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Deacon Blues chords by Steely Dan (Official Version)

  • Cmaj7

  • G/B

  • Bbmaj7

  • F/A

  • Dmaj7

  • A/C#

    2
  • Ebmaj7

  • E7#9

  • G6

  • F6

  • G/A

    3
  • F13

  • D13

    4
  • Fmaj7

  • E7b9

  • Am7

  • Bb13

    6
  • E7

  • B7

  • Bm7b5

  • G13

    3
  • A13

    5
  • Gm7

    3
  • F#7#5

  • C/E

  • D9

    4
  • F/G

  • Em7

  • Dm7

  • Am

  • Em/G

    2
  • F#7b5

  • B7#5

  • D7#9

    4
  • A9

    4
  • F#7#9

    3
  • Gmaj7

  • Fmaj9

Intro 1
Cmaj7
G/B
Bbmaj7
F/A
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
G/B
Ebmaj7
E7#9
Verse 1
G6
F6
This is the day
G/A
F13
Of the expanding man
G6
F6
That shape is my shade
G/A
D13
There where I used to stand
Fmaj7
E7b9
Am7
It seems like only yesterday
Bb13
I gazed through the glass
E7
B7
At ramblers, wild gamblers
Bm7b5
E7
Bm7b5
E7#9
That's all in the past

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Verse 2
G13
F13
You call me a fool
G/A
F13
You say it's a crazy scheme
G13
F13
This one's for real
G/A
A13
I already bought the dream
Fmaj7
E7b9
So useless to ask me why
Am7
Gm7
F#7#5
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
Fmaj7
C/E
I'll make it this time
D9
F/G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
Chorus 1
Am7
Em7
Learn to work the saxophone
Dm7
Cmaj7
I, I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj7
Am
Em/G
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
F#7b5
Fmaj7
C/E
Fmaj7
And die behind the wheel
Am7
They got a name
Em7
for the winners in the world
Dm7
Cmaj7
I, I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj7
Am
Em/G
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
F#7b5
Fmaj7
C/E
Fmaj7
Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues)
Interlude 1
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
G/B
Ebmaj7
E7#9
Verse 3
G6
F6
My back to the wall
G/A
F13
A victim of laughing chance
G6
F6
This is for me
G/A
D13
The essence of true romance
Fmaj7
E7b9
Sharing the things
Am7
we know and love
Bb13
With those of my kind
E7
B7
Libations, sensations
Bm7b5
E7
Bm7b5
E7#9
That stagger the mind
Verse 4
G13
F13
I crawl like a viper
G/A
F13
Through these suburban streets
G13
F13
Make love to these women
G/A
A13
Languid and bittersweet
Fmaj7
E7b9
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Am7
Gm7
F#7#5
Cover every game in town
Fmaj7
C/E
A world of my own
D9
F/G
I'll make it my home sweet home
Chorus 2
Am7
Em7
Learn to work the saxophone
Dm7
Cmaj7
I, I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj7
Am
Em/G
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
F#7b5
Fmaj7
C/E
Fmaj7
And die behind the wheel
Am7
They got a name
Em7
for the winners in the world
Dm7
Cmaj7
I, I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj7
Am
Em/G
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
F#7b5
Fmaj7
C/E
Fmaj7
Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon blues)
Interlude 2
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
G/B
Bbmaj7
B7#5
Solo 1
Cmaj7
Em7
A13
D7#9
G13
B7#5
Em7
A9
Fmaj7
F#7#9
Gmaj7
B7#5
Cmaj7
Em7
A13
D7#9
G13
B7#5
Em7
A9
Fmaj7
F#7#9
Gmaj7
B7#5
Cmaj7
G/B
Bbmaj7
F/A
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
G/B
Ebmaj7
E7#9
Verse 5
G13
F13
This is the night
G/A
F13
Of the expanding man
G13
F13
I take one last drag
G/A
A13
As I approach the stand
Fmaj7
E7b9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7
Gm7
F#7#5
Sue me if I play too long
Fmaj7
C/E
This brother is free
D9
F/G
I'll be what I want to be
Chorus 3
Am7
Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7
Cmaj7
I, I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj7
Am
Em/G
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
F#7b5
Fmaj7
C/E
Fmaj9
And die behind the wheel
Am7
They got a name
Em7
for the winners in the world
Dm7
Cmaj7
I, I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj7
Am
Em/G
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
F#7b5
Fmaj7
C/E
Fmaj9
Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues)
Interlude 3
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
G/B
Ebmaj7
E7#9
Outro 1
G6
F6
G/A
F13
G6
F6
G/A
D13
Fmaj9
E7b9
Am7
Bb13
E7
B7
Bm7b5
E7
Bm7b5
E7#9
[Fade and fade]
1977Rock
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