SATURDAY GIGS
[Piano Intro]
C G/B Am E7/G# F C/E Dm7 G7
[Verse]
C G/B
Sixty-nine was cheapo wine,
Am
Have a good time,
E7/G#
What's your sign?
F C
Float up to the Roundhouse
Dm7 G7
On a Sunday afternoon.
C G/B
In Seventy we all agreed
Am E7/G#
A King's Road flat was the place to be
F G7 C G7
'Cause Chelsea girls are the best in the world for company.
C G/B
In Seventy-one all the people come,
Am E7/G#
Bust a few seats but it's just in fun
F C
Take the mick out of "Top of the Pops"
Dm7 G7
We play better than they do (yeah, yeah, yeah)
C G/B
In Seventy-two was Born to Lose
Am E7/G#
We slipped down stakes into yesterday's news
F
I was ready to quit
G
But then we went to Croydon
C Em
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
F G7
We do, we do
C Em
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
F G7
We do, we do
[Bridge]
C E7 Am Dm
The tickets for the fantasy were twelve and six a time
Em F
A fairy tale......... on sale
[Solo]
C G/B Am E7/G# F G7
[Verse]
C G/B
Oh, Seventy-three was a jamboree
Am E7/G#
We were the dudes and the dudes were we.
F C/E
Did you see the suits and the platform boots?
Dm7 G7
(oh dear, oh gawd, oh my, oh my, oh my...)
C G/B
In Seventy-four on the Broadway tour
Am E7/G#
We didn't much like dressing up no more
F G
Don't wanna be hip - but thanks for a great trip.
[Chorus]
C Em
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
F G7
We do, we do
C Em
Do you remember the Saturday gigs?
F G7
We do, we do
[Bridge]
C E7
But now the kids pay a couple of quid
Am Dm
'Cause they need it just the same
Em F
It's all a game... A grown-up game
[Interlude]
C G/B Am E7/G# F G7
[Chorus]
C Em
But you got off on those Saturday gigs
F G7
And we did, we did
C Em
'Cause you got off on those Saturday gigs
F/ G7
And we did, we did
C Em
And we got off on those Saturday gigs
F G7
And you did, you did
Chords used:
C: 032010
G/B: x20033
Em: 022000
Am: 002210
E7/G#: 420100
F: 133211
G7: 320001
Dm7: xx0211
E7: 020100
Dm: xx0231