Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting Uke tab by Elton John (Baritone Chords)

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 G
It's getting late have you seen my mates
F F
Ma tell me when the boys get here
C C
It's seven o'clock and I want to rock
G G
Want to get a belly full of beer
G G
My old man's drunker than a barrel full of monkeys
F F
And my old lady she don't care
C C
My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
G G
A A handful of grease in her hair
Dm7 Dm7 ↓Gliss…
Ohhhhhhh

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

G G Dm Dm F F
G G Dm Dm F F

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

Dm7 Dm7
Ohhhhhhh


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

INSTRUMENTAL: (Chorus pattern)
C C Bb Bb F F C C
C C Bb Bb F F C C

Dm7 Dm7
Ohhhhhhh


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

INSTRUMENTAL: (Chorus pattern)
C C Bb Bb F F C C


OUTRO: (Chorus pattern x3)

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

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

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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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