Steely Dan – Deacon Blues (Guitar Intro Tab)
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[Intro]
Cmaj7 Gmaj7/Gb Bbmaj7 Fmaj7/E
Dmaj7 Amaj7/Ab Cmaj7 Gmaj7/Gb
Ebmaj7 E7#9
[Verse 1]
Gmaj13 Fmaj13 Am9 F13 This is the day of the expanding man Gmaj13 Fmaj13 A13 D9 That shape is my shade there where I used to stand Fmaj7 Em7 It seems like only yesterday Amin7 Bb13 I gazed through the glass E7#9 B13 At ramblers, wild gamblers Bdim7 E7 Bdim7 E7 That's all in the past
[Pre-Chorus]
Gmaj13 Fmaj13 Am9 F13 You call me a fool You say it's a crazy scheme Gmaj13 Fmaj13 A13 D9 This one's for real I already bought the dream Fmaj7 Em7 So useless to ask me why Amin7 Gm7 Gbm7 Throw a kiss and say goodbye Fmaj Em7 I'll make it this time D9 G7sus I'm ready to cross that fine line
[Chorus]
Amin7 Em7 I'll learn to work the saxophone Dmin7 CMaj7 I'll play just what I feel BbMaj7 Amin7 Gm7 Drink Scotch whisky all night long Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 And die behind the wheel Amin7 Em7 They got a name for the winners in the world Dmaj7 Cmaj7 I want a name when I lose Bbmaj7 Amin7 Gm7 They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 Call me Deacon Blues Amin7 Em7 (Deacon Blues)
Dmaj7 Amaj7/Ab Cmaj7 Gmaj7/Gb
Ebmaj7 E7#9
[Verse 2]
Gmaj13 Fmaj13 Am9 F13 My back to the wall A victim of laughing chance Gmaj13 Fmaj13 A13 D9 This is for me The essence of true romance Fmaj7 Em7 Sharing the things we know and love Amin7 Bb13 With those of my kind E7#9 B13 Libations, sensations Bdim7 E7 Bdim7 E7 That stagger the mind Gmaj13 Fmaj13 Am9 F13 I crawl like a viper Through these suburban streets Gmaj13 Fmaj13 A13 D9 Make love to these women Languid and bittersweet Fmaj7 Em7 I'll rise when the sun goes down Amin7 Gm7 Gbm7 Cover every game in town Fmaj7 Em7 A world of my own D9 G7sus I'll make it my home sweet home
[Chorus]
Amin7 Em7 I'll learn to work the saxophone Dmaj7 Cmaj7 I'll play just what I feel Bbmaj7 Amin7 Gm7 Drink Scotch whisky all night long Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 And die behind the wheel Amin7 Em7 They got a name for the winners in the world Dmaj7 Cmaj7 I want a name when I lose Bbmaj7 Amin7 Gm7 They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmin7 Call me Deacon Blues Amin7 Em7 (Deacon Blues)
Dmaj7 Amaj7/Ab Cmaj7 Gmaj7/Gb
[Verse 3]
Gmaj13 Fmaj13 Am9 F13 This is the night Of the expanding man Gmaj13 Fmaj13 A13 D9 I take one last drag As I approach the stand Fmaj7 Em7 I cried when I wrote this song Gm7 Gbm7 Sue me if I play too long Fmaj7 Em7 This brother is free D9 G7sus I'll be what I want to be
[Chorus]
Amin7 Em7 I'll learn to work the saxophone Dmaj7 Cmaj7 I'll play just what I feel Bbmaj7 Amin7 Gm7 Drink Scotch whisky all night long Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7 And die behind the wheel Amin7 Em7 They got a name for the winners in the world Dmaj7 Cmaj7 I want a name when I lose Bbmaj7 Amin7 Gm7 They call Alabama the Crimson Tide Gbmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmin7 Call me Deacon Blues Amin7 Em7 (Deacon Blues)
Dmaj7 Amaj7/Ab Cmaj7 Gmaj7/Gb
[Outro]
Cmaj7 Em7 A13 Ab13
Gmaj13 Bb13 Em7 A13
Fmaj7b5 Gbdim7 Gmaj7b5 Em7b11b13