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Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) – guitar tab

Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) | guitar tab
As performed by The Who
>Appears on 30 Years of Max R&B box set
Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin ©1973 Dick James Music Ltd.

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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transcribed by                             Whotabs                    
litgo@aol.com          1999-07-12          www.thewho.net/whotabs     
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Capo on 3 (electric; acoustic is not capoed)
G         355433     300033
Fadd9     x37563     1x3213
C         x355xx     x32013
Bb        6x3366     x1333x
Eb        x65346     x6888x
[Take Me To The Pilot]
C         x35588
F/C       x37563
G/C       x39783


||:G    |G    |Fadd9   |      |C     |     |G    |     :||

|C/G   G   C/G  |G   C/G   G |Bb/F  F   Bb/F |F   Bb/F  F |
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|
|13-13-12--13-13|12--13-13-12|11-11-10--11-11|10--11-11-10|
|12-12-12--12-12|12--12-12-12|10-10-10--10-10|10--10-10-10|
|14-14-12--14-14|12--14-14-12|12-12-10--12-12|10--12-12-10|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|
|---------------|------------|---------------|------------|

|F/C C  F/C|C  F/C C|C/G G   C/G|G
|----------|--------|-----------|--------
|6-6-5--6-6|5--6-6-5|5-5-3---5-5|3-------
|5-5-5--5-5|5--5-5-5|5-5-4---5-5|4-------
|7-7-5--7-7|5--7-7-5|5-5-5---5-5|5-------
|----------|--------|-----------|--------
|----------|--------|-----------|--------

    |G                     |              
It's getting late, have you seen my mates
   |Fadd9                    |     
Ma, tell me when the boys get here
    |C              |             
It's 7 o'clock and I want to rock
       |G                  |      
I wanna get a belly full of beer

My old man's drunker than a barrel full of monkeys
And my old lady, she don't care
My sister looks cute in her braces and boots
And a handful of grease in her hair

|D     |D     |
           Yeah!
[chorus]

|C                            |             
    Don't give us none of your aggravation
     |Bb                   |      Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb Bb  
We've had it with your discipline
|F                 |                  
 Saturday night's alright for fighting
|C                  |C    F/C C  F/C C|
 Get a little action in

 |C                      |
I get about as oiled as a diesel train
     |Bb            |      
Gonna set the dance alight
     |F                   |
'Cuz, Saturday night's the night I like
|C                 |(C)   (D)(Eb) (F)|G  (GF#F)|Eb  Bb Bb|C     |     |
 Saturday night's alright, alright, alright,    oooh...   oooh

|G      |    F Fsus4|G    |G      |

Well, they're packed pretty tight in here tonight
And I'm looking for a dolly who will see me right
I may use a little muscle to get what I need
And sink a little drink and shout, "She's with me."

A couple of sounds that I really like
Are the sound of a switchblade and a motor bike
I'm a juvenile product of the working class
Who's best friend floats in the bottom of a glass

Don't give us none of your aggravation
We've had it with your discipline
Saturday night's alright for fighting
To get a little action in

I get about as oiled as a diesel train
Gonna set this dance alight
Saturday night's the night I like
Saturday night's alright, alright, alright, oooh...

|F/C C  F/C|C  F/C C|Eb/Bb Bb  Eb/Bb|Eb   Eb/Bb  Eb
|----------|--------|---------------|-------------|
|6-6-5--6-6|5--6-6-5|4-4---3-----4-4|3-----4-4---3|
|5-5-5--5-5|5--5-5-5|3-3---3-----3-3|3-----3-3---3|
|7-7-5--7-7|5--7-7-5|5-5---3-----5-5|3-----5-5---3|
|----------|--------|---------------|-------------|
|----------|--------|---------------|-------------|

|Bb/F  F   Bb/F |F   Bb/F  F |F/C C  F/C|C  F/C C|
|---------------|------------|----------|--------|
|11-11-10--11-11|10--11-11-10|6-6-5--6-6|5--6-6-5|
|10-10-10--10-10|10--10-10-10|5-5-5--5-5|5--5-5-5|
|12-12-10--12-12|10--12-12-10|7-7-5--7-7|5--7-7-5|
|---------------|------------|----------|--------|
|---------------|------------|----------|--------|

[with above pattern]
Saturday night's alright, alright...

|F/C C    F/C |C   F/C  C   |Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb|Bb Eb/Bb Bb |
 Saturday Saturday Saturday   Saturday Saturday Saturday 

|Bb/F F   Bb/F|F   Bb/F F  |F/C C    F/C |C      
 Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday  

              |C                         |F/C
Take me to the pilot, lead me through the chamber
              |G/C              |C
Take me to the pilot, I am but a stranger
              |C                         |F/C
Take me to the pilot, lead me through the chamber
              |G/C              |C
Take me to the pilot, I am but a stranger
      ||C           |F/C         |G/C             |C         :||
Na, na, na   Na, na, na   Na, na, na  Na, na na na na   na, na

|F/C C    F/C |C   F/C  C   |Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb|Bb Eb/Bb Bb |
 Saturday Saturday Saturday   Saturday Saturday Saturday 

|Bb/F F   Bb/F|F   Bb/F F  |F/C C    F/C |C      
 Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday  

I can't wait for Saturday night, night, night, night, night...

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litgo@aol.com

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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