New Grass Revival

New Grass Revival - Friday Night In America guitar chord

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.

Submitted by: Mike Levine

Tabbed by: Mike Levine

(21 August 2003)

mike@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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