Friday Night In America Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 (single notes) [C, C, C, C] x 3; (run up on bass): [G, G♯, A, A♯]

 Chords: (C, C, A♯, C ; C, A♯, F, C) x 2

[V1]

CMama Cget your A♯shoes Con C A♯ F C

 And CDaddy Cget your A♯hatC C A♯ F C

 The Cworkin' Cweek is A♯oveCr C A♯ F C

 So Clet's just Cleave it at A♯thaCt C A♯ F C

 We Ftalk aFbout it on the D♯teleFphone F D♯ A♯ F

FMakin' Fplans to D♯meeFt F D♯ A♯ F

DSomething's gonna happen

DTonight between the full moon and the Gstreets

 [A capella]

(bass) Get outa your seat (regular voice) It's Friday night->

Chorus

 ->Amnight Friday Amnight in AmAmerAica BOh FriCday night*->

 ->*Cnight, Friday Cnight in America

EHit the lights

FHold on tight

G It's Friday night , y'all

 [G, G♯, A, A♯] C, C, A♯, C; C, A♯, F, C

In America

[V2]

 And CeveryCbody in the A♯neighbourChood C A♯ F C

 They're Con their Cway downA♯towCn C A♯ F C

COne up Ctop and A♯dressed to Ckill C A♯ F C

CReady to Chit the A♯ground C C A♯ F C

 They Fcome to Frumble And they D♯come to Fdance F D♯ A♯ F

 They Fcome to Fsee the D♯show F F D♯ A♯ F

 And if they Dcan't find what they're Dlookin' for

 They Dknow somebody who Dknows somebody Who Gknows

 [A capella]

Gotta be on your toes, It's Friday night

Chorus

AmFriday night in AmeriAcBa It's Call right

CFriday night in America, Well you could

Elose your heart

FLose you life

G It's Friday night, y'all

G, A♯, C, D♯->(jump to F in bridge)

Bridge

(chords in 7th but sung as minor)

F (as Dm7) F, F, A♯-C

Debutantes in a restaurant

C (as Am7) C, C, A♯-F

Gunshots in the parking lot

FSweet dreams on the silver screen F F D♯ C

CYou better turn up the heat in the back seat G A♯ C D♯

FSoul savers (flag wavers)

D♯Street walkers (sweet talkers)

 You Dmake it through the weekend

 You Gcome back and do Git again

 Next Friday nighAmt

Chorus instrumental

Am Am Am ABC

C C C C

E F G... [G, G♯, A, A♯]

Short break:

(C, C, A♯, C ; C, A♯, F, C) x 2

[V3]

CLookin' Cthrough your A♯headClights C A♯ F C

CHand Cupon the A♯wheeCl C A♯ F C

CYour heart's Cbeatin' like a A♯radiCo C A♯ F C

 In your Csoul of Cstainless A♯steeCl C A♯ F C

 She's Fstandin' Fon the D♯corFner F D♯ A♯ F

FDressed in Fmidnight D♯bluFe F D♯ A♯ F

DTicking like a time bomb

D When she turns her eyes on Gyou

[bass a capella] (What’cha gonna do?) It's Friday night

Chorus

AmFriday night in AmeriAcBa Call night

CFriday 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

EHit the lights and

Fhold on tight

D[hit and hold] [G G♯ A A♯]

You can bet your life it's Friday night y'all, In America

Outro chorus

C CFriday FniCght

C all A♯night in AFmeriCca,

C CFriday FnigCht

 Till the Cdawns early A♯light in AFmeriCca,

C CFriday FniCght

C In AA♯meriFca C

C CFriday FniCght C A♯ F C

C CFriday FniCght C A♯ F C

[fade]

C CFriday FniCght C A♯ F C