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 |