The Weekend Chords
The Weekend by Dave Rawlings Machine is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am, F, D, Em and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the 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