Friday On My Mind ukulele

Friday On My Mind

• Em

Song:     Friday On My Mind (Live)
Artists:  Bruce Springsteen
Written:  Harry Vanda & George Young (of The Easybeats)
URL:      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMMpSiG57Zo;
          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_on_My_Mind
Date:     February 19th, 2014
Tempo:    4|4
Beat:     Moderato
Tuning:   Standard


INTRO:(Riff 1 over)
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Riff 1:
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VERSE1:
Em                      A    D A D A
Monday morning feels so bad,
Em                 A   D A D A
Everybody seems to nag me.
G                     B
Coming Tuesday I feel better,
E7                    Am
Even my old man looks good.
A
Wednesday, just won't go,
Dm                     Ddim 
Thursday, goes too slow.
                      C    E A F#m B E
I've got Friday on my mind.


CHORUS 1:
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
D
She looks fine tonight, (Duwh-duwh-duwh-duwh)
F#7                    Bm
She is out of sight to me.(Duwh-duwh-duwh-duwh)
    D
(To-night) I spend my bread,
    B
(To-night) I lose my head.
    D                         A     E7
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight,
A                              Em
Monday I got Friday on my mind.   (Stop)


VERSE 2:
Em                        A    D A D A
Do the five day drag once more,
Em                          A    D A D A
I know of nothin' else that bugs me.
G                         B
More than working for the rich man,
E7                          Am
I'm gonna change that scene one day.
A
Today, I might be mad,
Dm                    Ddim
Tomorrow, I'll be glad.
                              C    E A F#m B E
'Cause I'll have Friday on my mind.


CHORUS 2:
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
D
She looks fine tonight, (Dow'd-dow'd-dow-dow)
F#7                    Bm
She is out of sight to me.(Dow'd-dow'd-dow-dow)
    D
(To-night) I spend my bread,
    B
(To-night) I lose my head.
    D                         A     E7
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight,
A                               Em
Monday, I got Friday on my mind.   (Stop)


CHORUS 3:
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
D
She looks fine tonight, (Dow'd-dow'd-dow-dow)
F#7                    Bm
She is out of sight to me.(Dow'd-dow'd-dow-dow)
    D
(To-night) I spend my bread,
    B
(To-night) I lose my head.
    D                         A     E7
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight,
A                               Em
Monday, I got Friday on my mind.   Bass Drum


CHORUS 4:
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)


BS: (C'mon!)(Gestures)


D
She looks fine tonight, (Dow'd-dow'd-dow-dow)
F#7                    Bm
She is out of sight to me.(Dow'd-dow'd-dow-dow)
    D
(To-night) I spend my bread,
    B
(To-night) I lose my head.
    D                         A     E7
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight,
A                               Em
Monday, I got Friday on my mind.   Sustained & Drum roll


BS: (C'mon! C'mon! C'mon!)(Beckons)

BS: (1, 2,3, 4!)


CHORUS 5 & CODA:(Sung with audience)
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                     C#m
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh)
A                         C#m
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh'd-doh'd-doh-doh) Drum roll out


End


NOTES:
1.  For Stevie Wright (1947 - 2015), an Australian musician and songwriter who has been (rightly) called 
Australia's first international pop star.  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wright_%28Australian_singer%29 
2.  (…Though the song has long been termed a "working class anthem", George Young maintained it had 
"more to do with their outlook on the world than any class statement".  According to Harry Vanda, 
the track's distinctive guitar opening was inspired by a film performance featuring The Swingle Singers: 
"It went tudutudutudu, which made us all laugh. In the train back from the gig, we were imitating them 
and suddenly it sounded good. They became the first notes of Friday On My Mind.)…)  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_on_My_Mind

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