Steely Dan – Jack Of Speed (Guitar)

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[Intro Guitar, bass, keyboard,drums]
|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     F#m7  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
add brass]
|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     F#m7  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
[Verse 1]
F#m7         E/F#            A/D      E/F#
     Teddy's rolling now most   every night

F#m7         Bm7              A/D         E/F#
     Skatin' backwards at the    speed of light

     D/E     A         Dm9             G11
He's changed      in a thousand little ways

     F#m7    E/F#  F#m7       E/F#
He's changed           yes in deed

             C#7 D7     D#7
You know he's    movin' on metal, yes he's

Bm7                       C#7
   Hanging tight with the Jack of

|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
speed [Verse 2]
F#m7          E/F#             A/D         E/F#
     Sheena's party  there's a     case in point

F#m7                Bm7              A/D        E/F#
    That right-wing hooey sure stunk     up the joint

     D/E   A            Dm9                 G11
He's gone      he walks through the old rou tines

         F#m7  E/F#  F#m7       E/F#
But he's gone            guaran teed

         C#7 D7  D#7
He may be    sit tin' in the kitchen, but he's

Bm7                      C#7
   Steppin' out with the Jack of

|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
speed You [Bridge]
Dmaj7     C#m7        Bmaj7    F#m7
maybe got lucky for a few good years

            C#m7   F#m7      C#m7     F#m7
But there's no way back from there to here

       Dmaj7   C#m7
He's a one way rider

       Bm7            G#7+5+9 G#7+5-9
On the shriek express

        C#m7     Bm7              Amaj7            C#7+9  C#7-9
And his new best friend is at the throttle more or less

|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
[Verse 3]
F#m7         E/F#           A/D           E/F#
    He can't hear you honey     that's al right

F#m7           Bm7                A/D          E/F#
     Pack some things and head up     into the light

      D/E   A             Dm9              G11
Don't stop       he'll be callin' out your name

          F#m7  E/F#                   F#m7    E/F#
But don't stop       when you hear him plead

                C#7 D7  D#7
You better move now lit tle darlin' or you'll be

Bm7                        C#7
    Trading fours with the Jack of

|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
speed
|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     F#m7  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
[guitar solo]
|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

|D/E     A      |Dm9     G11    |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

|C#7 D7 D#7         |Bm7            C#7 |F#m7      E/F#     |F#m7      E/F#  |
 *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *

|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
[Verse 4]
Amaj7     C#m7        Bmaj7    F#m7
maybe got lucky for a few good years

            C#m7   F#m7      C#m7     F#m7
But there's no way back from there to here

       Dmaj7   C#m7
He's a one way rider

       Bm7            G#7+9 G#7-9
On the shriek express

        C#m7     Bm7              Amaj7            C#7+9  C#7-9
And his new best friend is at the throttle more or less

  |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |
   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *  
[Verse 5]
F#m7     E/F#           A/D           E/F#
He can't hear you honey     that's al right

F#m7           Bm7                A/D          E/F#
     Pack some things and head up     into the light

      D/E   A             Dm9         G11
Don't stop       he'll be callin' out your name

          F#m7  E/F#              F#m7    E/F#
But don't stop  when you hear him plead

                C#7  D7  D#7
You better move now  lit tle darlin' or you'll be

Bm7                        C#7
    Trading fours with the Jack of
[Coda]
|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
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speed uh huh
|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     F#m7  |
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|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     F#m7  |
                                                         Jack of

|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
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speed
|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     F#m7  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
Jack of
|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
speed
|F#m7    E/F#   |A/D     E/F#   |F#m7    Bm7    |A/D     F#m7  |
 *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
Jack of
|F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#   |F#m7    E/F#  |
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speed