B.B. King – Saturday Night Fish Fry (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
Db F7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab
[Verse]
Ab Bb7 Now if you've ever been down to New Orleans Eb7 Ab Bb7 Ab Then you can understand just what I mean Db7 All through the week it's quiet as a mouse Ab7 Dbmaj6 Ab7 And on Saturday night they go from house to house Bb7 You don't have to pay the usual admission Ab7 Bb7 If you're a cook, a waiter or a good musician Ab7 Db7 So if you happen to be just passin' by Ab7 Db7 Ab7 Stop in at the Saturday Night Fish Fry
[Chorus]
Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Db7 Eb7 Ab You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of daaaaaawn Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn Bb7 Now my buddy and me was on the main stem Ab7 Bb7 Eb7 Foolin' around just me and him Ab7 Db7 We decided we could use a little something to eat Ab Db Ab So we went to a house on Rampart Street Bb7 We knocked on the door and it opened with ease Ab Bb Eb And a lush little Miss said, "Come in, please" Ab7 Db7 Before we could even bat an eye Ab7 Db7 Ab7 We were right in the middle of a big fish fry
[Chorus]
Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Db7 Eb7 Ab You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of daaaaaawn Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
[Verse]
Bb7 Eb7 Now the folks was havin' the time of their life Ab Eb Sam was jivin' Jimmie's wife Ab7 Db7 Over in the corner was a beat up grand Ab Bb Ab Being played by a big fat piano man Bb7 Now some of these folks wore expensive frocks Ab7 Eb7 Some of them had on bobbie socks Ab7 Db7 Everybody was nice and high Ab7 At particular Saturday Night Fish Fry
[Chorus]
Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Db7 Eb7 Ab You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of daaaaaawn Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
[Verse]
Db7 Now the women was screamin' and jumpin' and yellin' Ab Bb7 Ab The bottles was flyin', and the fish was smellin' Db7 Way up above all the noise we made Eb7 Db Ab Somebody hollered, "You better get outta here, this is a raid" Bb7 I didn't know we was breaking the law Eb7 Ab7 Bb7 Ab7 But somebody reached over and hit me on the jaw Db7 Eb7 They had us blocked off from front to back Ab7 Db Ab7 They was puttin' 'em in the wagon like potatoes in a sack
[Chorus]
Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Db7 Eb7 Ab You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of daaaaaawn Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
[Verse]
Bb7 I knew I could get away if I had a chance Ab7 Bb7 But I was shakin' like I had that St. Vitus dance Ab7 Db7 I tried to crawl in under a bath tab Ab Db Ab When a policeman said, "Where are you goin' there, bub?" Ab7 Bb7 Now they got us out of there like a house on fire Ab Bb7 They put us all in the black Maria Ab7 Db7 Now they might have missed a pitiful few Eb Ab But they got both me and my buddy too
[Chorus]
Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Db7 Eb7 Ab You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of daaaaaawn Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
[Verse]
Db7 Eb Well we headed for jail in a dazed condition Ab Bb7 They booked each one of us on suspicion Db7 Now by chick came down and went my bail Eb Db Ab And finally got me outta that rotten jail Bb7 If you ever want to get a fist in your eye Eb7 Ab Bb7 Eb7 Just mention a Saturday Night Fish Fry Ab7 Db7 I don't care how many fish in the sea Eb N.C (Ab Db) But don't ever mention a fish to me
[Chorus]
Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Db7 Eb7 Ab You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of daaaaaawn Db7 Ab7 It was rockin', it was rockin' Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 You never seen such scufflin' and shufflin' 'til the break of dawn
[Outro]
Db F7 Bbm Ab