Saturday Boy Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Capo:	no capo

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D/C#

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From: wvaughan@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (William Vaughan)
Subject: Re: Saturday Boy - Billy Bragg
 
Capo at the 2nd fret here.  Here are the chrds
 
D     x5777xx (so this is actually an E)
D/C#  x4777xx
A     577655
G     355433
Bm    xx4432
A(*)  x0222x
D5    xx023x
G(*)  320003
 
D          D/C#       A         G A   D
I'll never forget the first day I met her
 
     D/C#                  A         G   A
That September morning was clear and fresh
 
D           D/C#       A            G  A
The way she spoke and laughed at my jokes
 
        D                  D/C#              A              G A
and the way she rubbed her dress against the edge of my desk
 
 
(same as first verse)
She became a magic mystery to me and we'd
sit together in double history twice a week
and some days we'd walk the same way home
and its surprising how quick a little rain can clear the streets
 
(chorus)
Bm                     A(*)   D5
I dreamed of her in my bed of dreams
 
Bm                      G(*)
but that was all that I ever tasted
 
Bm                      A(*) D5
she lied to me with her body you see
 
      G    F#  E  G  F#   E   G  F#   E  B  A  (<---these are notes on the
and I lied to myself bout the chances I wasted      low E and A strings)
 
 
(same as first verse except where noted)
The times we were close were few and far between
in the darkness of the dances of the school cantene
did she close her eyes as I did when we held each other tightly
 
D (hold)                                     G  A
and lalalalalalalalala..... means I love you
 
 
(flute solo over verse chords, whistle if you've got the chops :) )
 
 
(same)
She danced with me and I still hold that memory soft and sweet
and eyes stared out the window as I walked down her street
but I never made the first team, I just made the first team laugh
and she never came to the phone, she was always in the bath
 
 
Bm                      A(*)  D5
In the end it took me a dic - tionary
 
Bm                     G(*)
to find the meaning of unrequited
 
Bm                   A(*)    D5
while she was giving herself for free
 
     G  F# E  G     F# E  G  F# E B  A (<--- again single notes on low E and A)
at a party to which I was never invited
 
 
(same)
I never understood my feeling then and I
hide my humble hopes now
Thinking back, she made us want her
A girl not old enough to shave her legs
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Saturday Boy – Billy Bragg

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Many years ago, when trains still ran on steam, I had the chord book for this and the free how to play "flexi disk". Billy explains on the disk he stole a simple idea from, I think, Keith Richards he'd previously seen in concert. He actually starts by playing an E barre chord at the 12th fret (12, 14,14,13, 12, 12), then slides the barring finger down one fret to get the second chord, before using the same barre shape at 7th, 5th then back to 7th fret.

I play this E barred at the 7th fret, with the index finger sliding down to D# for the beginning, then barre chords the rest of the way. You can also transition the E-D# into .38 Special if you're clever (or daft; it's a fine line).

CORRECT LYRICS: I'll never forget the first day I met her That September morning was clear and fresh The way she spoke and laughed at my jokes And the way she rubbed herself against the edge of my desk. She became a magic mystery to me And we'd sit together in double history twice a week And some days we'd walk the same way home And it's surprising how quick a little rain can clear the streets. We dreamed of her and compared our dreams But that was all that I ever tasted She lied to me with her body you see I lied to myself 'bout the chances I'd wasted. The times we were close were far and few between In the darkness at the dances in the school canteen Did she close her eyes as I did as we held each other tight? And la la la la la la la la means I love you. She danced with me and I still hold that memory soft and sweet And I stare up at her window as I walk down her street But I never made the first team, I just made the first team laugh And she never came to the phone, she was always in the bath. In the end it took me a dictionary To find out the meaning of unrequited While she was giving herself for free At a party to which I was never invited. I never understood my failings then And I hide my humble hopes now Thinking back, she made us want her A girl not old enough to shave her legs.