Steely Dan – Gaslighting Abbie (Guitar)

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[Intro] E7 E7 E13#9(no5) E13#9(no5) E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 D/F# A A G E7 E7 E7 D/A E7 E7 D/F# A A G E7 E7 E7 D/A E7 E7 E7 Eb7 D7 G [Verse 1]
E7        E7                E7         D/A  
       One plush summer you come to me,    Ripe and

E7        E7                     D/F# A A G 
ready and bad through and through

E7           E7             E7         D/A   
   With that deep mystical soul synergy pumping

E7              E7         E7 Eb7 D7 G 
steady, Between me and you

E7         E7                 E7             D/A   
    Lovin' all the beautiful work we've done,    cara

E7             E7        D/F# A A G 
mia. And it's barely July

E7       E7                E7        D/A   
   If we keep on boppin' until Labor Day, Little miss

E7          E7   E7 Eb7 D7  
Abbie, Bye, bye.           What will it

E7       E7            E7                 E7       D/A 
be, some soothing herb tea? That might be just the thing

E7           E7              E7   E7   D/A 
Let's say we spike it with Deludin. Or else

E7      E7              E7   A13  
maybe tonight a hand of solitaire
[Chorus]
G13          Gm13  C13     Bb13  
Flame is the game.     The game we call

Ebm11       Dbm11  Bm11        F7#5  
gaslighting Abbie,      It's a luscious

  F7#5        Dbaug  Dbaug    Db7  
invention for three.      One summer

       Db7  Db7  
by the sea
[Verse 2]
E7        E7                  E7         D/A   
      For long weekend that's comin' up fast, Let's get

E7           E7                   D/F# A A G  
busy There's just too much to do

E7           E7               E7            D/A    
        That black mini looks just like the one she's been

E7             E7         E7 Eb7 D7 G 
missin', Feels good on you

E7              E7           E7          D/A  
      There's a few items we need in town, allez-

E7                 E7            D/F# A A G 
vous girl. There's no time to waste

E7           E7              E7            D/A    
     Such as fresh cable and fifteen watt bulbs. Couple

E7            E7           E7 Eb7 D7
dozen, it's a big old place         Let's keep it

E7           E7               E7               E7   D/A 
light, we'll do a fright night. With blood and everything

E7              E7                E7       E7  D/A 
     Some punky laughter from the kitchen. And then

E7          E7              E7  A13  
   a nice relaxing, hand of solitaire
[Chorus]
G13          Gm13  C13     Bb13  
Flame is the game.     The game we call

Ebm11       Dbm11  Bm11        F7#5  
gaslighting Abbie,      It's a luscious

  F7#5        Dbaug  Dbaug    Db7  
invention for three.      One summer

       Db7  Db7  
by the sea
[Bridge]
Ab13  Ab13               Ab13  Ab13 G13 
      You can choose the music

Gb13  Gb13        Ab9    Ab9  
      I'll set up my gear

GbM7  GbM7           Bbm13     Bbm13  
      Later on we'll chill and watch the

Cdim7          Cdim7  Cdim7  
fireworks from here
[Bass Instrumental] Fdim7 Ddim7 Cdim7 F7#5 Adim Dbdim7 G G G % (3 beats) [Guitar Solo] E7 E7 E7 D/A E7 E7 D/F# A A G E7 E7 E7 D/A E7 E7 E7 Eb7 D7 G E7 E7 E7 D/A E7 E7 D/F# A A G E7 E7 E7 D/A
 E7   E7   E7 Eb7 D7  
                     How can you
[Verse 3]
E7         E7              E7              E7     D/A 
knock this mighty spitelock. Check out the work itself

E7           E7           E7         E7     D/A 
    A mix of elegance and function.  that's right

E7             E7                 E7     A13   
    A tweak or two and then she's out of here
[Chorus]
G13          Gm13  C13     Bb13  
Flame is the game.     The game we call

Ebm11       Dbm11  Bm11        F7#5  
gaslighting Abbie,      It's a luscious

  F7#5        Dbaug  Dbaug    Db7  
invention for three.      One summer

       Db7  Db7  
by the sea

G13          Gm13  C13     Bb13  
Flame is the game.     The game we call

Ebm11       Dbm11  Bm11        F7#5  
gaslighting Abbie,      It's a luscious

  F7#5        Dbaug  Dbaug    Db7  
invention for three.      One summer

       Db7  Db7  
by the sea
[Outro] G13 Gm13 C13 Bb13 Ebm11 Dbm11 Bm11 F7#5 F7#5 Dbaug Dbaug Db7 Db7 Db7 G13 Gm13 C13 Bb13 Ebm11 Dbm11 Bm11 F7#5 F7#5 Dbaug Dbaug Db7 Db7 Db7 G13 Gm13 C13 Bb13 Ebm11 Dbm11 Bm11 F7#5 F7#5 Dbaug Dbaug Db7 Db7 Db7 G13 Gm13 C13 Bb13 Ebm11 Dbm11 Bm11 F7#5 F7#5 Dbaug