Friday Night In America chords - New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival Chords

How to Play "Friday Night In America" Guitar chords

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Friday Night In America
(by Pat Flynn, Russell Smith)
New Grass Revival

Note: The chords sequences are correct. The arrangement that is documented has 
been reduced to guitar & banjo. You’ll need to listen for the fiddle & mandolin 
breaks if you want to “cover” this tune exactly.


(21 August 2003)

mike at modalities.org

Intro: 3 measures of single picked note of C (banjo) then (guitar/banjo)
single note alternating octaves G, G#, A, A# … starting on 6th string, 3rd fret …leading up to ……

Chords: | C, F, C | C, Bb, F, C | C, F, C | C, Bb, F, C |

C 	  	  Bb 	  	  	 | C, Bb, F, C |        
Mama get your shoes on
C                  Bb  	  	  	 | C, Bb, F, C |
And Daddy get your hat
C                   Bb 	  	  	 | C, Bb, F, C |
The workin' week is over
C 	  	  	   Bb 	  	 | C, Bb, F, C |
So let's just leave it at that F Eb | F, Eb, Bb, F | We talk about it on the telephone F Eb | F, Eb, Bb, F | Makin' plans to meet D Something's gonna happen D G Tonight between the full moon and the streets Get outa your seat Chorus: Am | Am/A, Am/B, C | It's Friday night, ... Friday night in America C Oh, Friday night, ... Friday night in America E Hit the lights F Hold on tight G It's Friday night , y'all (Alt. (8va Notes) G, G#, A, A#) ……………………………………… In America Short break: | C, F, C | C, Bb, F, C | C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | And everybody in the neighbourhood C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | They're on their way downtown C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | One up top and dressed to kill C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | Ready to hit the ground F Eb | F, Eb, Bb, F | They come to rumble And they come to dance F Eb | F, Eb, Bb, F | They come to see the show D And if they can't find what they're lookin' for D They know somebody who knows somebody Who'll know yeah Gotta be on your toes Chorus: Am, | Am/A, Am/B, C | It's Friday night, ... Friday night in America C It's all right, ... Friday night in America E Well you could lose your heart F Lose you life G | G, Bb, C, Eb, F | It's Friday night, y'all F | F, Eb, C | Debutantes in a restaurant C | C, Eb, F | Gunshots in the parking lot F | F, Eb, C | Sweet dreams on the silver screen C | G, Bb, C, Eb, F | You better, turn up the heat in the back seat F Soul savers (flag wavers) Eb Street walkers (sweet talkers) D You make it through the weekend G G You come back and do it again Am | C | E | F | G | (Alt. (8va notes) G, G#, A, A#) Next Friday night Short break: | C, F, C | C, Bb, F, C | C, F, C | C, Bb, F, C | C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | Lookin' through your headlights C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | Hand upon the wheel C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | Your heart's beatin' like a radio C Bb | C, Bb, F, C | In your soul of stainless steel F Eb | F, Eb, Bb, F | She's standin' on the corner F Eb | F, Eb, Bb, F | Dressed in midnight blue D Ticking like a time bomb D G When she turns her eyes on you (What’cha gonna do?) Chorus: Am, | Am/A, Am/B, C | It's Friday night, ... Friday night in America C Oh, night, ... Friday night in America G | G5, Gsus2, G/A#, Am Got to be strong to make it Am All night long on Friday night Am ... Friday night in America C ... Friday night in America E F Hit the lights and hold on tight D ((Alt. 8va notes) G, G#, A, A#) You can bet your life it's Friday night y'all, In America | C, F, C | ... Friday night | C, Bb, F, C | All right, all night in America, | C, F, C | ... Friday night | C, Bb, F, C | Till the dawns early light in America, | C, F, C | ... Friday night | C, Bb, F, C | In America, | C, F, C | | C, Bb, F, C | C, F, C | !!! ... Friday night


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