Friday Night in America New Grass Revival
Played as bluegrass with guitar, banjo and fiddle taking turns, but retains
some pop/rock phrasing and changes. This version from a live recording, others
may differ slightly. Extra points if you can ID the bass riff.
[INTRO] (single notes) [C, C, C, C] x 3; (run up on bass): [G, G#, A, A#]
Chords: (C, C, Bb, C ; C, Bb, F, C) x 2
[V1]
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
Mama get your shoes on
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
And Daddy get your hat
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
The workin' week is over
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
So let's just leave it at that
F F Eb F F, Eb, Bb, F
We talk about it on the telephone
F F Eb F F, Eb, Bb, F
Makin' plans to meet
[D]Something's gonna happen
[D]Tonight between the full moon and the [G]streets
[A capella]
(bass) Get outa your seat (regular voice) It's Friday night->
[CBORUS]
Am Am Am [A] [B] [C]
->night Friday night in America Oh Friday night*->
->*[C]night, Friday [C]night in America
[E]Hit the lights
[F]Hold on tight
[G] It's Friday night , y'all
[G, G#, A, A#] C, C, Bb, C; C, Bb, F, C
In America
[V2]
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
And everybody in the neighbourhood
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
They're on their way downtown
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
One up top and dressed to kill
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
Ready to hit the ground
F F Eb F F, Eb, Bb, F
They come to rumble And they come to dance
F F Eb F F, Eb, Bb, F
They come to see the show
And if they [D]can't find what they're [D]lookin' for
They [D]know somebody who [D]knows somebody Who [G]knows
[A capella]
Gotta be on your toes, It's Friday night
[CBORUS]
Am [A] [B] [C]*
Friday night in America It's all right
C*
Friday night in America, Well you could
[E]lose your heart
[F]Lose you life
[G] It's Friday night, y'all
G, Bb, C, Eb->(jump to F in bridge)
[BRIDGE] (chords in 7th but sung as minor)
F (as Dm7) F, F, Bb-C
Debutantes in a restaurant
C (as Am7) C, C, Bb-F
Gunshots in the parking lot
F (same) F, F, Eb-C
Sweet dreams on the silver screen
C (same) G, Bb, C, Eb
You better turn up the heat in the back seat
[F]Soul savers (flag wavers)
[Eb]Street walkers (sweet talkers)
You [D]make it through the weekend
You [G]come back and do [G]it again
Next Friday nigh[Am]t
[CBORUS instrumental]
Am Am Am [A] [B] [C]*
*C C C C
E F G... [G, G#, A, A#]
Short break:
(C, C, Bb, C ; C, Bb, F, C) x 2
[V3]
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
Lookin' through your headlights
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
Hand upon the wheel
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
Your heart's beatin' like a radio
C C Bb C C, Bb, F, C
In your soul of stainless steel
F F Eb F F, Eb, Bb, F
She's standin' on the corner
F F Eb F F, Eb, Bb, F
Dressed in midnight blue
[D]Ticking like a time bomb
[D] When she turns her eyes on [G]you
[bass a capella] (What?cha gonna do?) It's Friday night
[CBORUS]
Am [A] [B] [C]
Friday night in America all night
[C]Friday night in America,
[G] 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]Hit the lights and
[F]hold on tight
D[bit and bold] [G] [ G# A A#]
You can bet your life it's Friday night y'all, In America
[OUTRO CBORUS]
[C] [C]Friday [F]ni[C]ght
[C] all [Bb]night in A[F]meri[C]ca,
[C] [C]Friday [F]nig[C]ht
Till the [C]dawns early [Bb]light in A[F]meri[C]ca,
[C] [C]Friday [F]ni[C]ght
[C] In A[Bb]meri[F]ca [C]
C C F C C, Bb, F, C
Friday night
C C F C C, Bb, F, C
Friday night
[fade]
C C F C C, Bb, F, C
Friday night
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