Intro: F RUSTY: F5 Bb4/F F7 Been working so hard Bb4/F F7 I'm punching my card Bb4/F F7 Eight hours, for what? F5 Oh, tell me what I got WENDY JO: G C4/G G7 Been working so hard C4/G G7 I'm punching my card C4/G G7 Eight hours, for what? (For what? For what)
OTHERS: B5 For what? For what? For What? URLEEN: C7 E Gm/C F/C C7 F Been working too damn hard C7 I'm punching that same card C7 F Gm F C7 F Eight hours, I'm bustin' my butt C7 C5 Oh, tell me what I got KIDS: F5 I got this feeling that time’s just holding me down! RUSTY, URLEEN & WENDY JO: C I hate this feeling C7 Time is holding me down! KIDS: F I'll hit the ceiling D/F# G Or else I'll tear up this town G C Tonight I gotta cut loose! F C Footloose! F C Kick off your Sunday shoes C F C Please, Louise F C7#5 Pull me offa my knees C F/C C Jack! Get back! C F C C'mon before we crack C Dm7 D#m7 C/E Lose your blues Bb/F F/C C Ev'rybody cut footloose G2 RUSTY, WENDY JO & URLEEN: G C/E G You're playing so cool C/G G Obeying every rule C/E G Dig way down in your heart G/A G/A# G/B You're burning, yearning for some ALL: C Dm/C C Somebody to tell you C Dm/C C That life ain't passin' you by RUSTY, WENDY JO & URLEEN: Dm/G C/A Dm C/Bb Dm/B C Life ain't passing me by ALL: C I'm tryin' to tell you C#aug D It will if you don't even try RUSTY, WENDY JO & URLEEN: D You can fly! ALL: D2/E You can fly! RUSTY, WENDY JO & URLEEN: F7aug You can fly! REN: D/F# G2 If you'd only cut loose! ALL: G2 Cut footloose! G2 Cut footloose! G5#4 Cut footloose! E5 A/E Esus First! We've got to turn you around E5 D D/E A/E Second!Then put your feet on the ground E5 Fb E5 D7sus Third! Now take a hold of your soul! F C F Ev'rybody cut, ev'rybody cut C F Ev'rybody cut, ev'rybody cut C Ev'rybody cut, ev'rybody cut CHOIR: Ab Db/Ab Eb/Ab Ab2 Ab On any Sunday here we'll be Db/Ab Ab Ab/Db Eb Raising our voices in harmony Bbm Ab/C Bbm/Db Db Eb Fm One day once our trials have ceased Bbm7 Ab/C Eb7sus Eb7 E We will be released SHAW: E A/E B/E E On any Sunday, Lord I pray A E/G# E/A B Tell me exactly the words to say F#m7 B E2 Give me strength and maybe then F#m7 B Gbm7 I can reach my fellow men F#m7 B G#/C C#m So we all may rise again F#m7 F#m7/B Thank you, Lord, Amen INSTRUMENTAL: E A/E D/E E B/C# E/G# E/A B F#m F#m/A B E F#m B Ab Bbm Cm Db Bbm Cm Db Eb Ab C/E Fm Bbm Eb7 Ab A Bm C#m D Bm C#m D E A C#m/F F#m Bm E REN: Bm7 E We've only been here two days and already Bm7 E Chicago seems a million miles away A But we were barely hanging on there A2/C# 'Specially with my father gone there's D E Not too many places we could stay Bm7 C#7 But maybe Mom could find a job that's steady F#m Ab/E And maybe I could stand it for a year D2 And maybe things won't be so bad D2/F# And maybe I won't miss my dad A/E E And maybe we could start a new life here PARISHONERS: Bm A/C# Db E7 A Start a new life here! ETHEL & REN: Ab Gm7 Have I done the right thing? Ab Picking up my life Eb Packing up the past Ab Bb That's always fright’ning Bb/C C/D Have I done the right thing? PARISHONERS: Bm7 E The right thing! The right thing! Bm7 E We strive to do what's right! A The right thing! The right thing! Bm7 E5 Sin is a matter of black and white! KIDS: Em7 A7 There's rumors going 'round about the new kid Em7 A7 And everybody's talking til they're blue D2 Cuz you know how a stranger is - D2 D2/F# If he's not dumb he's dangerous - G G/A D But either way, at least it's something new SHAW, VI & ARIEL: G A/G G God is love A/G D2 D2/F# G Follow him and nev---er roam D/A G2 F# Bm He has made the stars above G/B Db/A G D/F# Em7 A D Just to light your way back home REN & ETHEL: Bm7 E We've only been here two days and already Bm7 E Chicago Seems A million Miles away A But we were Barely Hanging on There A2/C# 'Specially With my/his Father gone D A2/C# There's Not too many Places we Could Stay D C#7 But Maybe Mom/I Can find A job That's Steady F#m F#m Ab/E D A/C# And Maybe I Can Stand it For a Year Bm7 And Maybe Things Won't be So bad E And Maybe I/Ren Won't Miss my/his Dad A Bm7 A2/C# And Maybe We can Start a new Life here ALL: B/F# F# B/F# F# C#/F# F# On any Sunday morning, here we'll be B/F# F# F#/B C# Raising our voices in harmony G#m7 C# F# Gathering to join the feast G#m7 C# A#m Asking nought but, Lord, at least G#m7 F#/A# C#m7/B Caug We pray that one day once our C# A#7/D D#m trials have ceased G#m7 B/C# We will be released! B/F# F# F#2 F# C#/F# F# B/F# F# F#sus F#
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