Saturday Night Special Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
121.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

Bm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special chords
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[E] One, two, one, two, [B] three.
[A] [B]
[E] [Bm]
[A] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[A] [Bm] [A]
[B] [D] Two [E] [B] [Bm] feet say [E] come a creepin' [F#m] like a black guy do.
[D] [E] [D] Two bodies [A] layin' naked, [D] a creeper think he got nothin' to [E] [B] lose.
So he creeps into the house and unlocks the door.
And as the man's reachin' for his trousers, a shootin' fall of a [D] bird of [E] a hole.
[B] Mr.
Saturday Night Special got a barrel [A] that's a [E]-doin' [B] coal.
It ain't good for [D] [B] nothin', put a [E] man six feet in a [A] [D] hole.
Big Jim's [A] been drinkin' whiskey and [D]
playin' poker on [A] a [D] losing night.
Pretty soon [A] old Jim starts a-thinkin' of somebody been cheatin' their life.
[B] [D] Big Jim found a man [A] stooped and fightin', [D] I wouldn't tell you no lie.
[A] [D]
Big Jim done a-pulled [A] his pistol, [B] [D] shot a spinner right between [E] the [B] eyes.
Mr.
Saturday Night Special got a [A] barrel that's a [E]-doin' [B] coal.
It ain't good for [D] [B] nothin', but put a [E] man six feet in a hole.
[B]
Oh, [A] Mr.
[B]
For [E] [B] $20 you can buy yourself one.
[A] [B] Oh, [E] [Bm]
[A] [B]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [B]
[Bm] [B]
[E] [D]
[A] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[D] [E] [Bm]
[A] let me tell [Bm] you all about it.
[Em] Hang on to [Bm] me [E] for a killin', there ain't no good for nothin' [D] else.
[Em] [Bm] And if you like to drink [A] more [Em] whiskey, you [Bm] might even [A] shoot [D] [E] yourself.
[B] So why don't we dump our people [Bm] to the bottom of the sea?
Before [E] some old fools around here [B]
[Bm] wanna shoot either you [E] or me.
[B]
Mr.
Saturday Night Special got a barrel [A] that's a [E]-doin' [B] coal.
It ain't good for [D] [B] nothin', but put a [E] man six feet in a [Bm] hole.
Oh, [A] Mr.
Saturday [B] Night Special.
[Bm]
And I'd like to say what you can do with it.
[E] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[N]
Come on.
Don't shoot.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To learn Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, E, B, D, A, B and E. Start with a comfortable 60 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 122. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Minor.

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[E] One, two, _ one, two, [B] three.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] Two _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ [Bm] feet say [E] come a creepin' _ [F#m] like a black guy do.
[D] _ [E] _ _ [D] Two bodies _ [A] layin' naked, [D] a creeper think he got nothin' to [E] [B] lose.
So he creeps into the house and unlocks the door.
_ _ _ And as the man's reachin' for his trousers, a shootin' fall of a [D] bird of [E] a hole.
[B] _ Mr.
Saturday Night Special _ got a barrel [A] that's a [E]-doin' [B] coal.
It ain't good for _ [D] [B] nothin', _ put a [E] man six feet in a [A] [D] hole. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Big Jim's [A] been drinkin' whiskey and [D]
playin' poker on [A] a [D] losing night.
_ Pretty soon [A] old Jim starts a-thinkin' of somebody been cheatin' their life.
_ [B] [D] Big Jim found a man [A] stooped and fightin', [D] I wouldn't tell you no lie.
[A] _ _ [D] _
Big Jim done a-pulled [A] his pistol, _ [B] [D] shot a spinner right between [E] the [B] eyes.
Mr.
Saturday Night Special _ _ got a [A] barrel that's a [E]-doin' [B] coal.
It ain't good for _ [D] _ _ [B] nothin', but put a [E] man six feet in a hole.
[B] _ _
Oh, [A] Mr.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
For [E] _ [B] $20 you can buy yourself one.
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ Oh, _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] let me tell [Bm] you all about it.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ Hang on to [Bm] me [E] for a killin', there ain't no good for nothin' [D] else.
[Em] _ [Bm] And if you like to drink [A] more [Em] whiskey, you [Bm] might even [A] shoot [D] [E] yourself.
[B] So why don't we dump our people _ [Bm] to the bottom of the sea? _ _ _
Before [E] some old fools around here [B]
[Bm] wanna shoot either you [E] or me.
[B] _
Mr.
Saturday Night _ Special got a barrel [A] that's a [E]-doin' [B] coal.
It ain't good for _ _ [D] _ [B] nothin', but put a [E] man six feet in a _ [Bm] hole. _
_ Oh, [A] Mr.
Saturday [B] Night Special.
[Bm] _
_ And I'd like to say what you can do with it. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
Come on. _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't shoot. _ _ _ _ _

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