Deacon Blues

Deacon Blues easy guitar chords by Steely Dan

1977Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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Capo
  • C

  • G

  • Bb

  • F

  • D

  • A

  • D#

    6
  • E

  • Am

  • B

    2
  • Dm

  • Gm

    3
  • Em

  • Gb

    2
  • A#

  • F#

    2
  • C

  • G

  • Bb

  • F

  • D

  • A

  • D#

    6
  • E

  • Am

  • B

    2
  • Dm

  • Gm

    3
  • Em

  • Gb

    2
  • A#

  • F#

    2
  • Intro 1



    Verse 1
    This 
    is 
    the 
    day 

    Of 
    the 
    ex
    panding 
    man 

    That 
    shape 
    is 
    my 
    shade 

    There 
    where 
    used 
    to 
    stand 

    It 
    seems 
    like 
    only 
    yester
    day 

    gazed 
    through 
    the 
    glass 

    At 
    ramblers, 
    wild 
    gamblers 

    That's 
    all 
    in 
    the 
    past 

    Verse 2
    You 
    call 
    me 
    fool 

    You 
    say 
    it's 
    crazy 
    scheme 

    This 
    one's 
    for 
    real 

    already 
    bought 
    the 
    dream 

    So 
    useless 
    to 
    ask 
    me 
    why 

    Throw 
    kiss 
    and 
    say 
    goodbye 

    I'll 
    make 
    it 
    this 
    time 

    I'm 
    ready 
    to 
    cross 
    that 
    fine 
    line 

    Chorus 1
    Learn 
    to 
    work 
    the 
    saxophone 

    I, 
    I'll 
    play 
    just 
    what 
    feel 

    Drink 
    Scotch 
    whisky 
    all 
    night 
    long 

    And 
    die 
    be
    hind 
    the 
    wheel 

    They 
    got 
    name 

    for 
    the 
    winners 
    in 
    the 
    world 

    I, 
    want 
    name 
    when 
    lose 

    They 
    call 
    Alabama 
    the 
    Crimson 
    Tide 

    Call 
    me 
    Deacon 
    Blues 

    (Deacon 
    Blues) 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 3
    My 
    back 
    to 
    the 
    wall 

    victim 
    of 
    laughing 
    chance 

    This 
    is 
    for 
    me 

    The 
    essence 
    of 
    true 
    ro
    mance 

    Sharing 
    the 
    things 

    we 
    know 
    and 
    love 

    With 
    those 
    of 
    my 
    kind 

    Li
    bations, 
    sen
    sations 

    That 
    stagger 
    the 
    mind 

    Verse 4
    crawl 
    like 
    viper 

    Through 
    these 
    sub
    urban 
    streets 

    Make 
    love 
    to 
    these 
    women 

    Languid 
    and 
    bitter
    sweet 

    I'll 
    rise 
    when 
    the 
    sun 
    goes 
    down 

    Cover 
    every 
    game 
    in 
    town 

    world 
    of 
    my 
    own 

    I'll 
    make 
    it 
    my 
    home 
    sweet 
    home 

    Chorus 2
    Learn 
    to 
    work 
    the 
    saxophone 

    I, 
    I'll 
    play 
    just 
    what 
    feel 

    Drink 
    Scotch 
    whisky 
    all 
    night 
    long 

    And 
    die 
    be
    hind 
    the 
    wheel 

    They 
    got 
    name 

    for 
    the 
    winners 
    in 
    the 
    world 

    I, 
    want 
    name 
    when 
    lose 

    They 
    call 
    Alabama 
    the 
    Crimson 
    Tide 

    Call 
    me 
    Deacon 
    Blues 

    (Deacon 
    blues) 

    Interlude 2


    Solo 1









    Verse 5
    This 
    is 
    the 
    night 

    Of 
    the 
    ex
    panding 
    man 

    take 
    one 
    last 
    drag 

    As 
    ap
    proach 
    the 
    stand 

    cried 
    when 
    wrote 
    this 
    song 

    Sue 
    me 
    if 
    play 
    too 
    long 

    This 
    brother 
    is 
    free 

    I'll 
    be 
    what 
    want 
    to 
    be 

    Chorus 3
    I'll 
    learn 
    to 
    work 
    the 
    saxophone 

    I, 
    I'll 
    play 
    just 
    what 
    feel 

    Drink 
    Scotch 
    whisky 
    all 
    night 
    long 

    And 
    die 
    be
    hind 
    the 
    wheel 

    They 
    got 
    name 

    for 
    the 
    winners 
    in 
    the 
    world 

    I, 
    want 
    name 
    when 
    lose 

    They 
    call 
    Alabama 
    the 
    Crimson 
    Tide 

    Call 
    me 
    Deacon 
    Blues 

    (Deacon 
    Blues) 

    Interlude 3


    Outro 1





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