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Saturday Boy

Billy Bragg
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 x5777xx (so this is actually an )
(*)  x0222x
(*)  320003
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 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)
I  dreamed of her in my bed  of dreams
but  that was all that I ever  tasted
she  lied to me with her body you  see
  G FE 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
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
In  the end it took me a dic  - tionary
to  find the meaning of unrequited
while  she was giving herself for  free
  G FE 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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Readable chord sheet for Saturday Boy by Billy Bragg

[D]     x5777xx (so this is actually an [E])
[A](*)  x0222x
[G](*)  320003

[D]I'll never [D/C#]forget the [A]first day [G]I [A]met [D]her

That [D/C#]September morning was [A]clear and [G]fres[A]h

[D]The way she [D/C#]spoke and l[A]aughed at my [G]jok[A]es

and the [D]way she rubbed her [D/C#]dress against the [A]edge of my desk[G]  [A]

(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]I dreamed of her in my [A]bed of [D5]dreams

[Bm]but that was all that I [G]ever tasted

[Bm]she lied to me with her [A]body [D5]you see

      G    F
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]and lalalalalalalalala..... means I love you [G]    [A]

(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]In the end it took me a [A]dic - [D5]tionary

[Bm]to find the meaning of [G]unrequited

[Bm]while she was giving [A]herself [D5]for free

     G  F
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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