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Elton John - Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting guitar tab

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From: "Francis J. Koletar" 
Subject: j/john_elton/saturday_nights_alright_for_fighting.tab
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 10:39:26 -0000

I declare this tab to be my own transcription work of Elton John's
'Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting' from the album 'Goodbye Yellow
Brick Road' and not based on, borrowed from or copied from, any other =
source.

My first public tab!  I encourage and welcome any/all improvements
to fkoletar@cogeco.ca .  Thanks!
There is no substitute for kinetic enthusiasm!

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
(lyrics: Bernie Taupin/music: Elton John - 1973 This Record Co. Limited)
>From the album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' (1973)

INTRO:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
G|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---3--3--3---3/15---10--10--10---10--10--1= 0--|
D|--7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---5--5--3---3/15---12--12--10---12--12--1= 0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|
G|--5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---3--3--3--3--3--------------------------= ---|
D|--7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---5--5--3--3--5---3----3--3---3--3--3----= ---|
A|------------------------------------------------3h5--5--3---5--5--3----= ---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------= ---|

First Verse:



G                       F, C, G, G, F, C, G, F.
It's gettin' late.



CHORUS:



C                       Bb, F, C, C, Bb, F, C, G,.
So don't give us.
 Bb                C
Oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh...




BRIDGE:    G-G-G! F-F G-G! F-F G!




Second Verse:



G                       F, C, G, G, F, C, G, F.
Well they're packed.


Repeat CHORUS:


LEAD BREAK:

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    Bb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    F
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    Bb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    F
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|












    C                             F/C
e---------------------------------1---|
B---------------------------------1---|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---2---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---3---|
A---------------------------------3---|
E---------------------------------X---|

                                  ...oooh!...

Repeat CHORUS:


OUTRO:

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    Bb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    F
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
    Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

    Bb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
    Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

    F
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
    Saturday,    Saturday,    Saturday night's alright!

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
    Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

    Bb
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3---|
D---5--5--3---5--5--3---5--5--3---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
    Saturday, Saturday, Saturday,

    F
e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G---10--10--10---10--10--10---10--10--10---|
D---12--12--10---12--12--10---12--12--10---|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
    Saturday,    Saturday,    Saturday night's alright!

    C
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---5--5--5---5--5--5---5--5--5---|
D---7--7--5---7--7--5---7--7--5---|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

Repeat as long as you care to...


Frank J. Koletar (Rhythm Guitar - The Last of the Duke Street Kings)
Niagara Falls, ON
fkoletar@cogeco.ca

...there is no substitute for kinetic enthusiasm!
Get this song at:
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amazon.com

Copyrights:

Author: Elton John, Bernie Taupin

Composer: ?

Publisher: William A. Bong Ltd.

Details:

Released in: 1973

Language: English

Appearing on: Diamonds (2017) , Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) , Here and There (1976) , The Very Best Of (1990) , Rocket Man (2007)

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