Key: C
Introduction:
C F G C
Shoeshine boy, he's makin' his money workin' dowtown on Main Street
C F G C
Shoeshine boy, I know it ain't funny cleanin' everything on two feet
F G C F
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
C F G F C
It won't be long 'til Saturday night and you'll be dancin' with your lady 'til the break of day.
verse 2
C F G C
Shoeshine boy, don't have no ambition, just wants to be a kerbside boot black
C F G C
Shoeshine boy, your daddy's getting older, gotta take the weight off his back
F G C F
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
C F G F C
It won't be long 'til Saturday night and you'll be dancin' with your lady 'til the break of day.
Bridge
F Am G F
You know you feel so good when she comes to need you
F Am G C G
And when you're dancin' together, you just can't beat you.
Instrumental
F G C F
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
C F G F C
It won't be long 'til Saturday night and you'll be dancin' with your lady 'til the break of day.
Bridge
F Am G F
You know you feel so good when she comes to need you
F Am G C G
And when you're dancin' together, you just can't beat you.
verse 3
C F G C
Shoeshine boy, he's makin' his money workin' dowtown on Main Street
C F G C
Shoeshine boy, I know it ain't funny cleanin' everything on two feet
F G C F
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
C F G F C
It won't be long 'til Saturday night and you'll be dancin' with your lady 'til the break of day.