Hootie & the Blowfish – Lonely On A Saturday Night Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Hootie & the Blowfish – Lonely On A Saturday Night Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Lonely On A Saturday Night by Hootie & the Blowfish on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

INTRO
C C C F G C C C F G

VERSE
C                     F                               G
I just can’t believe you’re here alone
C                               F                     G
Sittin’ in the corner while a party’s going on
C                               F                               G
My heart made my feet walk up to you
C                     F                             G
There’s so many things that we could do

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CHORUS
C                                         F                               G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (shouldn’t be lonely)
C                                         F                                       G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (shouldn’t be lonely)
C           F                               G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely
G                               C
Lonely on a Saturday night
C           F           G
(Oh, yeah, yeah)

VERSE
C                     F                               G
An angel by herself, I don’t understand
C                                         F                               G
Tell me where’s your friends and where’s your man
C                                         F                                         G
If I bought you a drink, would you tell me your name
C                               F                               G
‘Cause if I didn’t ask, I’d leave here ashamed

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CHORUS
C F G
‘Cause someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (shouldn’t be lonely)
C F G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (shouldn’t be lonely)
C F G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely
G C
Lonely on a Saturday night
C F G
(Oh, yeah, yeah)
G C
Lonely on a Saturday night
C F G
(Oh, yeah, yeah)

BREAK
Am
Straight off the cover of a magazine
F
Dancing right up close to me
G
Best damn woman that I’ve ever seen
C C F G
Oh, yeah-ah
C F G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely
C F G C
Can I be lonely with you tonight Oh, oh, oh, oh

CHORUS
C F G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (shouldn’t be lonely)
C F G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely (shouldn’t be lonely) No
C F G
Someone like you shouldn’t be lonely
G C
Lonely on a Saturday night
C F G
(Oh, yeah, yeah)
G C
Lonely on a Saturday night
C F G
(Oh, yeah, yeah)
G
Lonely on a Saturday night

How to play Lonely On A Saturday Night: key, chords and progression

Lonely On A Saturday Night by Hootie & the Blowfish is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: C, F, G and Am.

Listen for F – G – C – F (IV – V – I – IV in C major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Lonely On A Saturday Night chords: questions

What key is Lonely On A Saturday Night in?

Lonely On A Saturday Night by Hootie & the Blowfish is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Lonely On A Saturday Night?

Lonely On A Saturday Night uses 4 chords: C, F, G, Am.

What is the chord progression of Lonely On A Saturday Night?

The main progression is F – G – C – F (IV – V – I – IV).

Is Lonely On A Saturday Night easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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