(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night chords by Tom Waits (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D6
D6/9
G/B
G/A
G
G/F#
Em7
A9sus4
A
D
A7sus4

Intro 1

D6/9

G/B

G/A

G/F#

Em7

A9sus4

A7sus4

Verse 1
D 
A7sus4 
Well, you gassed her up,
D 
A7sus4 
behind the wheel
G/B 
G/A 
With your arm   around your sweet one
G 
G/F# 
in your Oldsmobile
Em7 
Barreling down the boulevard
A9sus4 
You're looking for the heart
A 
D 
A7sus4 
D 
A7sus4 
of Saturday night

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Verse 2

A7sus4

And you got paid on Friday,

A7sus4

your pockets are jingling

G/B

G/A

Then you see the lights

G/F#

and you get all tingling

Em7

Cause you're cruising with a six

A9sus4

You're looking for the heart

A7sus4

of Saturday night

Bridge 1
G/B 
Then you comb your hair,
A 
you shave your face
D 
Trying to wipe out every trace
G/B 
G/A 
G 
Of all   the other days in the week
G/F# 
Em7 
You know   that this'll be the Saturday
A9sus4 
you're reaching  your peak
A 
Stopping on the

Verse 3
D 
A7sus4 
red,
D 
A7sus4 
you're going on the green
G/B 
G/A 
Cause tonight will be like nothing
G 
G/F# 
you've ever seen
And you're barreling
Em7 
down the boulevard
A9sus4 
You're looking for the heart
A 
D 
A7sus4 
D 
of Saturday night

Bridge 2
G/B 
Tell me, is it the crack of the pool balls,
A 
neon buzzing
D 
Telephone's ringing, it's your second cousin
G/B 
G/A 
Is it the barmaid that's smiling
G 
G/F# 
from the corner of her eye
Em7 
A9sus4 
A 
Magic of the melancholy tear in        your eye

Verse 4
D 
A7sus4 
Makes it kind of quiver
D 
A7sus4 
down in the core
G/B 
G/A 
Cause you're dreaming of them Saturdays
G 
G/F# 
that came before
Em7 
And now you're stumbling
A9sus4 
You're stumbling onto the heart
A 
D 
A7sus4 
D 
A7sus4 
of Saturday night

Verse 5
D 
A7sus4 
You gassed her up,
D 
A7sus4 
and you're behind the wheel
G/B 
G/A 
With your arm around your sweet one
G 
G/F# 
in your Oldsmobile
Em7 
Barreling down the boulevard
A9sus4 
You're looking for the heart
A 
D 
A7sus4 
D 
of Saturday night

Bridge 3
G/B 
Is it the crack of the pool balls,
A 
neon buzzing
D 
Telephone's ringing, it's your second cousin
G/B 
And the barmaid is smiling
G/A 
G 
G/F# 
from the corner of her eye
Em7 
A9sus4 
A 
Magic of the melancholy tear in        your eye

Outro 1
D 
A7sus4 
Makes it kind of special
D 
A7sus4 
down in the core
G/B 
G/A 
And you're dreaming of them Saturdays
G 
G/F# 
that came before
Em7 
It's found you stumbling
A9sus4 
Stumbling onto the heart
A 
D 
A7sus4 
D 
of Saturday night
G/B 
And you're stumbling
A9sus4 
Stumbling onto the heart
A 
D 
A7sus4 
D 
of Saturday night
G/B 
A9sus4 
A 
D 
A7sus4 
D 

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GuitarPianoUkulele

D6
D6/9
G/B
G/A
G
G/F#
Em7
A9sus4
A
D
A7sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 96

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
D6/9: shape not available
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A9sus4: 5-x-5-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0

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This is the definitive original version of (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night by Tom Waits, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night the way Tom Waits intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.