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A Am E
EIt's late afterC#mnoon
F#mSmoke fills the Broom
AThe actor G#sighs
C#mDogs barking outAside
EThe night seems the C#msame
F#mIt sleeps in the Bday
AThe actress cG#ries
C#mFor their last goodAbyes
F#mIt's always this Bway
EverytC#mimeA  
everytC#mimeA  
You're passing me BbyA  Am  
EOn days like C#mthese
F#mWalk to the Bsea
AIt's too hard to G#find
C#mMirrors collAide
EThe end of the C#mstreet
F#mThe place where we Bmeet
AWith tears in our G#eyes
C#mStay for a wAhile
F#mIt's always the Bsame
EveryC#mtimeA  
everyC#mtimeA  
You're passing me BbyA  Am  
[Solo]
G#  C#m
A  Am
EIt's late afterC#mnoon
F#mYou enter the Broom
AThe music G#dies
C#mAnd leaves us Abehind
F#mIt's all just a gBame
EveryC#mtimeA  
EveryC#mtimeA  
EveryC#mtimeA  

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Late Afternoon

by The Coral

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

A Am E

E C#m

It's late afternoon

F#m B

Smoke fills the room

A G#

The actor sighs

C#m A

Dogs barking outside

E C#m

The night seems the same

F#m B

It sleeps in the day

A G#

The actress cries

C#m A

For their last goodbyes

F#m B

It's always this way

C#m A

Everytime

C#m A

everytime

B A Am

You're passing me by

E C#m

On days like these

F#m B

Walk to the sea

A G#

It's too hard to find

C#m A

Mirrors collide

E C#m

The end of the street

F#m B

The place where we meet

A G#

With tears in our eyes

C#m A

Stay for a while

F#m B

It's always the same

C#m A

Everytime

C#m A

everytime

B A Am

You're passing me by

[Solo]

G# C#m

A Am

E C#m

It's late afternoon

F#m B

You enter the room

A G#

The music dies

C#m A

And leaves us behind

F#m B

It's all just a game

C#m A

Everytime

C#m A

Everytime

C#m A

Everytime

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