• upyerkilt
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Topic: a late night Friday afternoon

I have not got any chords for this yet, I even forgot all about this song.
I cannot remember writing it but i do know that there are no spelling mistakes, I would have wrote those words down deliberatly to be sung with a scot's slang accent



A late night Friday afternoon

I was feeling fine at quarter to nine
My belly fu’ and I was drinkin’ red wine
Wid’nay be long till it was time
So I got to get movin on
Get me my coat made a’ mink and stoat
Its smells of a luxury fishing boat
I should have bought a coat made a’ goat
But this will dae me just fine

CHORUS
On a late nicht Friday efternin
The morn’ could’nay come aroond tae soon
Wae  a heid like a drum I feel like a bum
I smoke so much my breath smells like a lum

I was seeing double but did’nay see yon trouble
Until it came up behind me and burst ma bubble
I had nae razor so I got designer stubble
I must remember to shave the morra
They took all my money they thought it was funny
Left me looking like a wrecked easter bunny
At night ye can never say it is sunny
Everythin’s dark and grey

chorus

When I got home I was no alone
The police were there wae a fine toothcomb
I got burgled at eight  but  I canny moan
Im too drunk to care
I sat doon on my chair as if I did’nay care
I lit up a smoke while the hoose lay bare
I cannot take this nae mare
I think I will go tae bed

chorus


Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: a late night Friday afternoon

Hey Ken - I played it Blues in E (E, E7, A, B7...that sort of thing) and it seemed to work out. I have to admit I can't get my own voice around scotish slang (if you can imagine a cross between scot slang and american country...well thats what came out...not a good combination. It sure is a nice down on your luck and don't care story song. smile

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Re: a late night Friday afternoon

cheers Jet

I have been trying G.C,G and throwing a D in somewhere but it is ending up sounding like John Prines whistle and fish, which is a good wee tune anyway, so i might rip off his melody for this. Dunno about the chorus yet though


Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: a late night Friday afternoon

Hi Ken,

I played it similar to Jeff quite upbeat and enjoyed thrashing it out. These are the chords I used which you are free to use or bin as you see fit.

Thank you.

Roger

song]
[E]I was feeling [E7]fine at [A]quarter to [Am]nine
My [E]belly fu’ and I was drinkin’ red [B7]wine
[E]Wid’nay be [E7]long till [A]it was [Am]time
[E]So I got to get [B7]movin [E]on  [B7]
[E]Get me my [E7]coat made a’ [A]mink and [Am]stoat
Its [E]smells of a luxury fishing [B7]boat
[E]I should have [E7]bought a [A]coat made a’ [Am]goat
But [E]this will [B7]dae me just [E]fine  [E7]

CHORUS
[A]On a late [B7]nicht Friday [E]efternin  [E7]
The [A]morn’ could’nay [B7]come aroond tae [E]soon [E]
[A]Wae  a heid like a [B7]drum I [E]feel like a [C#m]bum
I [F#m]smoke so much my [B7]breath smells like a [E]lum  [B7]
[/song]

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Re: a late night Friday afternoon

right,thats it, ye done it.

Roger thanks for that.
I can belt this wee tune out. Sounding like the proclaimers song lady luck I tihnk, which makes me think I am going to go learn that song too now.
but thanks for these chords, I just didnt have a clue where i was going with it, now I do.


Ken

ye get some that are cut out for the job and others just get by from pretending
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Re: a late night Friday afternoon

When I got home I was no alone
The police were there wae a fine toothcomb
I got burgled at eight  but  I canny moan
Im too drunk to care


  haha, good stuff upyerkilt. Don't have the scottish accent to match it unfortunately.... this is great big_smile,
            LR

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7 Reply by paulolden (edited by paulolden 2007-12-26 01:11:34)

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Re: a late night Friday afternoon

ok, let me try with these chords... :



[D]I was feeling fine at quarter to nine[Bm]
My belly fu’ and I was drinkin’ red [G]wine

[D]Wid’nay be long till it was [Bm]time
[F#m]So I got to get movin on[A] [Ab] [G]

[G]Get me my coat made a’ mink and [D]stoat
[F#m]Its smells of a luxury fishing [G]boat
[D]I should have [Bm]bought a coat made a’ [G]goat
[D]But this will [A]dae me just fine[D]

CHORUS
[D]On a late nicht Friday efternin[G]
[D]The morn’ could’nay come aroond tae soon[G]
[D]Wae  a heid like a drum I feel like a [G]bum
[D]I smoke so much my[A] breath smells like a [D]lum

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Re: a late night Friday afternoon

Hi UYK,

I love this wee song. It has great imagery all the way through it.

God you have grown up a lot it seems since you wrote this. I look forward to hearing this sung, with your best Scottish Acccent.


Old Doll.

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