Originally in A, I play in E capo 3
Intro, sliding up from G, mix in a couple C’s
E |
Vox on the 6 on “been”
E | A | E |
Been working so hard |
E | A | E |
I’m punching my card |
E | A | E |
Eight hours for what? |
E |
Oh, tell me what I got |
A |
I’ve got this feeling |
E | |
That time’s just holding me | down |
Optional little riff on the b3 here
E | E | E | G | F# | E |
→ | → |
A | A#dim7 |
I’ll hit the ceiling |
Vox around the 6 of the key on “town”
B | B/C# | B/D | B/D# | |
Or else I’ll tear up this | town |
E | |
Now I gotta cut | loose |
A | E | A | E |
Foot | loose, | kick off the Sunday | shoes |
A | E | A | E | |
Please, | Lou | ise, | pull me off of my | knees |
A | E | A | E | |
Jack, | get | back, | come on before we | crack |
A | E | D | A | E | |
Lose | your | blues, | everybody | cut foot | loose |
Rpt intro, sliding up from G, mix in a couple C’s
E |
E | A | E |
You’re playing so cool |
A | E | |
Obeying every rule |
A | E | |
Deep way down in your heart |
You’re burning, yearning for some...
A |
Somebody to tell you |
E | |
That life ain’t passing you by |
No space for the b3 riff this time
A |
I’m trying to tell you |
Vox on the 6 of the key on “it will if”
A#dim7 | B | B/C# | B/D | B/D# |
It will if you don’t even | try, | you’ll get | by |
E | |
If you’d only cut | loose |
A | E | A | E |
Foot | loose, | kick off the Sunday | shoes |
A | E | A | E | |
Ooh-whee, | Ma | rie, | shake it, shake it for | me |
A | E | A | E | |
Whoah, | Mi | lo | come on, come on let’s | go |
A | E | D | A | E | |
Lose | your | blues, | everybody | cut foot | loose |
Hard stops with muted chords
1 5 6 b7 6 on “oh oh oh oh oh”, I do this down an octave
E |
Oh-a-oh-oh-oh (got to footloose) |
Oh-a-oh-oh-oh (got to footloose)
Vox on the 1 on “you”
E |
You got to turn me around |
E |
And put your feet on the ground |
B | B/C# | B/D | B/D# | |
Gotta take the hold of all |
E | A | E | A | E | |
I’m turning | loose, | foot | loose, | kick off the Sunday | shoes |
A | E | A | E | |
Please, | Lou | ise, | pull me off of my | knees |
A | E | A | E | |
Jack, | get | back, | come on before we | crack |
A | E | D | A | E | |
Lose | your | blues, | everybody | cut foot | loose |
E | A | E | A | E |
Loose | foot | loose, | kick off the Sunday | shoes |
A | E | A | E | |
Please, | Lou | ise, | pull me off of my | knees |
A | E | A | E | |
Jack, | get | back, | come on before we | crack |
A | E | D | A | E | |
Lose | your | blues, | everybody | cut foot | loose |
D | E |
Everybody cut foot | loose |
D | E |
Everybody cut foot | loose |
D | E |
Everybody cut foot | loose |