afternoon
And there's the moon,
So pale
And now the trees are whispering and the elves are singing their song

And the wind cries out
I am, I am
The wind cries
I am, I am
The wind ???
I am, I am

The Paradise 1977

Lyrics

[It's afternoon]

All right now

Well you know, it's afternoon now
Yeah, yeah
I see the moon, and it's
So pale
And the trees are whisperin' and the wind is whisperin' a song

[It's like this, it goes]
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am

You know it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
There's the moon, it's so pale
And the trees are whisperin', the wind is whisperin' a song

It says
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am

Let it rock
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop

I am, I am
I am, I am

You know it's afternoon
Yeah, yeah
I see the moon, so pale
And the trees are whisperin', and the lake is whisperin' a song

[Are you going to sing?]
I am, I am
I hear the wind cry
I am, I am
I hear the flowers sing
I am, I am
I am, I am

Let's rock
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop
Doo-pop doo-pop da-tommy-too-pop

I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am
I am, I am

[What came over the afternoon?]

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