[INTRO] (single notes) [ C5 , C5 , C5 , C5 ] x 3; (run up on bass): [ G5 , G#5 , A5 , A#5 ] Chords: ( C5 , C5 , Bb5 , C5 ; C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 ) x 2 [V1] C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Mama get your shoes on C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 And Daddy get your hat C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 The workin' week is over C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 So let's just leave it at that F5 F5 Eb5 F5 F5 , Eb5 , Bb5 , F5 We talk about it on the telephone F5 F5 Eb5 F5 F5 , Eb5 , Bb5 , F5 Makin' plans to meet D5 Something's gonna happen D5 G5 Tonight between the full moon and the streets [ A5 capella] (bass) Get outa your seat (regular voice) It's Friday night-> [CHORUS] A5 A5 A5 [ A5 ] [ B5 ] [ C5 ] ->night Friday night in America Oh Friday night*-> C5 C5 ->*night, Friday night in America E5 Hit the lights F5 Hold on tight G5 It's Friday night , y'all [ G5 , G#5 , A5 , A#5 ] C5 , C5 , Bb5 , C; C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 In America [V2] C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 And everybody in the neighbourhood C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 They're on their way downtown C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 One up top and dressed to kill C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Ready to hit the ground F5 F5 Eb5 F5 F5 , Eb5 , Bb5 , F5 They come to rumble And they come to dance F5 F5 Eb5 F5 F5 , Eb5 , Bb5 , F5 They come to see the show D5 D5 And if they can't find what they're lookin' for D5 D5 G5 They know somebody who knows somebody Who knows [ A5 capella] Gotta be on your toes, It's Friday night [CHORUS] A5 [ A5 ][ B5 ] [ C5 ]* Friday night in America It's all right C5 * Friday night in America, Well you could E5 lose your heart F5 Lose you life G5 It's Friday night, y'all G5 , Bb5 , C5 , Eb->(jump to F5 in bridge) [BRIDGE] (chords in 7th but sung as minor) F5 (as D5 ) F5 , F5 , Bb5 - C5 Debutantes in a restaurant C5 (as A5 ) C5 , C5 , Bb5 - F5 Gunshots in the parking lot F5 (same) F5 , F5 , Eb5 - C5 Sweet dreams on the silver screen C5 (same) G5 , Bb5 , C5 , Eb5 You better turn up the heat in the back seat F5 Soul savers (flag wavers) Eb5 Street walkers (sweet talkers) D5 You make it through the weekend G5 G5 You come back and do it again A5 Next Friday night [CHORUS instrumental] A5 A5 A5 [ A5 ][ B5 ][ C5 ]* *C5 C5 C5 C5 E5 F5 G... [ G5 , G#5 , A5 , A#5 ] Short break: ( C5 , C5 , Bb5 , C5 ; C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 ) x 2 [V3] C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Lookin' through your headlights C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Hand upon the wheel C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Your heart's beatin' like a radio C5 C5 Bb5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 In your soul of stainless steel F5 F5 Eb5 F5 F5 , Eb5 , Bb5 , F5 She's standin' on the corner F5 F5 Eb5 F5 F5 , Eb5 , Bb5 , F5 Dressed in midnight blue D5 Ticking like a time bomb D5 G5 When she turns her eyes on you [bass a capella] (What?cha gonna do?) It's Friday night [CHORUS] A5 [ A5 ][ B5 ] [ C5 ] Friday night in America all night C5 Friday night in America, G5 Got to be strong to make it A5 All night long on Friday night A5 Friday night in America C5 Friday night in America E5 Hit the lights and F5 hold on tight D[hit and hold] [ G5 G#5 A5 A#5 ] You can bet your life it's Friday night y'all, In America [OUTRO CHORUS] C5 C5 F5 C5 Friday night C5 Bb5 F5 C5 all night in America, C5 C5 F5 C5 Friday night C5 Bb5 F5 C5 Till the dawns early light in America, C5 C5 F5 C5 Friday night C5 Bb5 F5 C5 In America C5 C5 F5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Friday night C5 C5 F5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Friday night [fade] C5 C5 F5 C5 C5 , Bb5 , F5 , C5 Friday night