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, G#, A, A#] 
Chords: (C, C, Bb, C ;   C, Bb, F, C) x 2

[V1]

C (x32010@1)  C (x32010@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)  C (x32010@1)             C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)      
Mama get your shoes on
    C (x32010@1)   C (x32010@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C             C, Bb, F, CAnd (x32010@1)Daddy get your hat
    C (x32010@1)     C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C            C, Bb, F, CThe (x32010@1)workin' week is over
   C (x32010@1)        C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C      C, Bb, F, CSo (x32010@1)let's just leave it at that
   F (133211@1)   F (133211@1)            Eb (x43121@3)F (133211@1)     F, Eb, Bb, FWe (133211@1)talk about it on the telephone
F (133211@1)    F (133211@1)      Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_133211@1">F                F, Eb, Bb, FMakin' (133211@1)plans to meet
DSomething's (xx0232@1)gonna happen
D (xx0232@1)                                   GTonight (320003@1)between the full moon and the streets
[A capella]
(bass) Get outa your seat (regular voice) It's Friday night->

[CHORUS] 

  Am (x02210@1)          Am (x02210@1)     Am (x02210@1)[A]   [B]     [C]
->night  Friday night in America Oh Friday night*->
   C (x32010@1)           C->*night, (x32010@1)Friday night in America
EHit (022100@1)the lights
FHold (133211@1)on tight
G (320003@1)			
  It's Friday night , y'all

[G, G#, A, A#]	    C, C, Bb, C; C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)          In America

[V2]

    C (x32010@1)  C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)     C (x32010@1)             C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)And everybody in the neighbourhood
        C (x32010@1)      C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C                 C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)They're on their way downtown
C (x32010@1)    C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)       C (x32010@1)                 C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)
One up top and dressed to kill
C (x32010@1)      C (x32010@1)     Bb (x1333x@1)     C (x32010@1)                 C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)Ready to hit the ground
     F (133211@1)     F (133211@1)             Eb (x43121@3)    F (133211@1)      F, Eb, Bb, F (133211@1)They come to rumble And they come to dance
     F (133211@1)     F (133211@1)     Eb (x43121@3)  F (133211@1)                F, Eb, Bb, F (133211@1)They come to see the show
            D (xx0232@1)                     DAnd (xx0232@1)if they can't find what they're lookin' for
     D (xx0232@1)               D (xx0232@1)                GThey (320003@1)know somebody who knows somebody Who knows 
[A capella]
Gotta be on your toes, It's Friday night 

[CHORUS]

Am (x02210@1)                 [A][B]       [C]*	
Friday night in America  It's all right 
C*
Friday night in America, Well you could 
Elose (022100@1)your heart
FLose (133211@1)you life
G (320003@1)		
  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 (133211@1)Dm7)                                     F, F, Bb-C 
Debutantes in a restaurant
C(as (x32010@1)Am7)                                     C, C, Bb-F  
Gunshots in the parking lot
F(same) (133211@1)                                      F, F, Eb-C 
Sweet dreams on the silver screen
C(same) (x32010@1)                                      G, Bb, C, EbYou (x43121@3)better turn up the heat in the back seat
FSoul (133211@1)savers (flag wavers)
EbStreet (x43121@3)walkers (sweet talkers)
    DYou (xx0232@1)make it through the weekend
    G (320003@1)     GYou (320003@1)come back and do it again
		Am (x02210@1)Next Friday night

[CHORUS instrumental]

Am Am Am [A][B][C]*
*C  C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)
E  F  G... [G, G#, A, A#]

Short break:
(C, C, Bb, C ;   C, Bb, F, C) x 2

[V3]

C (x32010@1)     C (x32010@1)          Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)         C, Bb, F, CLookin' (x32010@1)through your headlights
C (x32010@1)  C (x32010@1)      Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)                C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)Hand upon the wheel
C (x32010@1)          C (x32010@1)            Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)  C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)
Your heart's beatin' like a radio
        C (x32010@1)     C (x32010@1)       Bb (x1333x@1)C (x32010@1)    C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1)In your soul of stainless steel
      F (133211@1)      F (133211@1)    Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_133211@1">F           F, Eb, Bb, F (133211@1)
She's standin' on the corner
F (133211@1)        F (133211@1)      Eb (x43121@3)name="chord_133211@1">F             F, Eb, Bb, F (133211@1)
Dressed in midnight blue
DTicking (xx0232@1)like a time bomb
D (xx0232@1)	     G (320003@1)  When she turns her eyes on you 
                                                  
[bass a capella]  (What'cha gonna do?)  It's Friday night

[CHORUS]

Am (x02210@1)                 [A][B]       [C]
Friday night in America       all night
CFriday (x32010@1)night in America, 
G (320003@1)                             
  Got to be strong to make it
Am (x02210@1) All night long on Friday night
Am (x02210@1) Friday night in America
C (x32010@1) Friday night in America
E (022100@1)                
Hit the lights and 
Fhold (133211@1)on tight

D[hit and hold]                              [G    G# (xx1114@1)A (x02220@1)A#]
You can bet your life it's Friday night y'all, In America

[OUTRO CHORUS]

C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
   Friday night 
C (x32010@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)      F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)
  all night in America, 
C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)  Friday night
         C (x32010@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)      F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)
Till the dawns early light in America,
C (x32010@1)C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C 
   Friday night
C (x32010@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)
  In America 
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C      F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C	  C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1) Friday night
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C      F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C	  C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1) Friday night
[fade]
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C      F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C	  C, Bb, F, C (x32010@1) Friday night