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 


[Refrão]
    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 


[Refrão]
    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 


[Refrão]
    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 


[Refrão]
    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.