E A7
This ain't nothing but a little bitty town
C#
Roll up the sidewalks everything's shut down
F#
Down on the corner they're still hanging around
A7 E
'Cause it's Saturday night down south
[Verse 2]
E A7
Clock on the courthouse says eleven o'clock
C#
Kids in their cars still dragging the block
F#
People go to bed with their doors unlocked
A7 E
'Cause it's Saturday night down south
[Verse 2]
A7
Me and my baby on the front porch swing
E
Tonight's the night I'm gonna give her a ring
B
And if she says yes, I'll have everything
C B E
Hot dog shut my mouth
[Verse]
E A7
Whippoorwill singing in the magnolia tree
E C#
Crickets making music for my baby and me
F#
There ain't no other place that I'd rather be
A7 E
When it's Saturday night down south, yeah
[Verse]
A7
People down here like to take life slow
E E7
There ain't no place they're in a hurry to go
B
Just take it easy kinda roll with the flow
C B E
Take time to work things out
[Verse]
E A7
Full moon shining through the long leaf pines
E C#
Fireflies playing in the honeysuckle vine
F#
Everybody's grooving, everything's just fine
A7 E
'Cause it's Saturday night down south
