Chords for Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special - 3/7/1976 - Winterland (Official)
Tempo:
124.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
E
A
B
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [Em]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [Bm] Over here.
[A] [D]
Two feet say come [A] up [D] even like a black man [E] do.
[D]
Two bodies laying [A] naked.
[Bm]
People think he got [A] nothing [D] to [E] lose.
[B]
So he [Bm] keeps him to the side [B] [Bm] so I lock the door.
And as a man's reaching for his trousers,
Shoes are full of a [E] 38 [B] hole.
Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a [A] barrel of some [E] beer and [B] gold.
[D] Nothing [B]
but a full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] [D] Oh, [A] and ain't it so?
[D]
Big Jim's been drinking [A] whiskey.
[B]
[D] And playing poker on a loose night.
Then pretty soon old Jim [A] starts a [B] thinking.
[A] [Bm] Well, somebody's been [C#m] cheating and [D] lying.
[E]
[Bm] So Big Jim commences [A] to fight.
And [C#] I [D] wouldn't tell, [E] I don't know, [D] know, know.
Big Jim's got a pool [A] of his [Bm] pistol.
[B] [D] Shot is spinning right between the [E] eyes.
[B] Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a barrel of [A] some beer [E] and gold.
[B] Ain't good for [D] nothing, no, [B] no.
A full of masks, [E] feet in a hole.
[Bm] [A] Oh, and that's [Bm] the Saturday night special.
[E]
[B] And for $20 you can buy [A] yourself one too.
[Bm] Any old pawn shop [E] will do.
[Bm]
[A]
[B]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[B] [A] [B]
[Bm] [E] [B] Yeah.
Nick, [A]
[Bm] [C#]
[D] sit down on it.
[E]
[D] [Bm]
Oh, [Em]
[Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[D] let me tell you all about it.
[E]
[D] A handgun was made [A] for [B] killing.
[Bm] That ain't no good for [E] nothing [D] else.
[E] [A]
[Bm] And if you like to drink [A] or whiskey,
[D] You might even [E] shoot [D] yourself.
[E]
[Bm] So why [B] don't we jump on the people
[E] [Bm] To the bottom of the sea.
Before [B] some old fool come around here
[Bm] Wanna shoot either you or [E] me.
[B] Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a [A] barrel of some beer [E] and gold.
[Bm]
Ain't good for [D] nothing, [B] no, no.
A full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] [D] Oh, and that's the Saturday night [Bm] special.
[A] I'd like to tell you what [Bm] you can do in your school.
[E] [A] Ain't no [B] good.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [D] [E]
[Bm] [A] [B] [D]
[E] [D] [B] [A]
[B]
[Bm]
[N]
Yes, sir.
Sir, thank you, San Francisco.
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[B]
[F#] [N]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [Em]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[A] [Bm] Over here.
[A] [D]
Two feet say come [A] up [D] even like a black man [E] do.
[D]
Two bodies laying [A] naked.
[Bm]
People think he got [A] nothing [D] to [E] lose.
[B]
So he [Bm] keeps him to the side [B] [Bm] so I lock the door.
And as a man's reaching for his trousers,
Shoes are full of a [E] 38 [B] hole.
Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a [A] barrel of some [E] beer and [B] gold.
[D] Nothing [B]
but a full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] [D] Oh, [A] and ain't it so?
[D]
Big Jim's been drinking [A] whiskey.
[B]
[D] And playing poker on a loose night.
Then pretty soon old Jim [A] starts a [B] thinking.
[A] [Bm] Well, somebody's been [C#m] cheating and [D] lying.
[E]
[Bm] So Big Jim commences [A] to fight.
And [C#] I [D] wouldn't tell, [E] I don't know, [D] know, know.
Big Jim's got a pool [A] of his [Bm] pistol.
[B] [D] Shot is spinning right between the [E] eyes.
[B] Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a barrel of [A] some beer [E] and gold.
[B] Ain't good for [D] nothing, no, [B] no.
A full of masks, [E] feet in a hole.
[Bm] [A] Oh, and that's [Bm] the Saturday night special.
[E]
[B] And for $20 you can buy [A] yourself one too.
[Bm] Any old pawn shop [E] will do.
[Bm]
[A]
[B]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [E]
[B] [A] [B]
[Bm] [E] [B] Yeah.
Nick, [A]
[Bm] [C#]
[D] sit down on it.
[E]
[D] [Bm]
Oh, [Em]
[Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [D]
[A]
[D] let me tell you all about it.
[E]
[D] A handgun was made [A] for [B] killing.
[Bm] That ain't no good for [E] nothing [D] else.
[E] [A]
[Bm] And if you like to drink [A] or whiskey,
[D] You might even [E] shoot [D] yourself.
[E]
[Bm] So why [B] don't we jump on the people
[E] [Bm] To the bottom of the sea.
Before [B] some old fool come around here
[Bm] Wanna shoot either you or [E] me.
[B] Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a [A] barrel of some beer [E] and gold.
[Bm]
Ain't good for [D] nothing, [B] no, no.
A full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] [D] Oh, and that's the Saturday night [Bm] special.
[A] I'd like to tell you what [Bm] you can do in your school.
[E] [A] Ain't no [B] good.
[Bm] [E] [A]
[Bm] [E] [Bm]
[E] [D] [E]
[Bm] [A] [B] [D]
[E] [D] [B] [A]
[B]
[Bm]
[N]
Yes, sir.
Sir, thank you, San Francisco.
[Bm] [A]
[E]
[B]
[F#] [N]
Key:
Bm
E
A
B
D
Bm
E
A
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] [Bm] Over here.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Two feet say come [A] up [D] even _ like a black man [E] do.
[D] _ _ _
Two bodies laying [A] naked.
_ [Bm]
People think he got [A] nothing [D] to [E] lose.
[B] _
So he [Bm] keeps him to the side [B] [Bm] so I lock the door. _ _ _
And as a man's reaching for his trousers, _
Shoes are full of a [E] 38 [B] hole.
Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set. _
Got a [A] barrel of some [E] beer and [B] gold. _
_ _ _ [D] Nothing _ _ [B]
but a full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] _ [D] _ _ Oh, [A] and ain't it so? _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Big Jim's been drinking [A] whiskey.
[B] _
[D] And playing poker on a loose night. _
Then pretty soon old Jim [A] starts a [B] thinking.
[A] [Bm] Well, somebody's been [C#m] cheating and [D] lying.
[E] _
[Bm] So Big Jim commences [A] to fight.
And [C#] I [D] wouldn't tell, [E] I don't know, [D] know, know.
_ Big Jim's got a pool [A] of his [Bm] pistol.
[B] _ [D] Shot is spinning right between the [E] eyes.
[B] _ Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
_ Got a barrel of [A] some beer [E] and gold.
[B] _ Ain't good for [D] nothing, no, [B] no.
A full of masks, [E] feet in a hole.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Oh, and that's [Bm] the Saturday night special.
_ _ [E] _ _
[B] And for $20 you can buy [A] yourself one too.
[Bm] _ _ _ Any old pawn shop [E] will do.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] Yeah.
Nick, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ sit _ _ down on it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ Oh, _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] let me tell you all about it.
_ _ [E]
[D] A handgun was made [A] for [B] killing. _
[Bm] That ain't no good for [E] nothing [D] else.
[E] _ [A] _
[Bm] And if you like to drink [A] or whiskey,
[D] You might even [E] shoot [D] yourself.
[E] _
[Bm] So why [B] don't we jump on the people _
[E] [Bm] To the bottom of the sea. _ _
Before [B] some old fool come around here
[Bm] Wanna shoot either you or [E] me. _
[B] Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a [A] barrel of some beer [E] and gold.
[Bm] _
_ Ain't good for [D] nothing, _ [B] no, no.
A full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] _ [D] Oh, and that's the Saturday night [Bm] special.
_ _ _ [A] I'd like to tell you what [Bm] you can do in your school.
[E] _ _ _ [A] Ain't no [B] good.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yes, sir.
_ _ _ _ _ Sir, thank you, San Francisco.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] [Bm] Over here.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Two feet say come [A] up [D] even _ like a black man [E] do.
[D] _ _ _
Two bodies laying [A] naked.
_ [Bm]
People think he got [A] nothing [D] to [E] lose.
[B] _
So he [Bm] keeps him to the side [B] [Bm] so I lock the door. _ _ _
And as a man's reaching for his trousers, _
Shoes are full of a [E] 38 [B] hole.
Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set. _
Got a [A] barrel of some [E] beer and [B] gold. _
_ _ _ [D] Nothing _ _ [B]
but a full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] _ [D] _ _ Oh, [A] and ain't it so? _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Big Jim's been drinking [A] whiskey.
[B] _
[D] And playing poker on a loose night. _
Then pretty soon old Jim [A] starts a [B] thinking.
[A] [Bm] Well, somebody's been [C#m] cheating and [D] lying.
[E] _
[Bm] So Big Jim commences [A] to fight.
And [C#] I [D] wouldn't tell, [E] I don't know, [D] know, know.
_ Big Jim's got a pool [A] of his [Bm] pistol.
[B] _ [D] Shot is spinning right between the [E] eyes.
[B] _ Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
_ Got a barrel of [A] some beer [E] and gold.
[B] _ Ain't good for [D] nothing, no, [B] no.
A full of masks, [E] feet in a hole.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Oh, and that's [Bm] the Saturday night special.
_ _ [E] _ _
[B] And for $20 you can buy [A] yourself one too.
[Bm] _ _ _ Any old pawn shop [E] will do.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] Yeah.
Nick, _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ sit _ _ down on it.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ Oh, _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] let me tell you all about it.
_ _ [E]
[D] A handgun was made [A] for [B] killing. _
[Bm] That ain't no good for [E] nothing [D] else.
[E] _ [A] _
[Bm] And if you like to drink [A] or whiskey,
[D] You might even [E] shoot [D] yourself.
[E] _
[Bm] So why [B] don't we jump on the people _
[E] [Bm] To the bottom of the sea. _ _
Before [B] some old fool come around here
[Bm] Wanna shoot either you or [E] me. _
[B] Mr.
Saturday night, the square's set.
Got a [A] barrel of some beer [E] and gold.
[Bm] _
_ Ain't good for [D] nothing, _ [B] no, no.
A full of [E] masks, feet in a hole.
[B] _ [D] Oh, and that's the Saturday night [Bm] special.
_ _ _ [A] I'd like to tell you what [Bm] you can do in your school.
[E] _ _ _ [A] Ain't no [B] good.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [D] _
[E] _ [D] _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yes, sir.
_ _ _ _ _ Sir, thank you, San Francisco.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [N] _