Saturday Night Special Chords by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tempo:
123.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

Bm

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Saturday Night Special chords
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[E] One, two, one, two, [B] three.
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [Bm] Two [A] [B]
[D]
feet safe [E] from [A] a [B] creeper, [D] like a black cat do.
[E] [B]
[D] Two bodies laying [A] naked, [D] a creeper think he got nothing to [A] lose.
[B]
So he creeps into the house, [Bm] and unlocks the door.
[B] And as the man's reaching [N] for his trouser, [A] [Bm] the shoe's in full of a [D] parted [E]
[B] hose.
Mr.
Saturday Night Special got a barrel [A] that's blue [E] and [B] gold.
That ain't good for [D] nothing,
[B] but put a [E] man's feet in a [A] hole.
[Bm]
Big Jim's been [A] drinking whiskey, and [D] playing poker on the loose tonight.
And pretty soon old Jim [A] starts thinking [Bm] of somebody that [A] she'd never [D] [Em] like.
So [D] Big Jim put a man's shoe [A] in the fire tank, I [Bm] wouldn't tell you no lie.
[A] [Bm] Big Jim's on a fool, [A] there's a pistol, [Bm] shot a spinner right between [E] the [B] eyes.
Mr.
Saturday Night Special got a [A] barrel that's blue [E] and [B] gold.
That ain't good for nothing, [D] [B] but put a [E] man's feet in a hole.
[B] [F#m]
Mr.
Saturday [B] Night Special, [Bm]
[Em] he put [B] $20 in his bag, but never once did he [A] leave.
[B]
[E] [B]
[A] [B]
[Em] [B]
[Em] [B] [Bm]
[B]
[E] He ain't gone.
[D]
[A] [Bm] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm] [D] [Bm]
[A] Let me [D] tell you all about it.
[E] [B] The [D] handguns are made for [A] [B] killing, they [D] ain't no good for nothing else.
[E] And [Bm] if you like to drink your whiskey, you might even shoot [Dm] yourself.
[E] [Bm]
So why don't we dump [C] our [Bm] people to the bottom of the sea?
[F#]
[B] Before some old fool come [Bm] around here, wanna shoot either you or [E] me.
[B] Mr.
Saturday Night Special, he got a barrel [A] that's blue [E] and [B] gold.
That ain't good for nothing, [D]
[B] but put a [E] man's six feet in a [Bm] hole.
Mr.
[A] [Bm] Saturday Night Special.
And I'd like to tell you what you can do with it too.
Not fast.
[E]
[Bm]
[N]
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Lynyrd Skynyrd - Saturday Night Special chords, practice playing A, E, B, D, B and E in sequence. Set your pace at 61 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 124. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Minor.

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[E] One, two, one, two, [B] three.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] Two _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
feet safe [E] from [A] a [B] creeper, _ [D] like a black cat do.
_ [E] _ _ [B]
[D] Two bodies laying [A] naked, _ [D] a creeper think he got nothing to [A] lose.
[B]
So he creeps into the house, [Bm] and _ unlocks the door. _ _
[B] And as the man's reaching [N] for his trouser, [A] [Bm] the shoe's in full of a [D] parted [E] _
[B] hose.
Mr.
Saturday Night Special _ got a barrel [A] that's blue [E] and [B] gold.
That ain't good for [D] nothing, _
[B] but put a [E] man's feet in a [A] hole.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Big Jim's been [A] drinking whiskey, and [D] playing poker on the loose tonight.
_ And pretty soon old Jim [A] starts thinking _ [Bm] of somebody that [A] she'd never [D] [Em] like.
So [D] Big Jim put a man's shoe [A] in the fire tank, I [Bm] wouldn't tell you no lie.
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] Big Jim's on a fool, [A] there's a pistol, _ [Bm] shot a spinner right between [E] the [B] eyes.
Mr.
Saturday Night Special _ got a [A] barrel that's blue [E] and [B] gold.
That ain't good for nothing, [D] _ _ [B] but put a [E] man's feet in a hole.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m]
Mr.
Saturday [B] Night Special, _ _ _ [Bm] _
[Em] he put [B] $20 in his bag, but never once did he [A] leave.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] He ain't gone.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ Let me [D] tell you all about it.
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] The [D] handguns are made for [A] [B] killing, they [D] ain't no good for nothing else.
_ [E] And [Bm] if you like to drink your whiskey, you might even shoot [Dm] yourself.
[E] _ [Bm]
So why don't we dump [C] our [Bm] people to the bottom of the sea?
_ _ [F#] _
[B] Before some old fool come [Bm] around here, _ wanna shoot either you or [E] me.
[B] _ Mr.
Saturday Night _ Special, he got a barrel [A] that's blue [E] and [B] gold.
That ain't good for nothing, [D] _ _
[B] but put a [E] man's six feet in a [Bm] hole.
_ _ _ Mr.
[A] [Bm] Saturday Night Special.
_ _ And I'd like to tell you what you can do with it too. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Not fast. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was featured on the Nuthin Fancy album.

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