Shoeshine Boy chords by Gerry Rafferty

Chords with lyrics

Shoeshine Boy (1970)
Written by Gerry Rafferty
Artist: The Humblebums


Verse 1:

C majorC          FF        G+G         C majorC
Shoeshine boy, he's makin' his money workin' dowtown on Main Street
C majorC         FF         G+G           C majorC
Shoeshine boy, I know it ain't funny cleanin' everything on two feet


Chorus:

  FF        G+G         C majorC        FF
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
 C majorC        FF                G+G                FF    C majorC
It won't be long 'til Saturday night and you'll be dancin' with your lady 'til the break of day.

Verse 2:

C majorC          FF         G+G             C majorC
Shoeshine boy, don't have no ambition, just wants to be a kerbside boot black
C majorC          FF           G+G             C majorC
Shoeshine boy, your daddy's getting older, gotta take the weight off his back


Chorus:

  FF        G+G         C majorC        FF
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
 C majorC        FF                G+G                FF    C majorC
It won't be long 'til Saturday night and you'll be dancin' with your lady 'til the break of day.


Bridge:

FF                 A minorAm        G+G FF
You know you feel so good when she comes to need you
FF                   A minorAm     G+G     C majorC  G+G
And when you're dancin' together, you just can't beat you.


Instrumental:


Chorus:

  FF        G+G         C majorC        FF
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
 C majorC        FF                G+G                FF    C majorC
It won't be long 'til Saturday night and you'll be dancin' with your lady 'til the break of day.

Bridge:

FF                 A minorAm        G+G FF
You know you feel so good when she comes to need you
FF                   A minorAm     G+G     C majorC G+G
And when you're dancin' together, you just can't beat you.


Verse 3:

C majorC          FF        G+G         C majorC
Shoeshine boy, he's makin' his money workin' dowtown on Main Street
C majorC         FF         G+G           C majorC
Shoeshine boy, I know it ain't funny cleanin' everything on two feet


Chorus:

  FF        G+G         C majorC        FF
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
 C majorC        FF                G+G                FF    C majorC