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Shoeshine Boy Chords by Gerry Rafferty

Shoeshine Boy chords by Gerry Rafferty

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


Verse 1:

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


Chorus:

    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.
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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


Chorus:

    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:


Chorus:

    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


Chorus:

    F               G                  C                F
Get down, get down upon your knees and brush your blues away
 C                F                                G                               F        C

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