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, Ab, A, Bb]
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
Something's gonna happen
Tonight between the full moon and the streets
[A capella]
(bass) Get outa your seat (regular voice) It's Friday night->
[CHORUS]
Am Am Am
->night Friday night in America Oh Friday night*->
->*night, Friday night in America
Hit the lights
Hold on tight
It's Friday night , y'all
[G, Ab, A, Bb] 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 can't find what they're lookin' for
They know somebody who knows somebody Who knows
[A capella]
Gotta be on your toes, It's Friday night
[CHORUS]
Am *
Friday night in America It's all right
C*
Friday night in America, Well you could
lose your heart
Lose you life
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
Soul savers (flag wavers)
Street walkers (sweet talkers)
You make it through the weekend
You come back and do it again
Next Friday night
[CHORUS instrumental]
Am Am Am *
*C
E F G... [G, Ab, A, Bb]
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
Ticking like a time bomb
When she turns her eyes on you
[bass a capella] (What’cha gonna do?) It's Friday night
[CHORUS]
Am
Friday night in America all night
Friday night in America,
Got to be strong to make it
All night long on Friday night
Friday night in America
Friday night in America
Hit the lights and
hold on tight
D[hit and hold] [G Ab A Bb]
You can bet your life it's Friday night y'all, In America
[OUTRO CHORUS]
Friday night
all night in America,
Friday night
Till the dawns early light in America,
Friday night
In America
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