The Weekend chords

Dave Rawlings Machine

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			 
C  
 I hit the weekend  
G  
 Just like a freight 
Am  
 I got there early  
F  
 I couldn’t wait 

C 
 I made a friend or two  
G 
 Along the way 
Am 
 You want the detail  
F 
 But what can I say 

Am 
 There’s the ballerina  
F 
 The foreign cartel 
Am 
 The opera singer  
D  
 The southern belle 

Am 
 They’ve all got something  
F 
 Strange and new 
Am 
 They’ve all got something  
D 
 But not like You 

 C        Em      F   
Whoa..OH..oh..OH..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..OH..oh..OH..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..OH..oh..OH..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..OH..oh..OH..oh..  

| G |  lick ( 0-1-3 on B string ) 

C 
 It’ll take some time to get 
G 
 Back on course 
Am 
 I’ve got to find My  
F 
 Runaway horse 

C 
 She was the best friend  
G  
 A man ever had 
Am 
 Now I’m going down the road  
D 
 Feeling bad 

 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 

| G | G | G | 

| Am G | F Em |  x4 

Am  G         F      Em      
   Friday is forever.. 
Am  G      F       Em 
   Saturday flies past 
Am  G    F         Em 
   Sunday start coming down  
Am  G                    F   Em 
   The good ones never last... 
Am  G                    F   Em 
   The good ones never last... 

C 
 What became of the red rooster  
G 
 After the tragedy 
Am 
 What became of You, girl  
F 
 And what became of Me 

And she said 

C 
 "I had good fortune  
G 
 silver, silk and wool 
Am 
 I gave it all away and  
D 
Now My heart is full" 

 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 
 C        Em      F   
Whoa..Oh..oh..Oh..oh.. 

| C Em | F | x4 

C 
 I hit the weekend  
G 
 Just like a freight 
Am 
 I got there early  
F            C .. 
 I couldn’t  Wait