Key: C majorDifficulty: Advanced
Intro 1
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
G/B
Emaj7
B/D#
Dmaj7
A/C#
Fmaj7
F#7#9
Verse 1
A6
G6
This is the day
A/B
G13
Of the expanding man
A6
G6
That shape is my shade
A/B
E13
There where I used to stand
Gmaj7
F#7b9
Bm7
It seems like only yesterday
C13
I gazed through the glass
F#7
C#7
At ramblers, wild gamblers
C#m7b5
F#7
C#m7b5
F#7#9
That's all in the past
Verse 2
A13
G13
You call me a fool
A/B
G13
You say it's a crazy scheme
A13
G13
This one's for real
A/B
B13
I already bought the dream
Gmaj7
F#7b9
So useless to ask me why
Bm7
Am7
G#7#5
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
Gmaj7
D/F#
I'll make it this time
E9
G/A
I'm ready to cross that fine line
Chorus 1
Bm7
F#m7
Learn to work the saxophone
Em7
Dmaj7
I, I'll play just what I feel
Cmaj7
Bm
F#m/A
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
Ab7b5
Gmaj7
D/F#
Gmaj7
And die behind the wheel
Bm7
They got a name
F#m7
for the winners in the world
Em7
Dmaj7
I, I want a name when I lose
Cmaj7
Bm
F#m/A
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Ab7b5
Gmaj7
D/F#
Gmaj7
Bm7
Call me Deacon Blues
F#m7
(Deacon Blues)
Interlude 1
Emaj7
B/D#
Dmaj7
A/C#
Fmaj7
F#7#9
Verse 3
A6
G6
My back to the wall
A/B
G13
A victim of laughing chance
A6
G6
This is for me
A/B
E13
The essence of true romance
Gmaj7
F#7b9
Sharing the things
Bm7
we know and love
C13
With those of my kind
F#7
C#7
Libations, sensations
C#m7b5
F#7
C#m7b5
F#7#9
That stagger the mind
Verse 4
A13
G13
I crawl like a viper
A/B
G13
Through these suburban streets
A13
G13
Make love to these women
A/B
B13
Languid and bittersweet
Gmaj7
F#7b9
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Bm7
Am7
G#7#5
Cover every game in town
Gmaj7
D/F#
A world of my own
E9
G/A
I'll make it my home sweet home
Chorus 2
Bm7
F#m7
Learn to work the saxophone
Em7
Dmaj7
I, I'll play just what I feel
Cmaj7
Bm
F#m/A
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
Ab7b5
Gmaj7
D/F#
Gmaj7
And die behind the wheel
Bm7
They got a name
F#m7
for the winners in the world
Em7
Dmaj7
I, I want a name when I lose
Cmaj7
Bm
F#m/A
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Ab7b5
Gmaj7
D/F#
Gmaj7
Bm7
Call me Deacon Blues
F#m7
(Deacon blues)
Interlude 2
Emaj7
B/D#
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
C#7#5
Solo 1
Dmaj7
F#m7
B13
E7#9
A13
C#7#5
F#m7
B9
Gmaj7
G#7#9
Amaj7
C#7#5
Dmaj7
F#m7
B13
E7#9
A13
C#7#5
F#m7
B9
Gmaj7
G#7#9
Amaj7
C#7#5
Dmaj7
A/C#
Cmaj7
G/B
Emaj7
B/D#
Dmaj7
A/C#
Fmaj7
F#7#9
Verse 5
A13
G13
This is the night
A/B
G13
Of the expanding man
A13
G13
I take one last drag
A/B
B13
As I approach the stand
Gmaj7
F#7b9
I cried when I wrote this song
Bm7
Am7
G#7#5
Sue me if I play too long
Gmaj7
D/F#
This brother is free
E9
G/A
I'll be what I want to be
Chorus 3
Bm7
F#m7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Em7
Dmaj7
I, I'll play just what I feel
Cmaj7
Bm
F#m/A
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
Ab7b5
Gmaj7
D/F#
Gmaj9
And die behind the wheel
Bm7
They got a name
F#m7
for the winners in the world
Em7
Dmaj7
I, I want a name when I lose
Cmaj7
Bm
F#m/A
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Ab7b5
Gmaj7
D/F#
Gmaj9
Bm7
Call me Deacon Blues
F#m7
(Deacon Blues)
Interlude 3
Emaj7
B/D#
Dmaj7
A/C#
Fmaj7
F#7#9
Outro 1
A6
G6
A/B
G13
A6
G6
A/B
E13
Gmaj9
F#7b9
Bm7
C13
F#7
C#7
C#m7b5
F#7
C#m7b5
F#7#9
[Fade and fade]
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