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