Almost Saturday Night Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays386

Almost Saturday Night by Ricky Nelson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, B, E, Dbm, Abm7 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: A B E A B E B 

 
E          A       E              Dbm 
Outside my window, I can hear the radio and  
  E                          A        Abm7      
I know that motor-wagon's is ready to fly. 
           B               E 
Cause it's almost Saturday Night. 

 
E          A       E               A 
Bye, bye tomorrow, gonna go to the rodeo and I  
E                  Dbm                    Abm7 
know some good ol' boy's gettin' ready to ride. 
           B               A 
Cause it's almost Saturday Night. 



A                      E 
Gonna push the clouds away, let the music have  
     D 
it's way. 
        A              E            B 
Let her steal my heart away and you know I'm goin'. 

 
E               A        E                  A 
Outside they're singing, the night train is bringing  
                  E             Dbm 
me home..when you hear that locomotion getting ready  
   Abm7 
to ride. 
           B               E 
Cause it's almost Saturday night. 


INTERLUDE: E A E A E Dbm Abm7 B A 

 
A                      E 
Gonna push the clouds away, let the music have  
     D 
it's way. 
        A              E            B 
Let her steal my heart away and you know I'm goin'. 


 
E               A        E                  A 
Outside they're singing, the night train is bringing  
                  E             Dbm 
me home..when you hear that locomotion getting ready  
   Abm7 
to ride. 
           B               E 
Cause it's almost Saturday night. 

OUTRO: A B E 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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