Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Uke tab by Elton John

6 Chords used in the song: G, F, C, Dm7, Bb, Dm

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Artist: 
Year:  1973
Difficulty: 
4.83
(Intermediate)
Key: C, F, Dm, AmChords
VERSE 1:
G chordG
It's getting late have you seen my mates
F chordF
Ma tell me when the boys get here
C chordC
It's seven o'clock and I want to rock
G chordG
Want to get a belly full of beer
G chordG
My old man's drunker than a barrel full of monkeys
F chordF
And my old lady she don't care
C chordC
My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
G chordG
A chordA handful of grease in her hair
Dm7 chordDm7 ↓Gliss…
Ohhhhhhh

CHORUS:
C chordC
Don't give us none of your aggravation
Bb chordBb
We had it with your discipline
F chordF
Saturday night's alright for fighting
C chordC
Get a little action in
C chordC
Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Bb chordBb
Gonna set this dance alight
F chordF
`Cause Saturday night's the night I like
C chordC
Saturday night's alright
G chordG
Al - right al – right
F chordF C chordC
Oooooo oo-oo ooh

G chordG Dm chordDm F chordF
G chordG Dm chordDm F chordF

VERSE 2:
G chordG
Well they're packed pretty tight in here tonight
F chordF
I'm looking for a dolly who'll see me right
C chordC
I may use a little muscle to get what I need
G chordG
I may sink a little drink and shout out "She's with me!"
G chordG
A chordA couple of the sounds that I really like
F chordF
Are the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbike
C chordC
I'm a juvenile product of the working class
G chordG
Whose best friend floats in the bottom of a glass

Dm7 chordDm7
Ohhhhhhh


CHORUS:
C chordC
Don't give us none of your aggravation
Bb chordBb
We had it with your discipline
F chordF
Saturday night's alright for fighting
C chordC
Get a little action in
C chordC
Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Bb chordBb
Gonna set this dance alight
F chordF
`Cause Saturday night's the night I like
C chordC
Saturday night's alright
G chordG
Al - right al – right
F chordF C chordC
Oooooo oo-oo ooh

INSTRUMENTAL: (Chorus pattern)
C chordC Bb chordBb F chordF C chordC
C chordC Bb chordBb F chordF C chordC

Dm7 chordDm7
Ohhhhhhh


CHORUS:
C chordC
Don't give us none of your aggravation
Bb chordBb
We had it with your discipline
F chordF
Saturday night's alright for fighting
C chordC
Get a little action in
C chordC
Get about as oiled as a diesel train
Bb chordBb
Gonna set this dance alight
F chordF
`Cause Saturday night's the night I like
C chordC
Saturday night's alright
G chordG
Al - right al – right
F chordF C chordC
Oooooo oo-oo ooh

INSTRUMENTAL: (Chorus pattern)
C chordC Bb chordBb F chordF C chordC


OUTRO: (Chorus pattern x3)

C chordC
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
Bb chordBb
Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
F chordF
Saturday, Saturday
C chordC
Saturday night’s alright. Wooooo!

INSTRUMENTAL TO FADE: (Chorus pattern, improv.)
C chordC Bb chordBb F chordF C chordC (~x3)

Uke tab by , 20 Dec 2019

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About this song: Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

According to the Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Songfacts, this song is about Elton's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin's teen years going to British dance clubs, where fights were common. Read more on Last.fm.

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