Friday On My Mind Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays372

Friday On My Mind by Bruce Springsteen is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, A, D, G, B, E7, Am, Dm, Ddim, C, E, F#m, C#m, F#7 and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Em
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Intro:(Riff 1 over) 

Em  


Riff 1: 
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Verse 1 
Em                      A    D A D A 
Monday morning feels so bad, 
Em                 A   D A D A 
Everybody seems to nag me. 
G                     B 
Coming Tuesday I feel better, 
E7                    Am 
Even my old man looks good. 
A 
Wednesday, just won't go, 
Dm                     Ddim  
Thursday, goes too slow. 
                      C    E A F#m B E 
I've got Friday on my mind. 

A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
D 
She looks fine tonight, (Duwh-duwh-duwh-duwh) 
F#7                    Bm 
She is out of sight to me.(Duwh-duwh-duwh-duwh) 
    D 
(To-night) I spend my bread, 
    B 
(To-night) I lose my head. 
    D                         A     E7 
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight, 
A                              Em 
Monday I got Friday on my mind.   (Stop) 

verse 2: 
Em                        A    D A D A 
Do the five day drag once more, 
Em                          A    D A D A 
I know of nothin’ else that bugs me. 
G                         B 
More than working for the rich man, 
E7                          Am 
I’m gonna change that scene one day. 
A 
Today, I might be mad, 
Dm                    Ddim 
Tomorrow, I’ll be glad. 
                              C    E A F#m B E 
'Cause I'll have Friday on my mind. 

A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
D 
She looks fine tonight, (Dow’d-dow’d-dow-dow) 
F#7                    Bm 
She is out of sight to me.(Dow’d-dow’d-dow-dow) 
    D 
(To-night) I spend my bread, 
    B 
(To-night) I lose my head. 
    D                         A     E7 
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight, 
A                               Em 
Monday, I got Friday on my mind.   (Stop) 
 
A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
D 
She looks fine tonight, (Dow’d-dow’d-dow-dow) 
F#7                    Bm 
She is out of sight to me.(Dow’d-dow’d-dow-dow) 
    D 
(To-night) I spend my bread, 
    B 
(To-night) I lose my head. 
    D                         A     E7 
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight, 
A                               Em 
Monday, I got Friday on my mind.   Bass Drum 

A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 

BS: “C’mon!”(Gestures) 

D 
She looks fine tonight, (Dow’d-dow’d-dow-dow) 
F#7                    Bm 
She is out of sight to me.(Dow’d-dow’d-dow-dow) 
    D 
(To-night) I spend my bread, 
    B 
(To-night) I lose my head. 
    D                         A     E7 
(To-night) I've got to get to-ni-hi-ight, 
A                               Em 
Monday, I got Friday on my mind.   Sustained & Drum roll 

BS: “C’mon! C’mon! C’mon!”(Beckons) 

BS: “1, 2,3, 4!” 

A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                     C#m 
Gonna have fun in the city,(Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) 
A                         C#m 
Be with my girl, she's so pretty. (Doh’d-doh’d-doh-doh) Drum roll out  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante