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Payday
Jesse Winchester
Time 4/4
Key G
Tempo 145
[Intro]
   r e e e q   q     q   e e q   e e
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-3---------------|
D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|
A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|
E|-----------------|---------------6-|
|  G|  G|
[Verse]
GLet's go out on the town tonight
My Cpockets are heavy with Gloot
GAnd get drunk and nasty
And Aloud and aggresive to Dboot
GI've been living from hand to mouth
For what Cmust be three or four Gweeks
GAnd I can tell you one thing, Jack
You Dlisten when your stomach Gspeaks
[Chorus]
CI feel good
Just like I Gknew that I would
And Gall on account of that wine
That I bought toDday
And I'm Gsmiling so sweet
For Cevery little girl that I Gmeet
And some Gfools will try to tell you
It's a Dsin to feel this Gway
Yeah, it Cfeels so funny
Having all this money toGday
   r e e e q   q     q   e e q   e e
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-3---------------|
D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|
A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|
E|-----------------|---------------6-|
(Play this riff over the following line)
DI Fthink DI Ffeel Dlike | BbdancGing Fthe Dnight Ca-Gway
[Solo]
||  C7|  C7|  C7|  C7||
||  F7|  F7|  F7|  D7||
   r e e e q   q     q   e e q   e e
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-3---------------|
D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|
A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|
E|-----------------|---------------6-|
[Verse]
GI got me this long-legged girl
To Chelp me to spend my Gdough
GA heart as big as your mama's stove
And a Abody like Brigitte BarDdot
GI'm all ready for some rock n roll
With the Cguitars turned up Gloud
GAnd some fancy footwork
In a Dlow-down, boozed-up Gcrowd
[Chorus]
CI feel good
Just like I Gknew that I would
And Gall on account of that wine
That I bought toDday
And I'm Gsmiling so sweet
For Cevery little girl that I Gmeet
And some Gfools will try to tell you
It's a Dsin to feel this Gway
Yeah, it Cfeels so funny
Having all this money toGday
   r e e e q   q     q   e e q   e e
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-3---------------|
D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|
A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|
E|-----------------|---------------6-|
(Play this riff over the following line)
DI Fthink DI Ffeel Dlike | BbdancGing Fthe Dnight Ca-Gway
DI Fthink DI Ffeel Dlike | BbdancGing Fthe Dnight Ca-Gway
   r e e e q   q     q   e e q   e e
E|-----------------|-----------------|---
B|-----------------|-----------------|---
G|-----------------|-3---------------|---
D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|---
A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|---
E|-----------------|---------------6-|-3- (Hard stop on G)
[Chord Chart]
[Verse]
|  G|  G|  C|  G|
|  G|  G|  A|  D|
|  G|  G|  C|  G|
|  G|  G|  D|  G|
[Chorus]
|  C|  C|  G|  G|
|  C|  C|  D|  D|
|  G|  G|  C|  G|
|  G|  D|  G|  G|

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Payday

by Jesse Winchester

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Payday

Jesse Winchester

Time 4/4

Key G

Tempo 145

[Intro]

r e e e q q q e e q e e

E|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-3---------------|

D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|

A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|

E|-----------------|---------------6-|

G G

| | |

[Verse]

Let's go out on the town tonight

C G

My pockets are heavy with loot

And get drunk and nasty

A D

And loud and aggresive to boot

I've been living from hand to mouth

C G

For what must be three or four weeks

And I can tell you one thing, Jack

D G

You listen when your stomach speaks

[Chorus]

I feel good

Just like I knew that I would

And all on account of that wine

That I bought today

And I'm smiling so sweet

C G

For every little girl that I meet

And some fools will try to tell you

D G

It's a sin to feel this way

Yeah, it feels so funny

Having all this money today

r e e e q q q e e q e e

E|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-3---------------|

D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|

A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|

E|-----------------|---------------6-|

(Play this riff over the following line)

D F D F D Bb G F D C G

I think I feel like | dancing the night a-way

[Solo]

C7 C7 C7 C7

|| | | | ||

F7 F7 F7 D7

|| | | | ||

r e e e q q q e e q e e

E|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-3---------------|

D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|

A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|

E|-----------------|---------------6-|

[Verse]

I got me this long-legged girl

C G

To help me to spend my dough

A heart as big as your mama's stove

A D

And a body like Brigitte Bardot

I'm all ready for some rock n roll

C G

With the guitars turned up loud

And some fancy footwork

D G

In a low-down, boozed-up crowd

[Chorus]

I feel good

Just like I knew that I would

And all on account of that wine

That I bought today

And I'm smiling so sweet

C G

For every little girl that I meet

And some fools will try to tell you

D G

It's a sin to feel this way

Yeah, it feels so funny

Having all this money today

r e e e q q q e e q e e

E|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-3---------------|

D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|

A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|

E|-----------------|---------------6-|

(Play this riff over the following line)

D F D F D Bb G F D C G

I think I feel like | dancing the night a-way

D F D F D Bb G F D C G

I think I feel like | dancing the night a-way

r e e e q q q e e q e e

E|-----------------|-----------------|---

B|-----------------|-----------------|---

G|-----------------|-3---------------|---

D|-----3---3-------|-----5-3---------|---

A|---5---5----~5---|---------5---3---|---

E|-----------------|---------------6-|-3- (Hard stop on G)

[Chord Chart]

[Verse]

G G C G

| | | | |

G G A D

| | | | |

G G C G

| | | | |

G G D G

| | | | |

[Chorus]

C C G G

| | | | |

C C D D

| | | | |

G G C G

| | | | |

G D G G

| | | | |

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