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The Heart of Saturday Night

By Tom Waits

Performed by Shawn Colvin

Tuned down ½ step

Intro:  / C - - - / - - - - / Csus4 - - - / - - - - /

        / Dm7 - - - / G - - - / C - - - / - - - - /

C

Well, you gassed her up, behind the wheel

          Csus4

With your arm around your sweet one in your Oldsmobile

Dm7                                  G                        C

Barrellin' down the boulevard, your lookin' for the heart of Saturday Night.

And you got paid on Friday, and your pockets are jinglin'

And you see the lights, you get all tinglin' 

'Cause your cruisin' with a 6, 

And you're lookin' for the heart of Saturday night.

         Dm7               G                C

Then you comb your hair, shave your face, tryin' to wipe out ev'ry trace

         Dm7                         G (hold)

Of all the other days in the week, this'll be the Saturday 

You're reachin' your peak.

Stoppin' on the red, you're goin' on the green, 

'Cause tonight'll be like nothin' you've ever seen,

And you're barrellin' down the boulevard, 

Lookin' for the heart of Saturday night.

Repeat Intro

Is it the crack of the pool balls neon buzzin'?

Telephone ringin'; it's you're second cousin.

Is it the barmaid that's smilin' from the corner of her eye?

Magic of the melancholy tear in your eye.

Makes it kind of special down in the core

'Cause your dreamin' of them Saturdays that came before

And now you're stumblin' on the heart of Saturday night.

Well, you gassed her up, behind the wheel 

With your arm around your sweet one in your Oldsmobile

Barrellin' down the boulevard, your lookin' for the heart of Saturday Night.

You’re going’ barrellin' down the boulevard, your lookin' for the heart of Saturday Night.

You’re barrellin' down the boulevard, your lookin' for the heart of Saturday Night.

Repeat Into