Steely Dan – Haitian Divorce (Guitar)
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Hi - This was graciously transcribed and posted by Howard Wright some time
ago. My thanks go to him for all his expertise and efforts! It might
have been edited a bit from his original for my own use.
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[Intro]
Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / E / G#m7 A
[Verse 1]
B F#m E C#m7 Babs and Clean Willy were in love they said Amaj7 G#m7 B6 C#m7 So in love the preacher's face turned red B6 F#m E C#m7 Soon everybody knew the thing was dead Amaj7 Amaj7/Bb E A G#m7 He shouts, she bites, they wrangle through the night F#m7 B F#m7 B She go crazy, got to make a getaway, papa say
[Chorus]
Em D6 C6 G7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Oh - oh - oh No hesi - tation no tears & no hearts breakin' no remorse Em D6 Am G13 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Oh - oh - oh... Con - grat-u- lations this is your Hai-itian Em7 Em6 E G#m7 A Divorce
[Verse 2]
B F#m E C#m7 She takes the taxi to the good hotel Amaj7 G#m7 B6 C#m7 Bon marché as far as she can tell B6 F#m E C#m7 She drinks the zombie from the cocoa shell Amaj7 Amaj7/Bb E A G#m7 She feels alright, she get it on tonight, yeah F#m7 B F#m7 B Mister driver take me where the music play, papa say
[Chorus]
Em D6 C6 G7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Oh - oh - oh No hesi - tation no tears & no hearts breakin' no remorse Em D6 Am G13 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Oh - oh - oh... Con - grat-u- lations this is your Hai-itian Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Divorce
[Middle 8]
(Em6) Cmaj7 Em7 D7 At the grotto in the greasy chair sits the Charlie with the lotion and the G G7 Cmaj7 kinky hair, when she smiled she said it all F7 G7 F7 G7 The band was hot so they danced the famous merangue, now we A7 C7 dolly back, now we fade to black
[Instrumental] (Guitar Solo)
G / F7 / C / Bb7 A7 (play three times)
Cmaj7 / / Bm7 Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / E / G#m7 A
[Verse 3]
B F#m E C#m7 Tearful reunion in the U – S - - - A Amaj7 G#m7 B6 C#m7 Day by day those memories fade away B6 F#m E C#m7 Some babies grow in a peculiar way Amaj7 Amaj7/Bb E A G#m7 It changed, it grew, and everybody knew, yeah F#m7 B F#m7 B Semi-mojo, who's this kinky so-and-so, Papa go
[Chorus]
Em D6 C6 G7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Em7 Oh - oh - oh No hesi - tation no tears & no hearts breakin' no remorse Em D6 Am G13 Cmaj7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Oh - oh - oh... Con - grat-u- lations this is your Hai-itian Em7 Em6 Em7 Em6 Divorce
[Instrumental] (Guitar Solo)
G / F7 / C / Bb7 A7 (play three times)
Fmaj7 / / / Em7 / Em6 /
and repeat this line as much as you want (the song fades here)
For some chords I've put alternative shapes for the same chord. Take your pick
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x7x787 x79787 x7x687 022100 464444 577655
Em7 Em7 Em6 E G#m7 A (use the first Em7 shape for the intro bit with Em7 and Em6)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
799877 244222 242222 x46454 x02120
B F#m F#m7 C#m7 Amaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24444 x1212x 355433 353433 353453 3x3455
B6 Amaj7/Bb G G7 G13 G13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57777 x35555 x0764x 6x664x x79987 x24232
D6 C6 A flat5 Bbm11 Em Bm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35453 131211 575655 x35353 x57575
Cmaj7 F7 A7 C7 D7