Steely Dan – Deacon Blues (Guitar)

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[Intro] Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Ebmaj7 E7#9 [Verse 1]
G13         F13          G/A     F13
This is the day of the expanding man

G13                F13                 G/A      D9
  That shape is my shade there where I used to stand

Fmaj7           E7-9       Am7                      Bb13
  It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass

   E7              B7
At ramblers, wild gamblers

       Bm7b5       E7     Bm7b5    E7#9
That's all in the past
[Verse 2]
G13           F13                 G/A   F13
You call me a fool you say it's a crazy scheme

G13              F13            G/A        A7
  This one's for real I already bought the dream

Fmaj7          E7-9
  So useless to  ask me why

Am7              Gm7        F#maj7  Fmaj7
Throw a kiss and say goodbye

                Em7#5
I'll make it this time

D9           F/G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
[Chorus]
Am7                    Em7
I'll Learn to work the saxophone

Dm7          Cmaj7
   I'll play just what I feel

Bbmaj7               Am        Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7
Drink scotch whiskey all night long

     Em7#5    Fmaj9           Am7
And  die      behind      the wheel

                         Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world

Dm7      Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose

     Bbmaj7           Am      Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7
They call Alabama the crimson tide

Em7#5     Fmaj7   Am7            Em7
Call    me  Deacon  Blues  (Deacon Blues)
[Instrumental] Dmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Ebmaj7 E7#9 [Verse 3]
G13              F13              G/A      F13
  My back to the wall a victim of laughing chance

G13           F13               G/A    D9
  This is for me the essence of true romance

Fmaj7         E7-9               Am7                     Bb13
  Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind

  E7          B7            B7#9        E7     B7#9    E7
Libations, sensations which stagger the mind

G13              F13                   G/A    F13
  I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets

G13                  F13               G/A   A7
  Make love to these women languid and bittersweet

Fmaj7                E7-9
  I'll rise when the sun goes down

Am7           Gm7        F#maj7  Fmaj7
  Cover every game in town

                Em7#5
A world of my own

D9           F/G
I'll make it my home sweet home
[Chorus]
Am7                    Em7
I'll Learn to work the saxophone

Dm7          Cmaj7
   I'll play just what I feel

Bbmaj7               Am        Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7
Drink scotch whiskey all night long

     Em7#5    Fmaj9           Am7
And  die      behind      the wheel

                         Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world

Dm7      Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose

     Bbmaj7           Am      Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7
They call Alabama the crimson tide

Em7#5     Fmaj7   Am7            Em7
Call    me  Deacon  Blues  (Deacon Blues)
[Instrumental] Dmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Bb13 Bm7#5 [Instrumental] Cmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13 B7#9 Em7 A13 Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9 Cmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13 B7#9 Em7 A13 Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9 [Reprise Intro] Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Ebmaj7 E7#9 [Verse 4]
G13         F13            G/A     F13
This is the night of the expanding man

G13                F13          G/A      A7
  I take one last drag as I approach the stand

Fmaj7             E7-9
   I cried when I wrote this song

Am7          Gm7          F#maj7  Fmaj7
 Sue me if I play too long

                Em7#5
This brother is free

D9              F/G
 I'll be what I want to be
[Chorus]
Am7                    Em7
I'll Learn to work the saxophone

Dm7          Cmaj7
   I'll play just what I feel

Bbmaj7               Am        Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7
Drink scotch whiskey all night long

     Em7#5    Fmaj9           Am7
And  die      behind      the wheel

                         Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world

Dm7      Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose

     Bbmaj7           Am      Am/G   Am/F#  Fmaj7
They call Alabama the crimson tide

Em7#5     Fmaj7   Am7            Em7
Call    me  Deacon  Blues  (Deacon Blues)
[Outro] (Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9 Keep repeating this half verse to fade) G13 F13 G/A F13 G13 F13 G/A D9-5 Chord Shapes ------------ As before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out (Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 8X998X 7X778X 6X776X 5X556X AXBBAX 9X99AX Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 C#m7#5 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x68786 07678x 353453 3x345x 131231 1x123x Ebmaj7 E7#9 G13 G13 F13 F13 (Take your pick !) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x0543x x5455x 133210 07676x 5x5555 6x678x G/A D9 Fmaj7 E7-9 Am7 Bb13 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 020100 x24242 x2123x 3x3333 2x332x x7x788 E7 B7 B7#9 Gm7 F#maj7 Em7#5 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 3x321x x79787 x57565 x02210 3x2210 2x2210 F/G Em7 Dm7 Am Am/G Am/F# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x8a9a8 x54566 242355 3x443x x5x554 Fmaj7(Viii) D7#5#9 F#7#9 Gmaj7 D9-5 Any mistakes with words or chords - please let me know. I don't think I missed out any shapes , but I might have let one slip...