Don't Take Me Alive chords by Steely Dan (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E7#9
Am7
D/A
E9sus4
E7
Dm7
Em7
Fmaj7
G
A7sus4
C/F
G/C
A/D
B/E
Am11
Bm7/A
F#9sus4

Intro 1
E7#9 
Am7 
D/A 
Am7 
E9sus4 
E7 
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
G 
A7sus4 
Am7 
C/F 
E9sus4 
Am7 
D/A 
Am7 
E9sus4 
E7 
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
G 
A7sus4 
Am7 
Am7 
E7 
Am7 

Verse 1
Am7 
Agents of the law
Em7 
Luckless pedestrian
Dm7 
I know you're out   there
G/C 
A/D 
With rage  in your eyes
B/E 
and your megaphones
C/F 
E9sus4 
Am7 
Saying all       is forgiven
Em7 
Mad dog surrender
Dm7 
How can I answer
G/C 
A/D 
B/E 
C/F 
A man   of my mind  can do anything
E9sus4 
Am7 
I'm a         book

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Chorus 1
keeper's son
E9sus4 
E7 
I don't want      to shoot no one
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
Well I     crossed my old   man back in       Oregon
G 
A7sus4 
Am7 
Don't take me alive
C/F 
E9sus4 
Am7 
Got   a         case  of dynamite
E9sus4 
E7 
I could hold      out here all night
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
Yes I     crossed my old   man back in       Oregon
G 
A7sus4 
Am7 
Don't take me alive
Am7 
E7 
Am7 

Verse 2
Am7 
Can you hear the evil  crowd
Em7 
The lies and the laughter
Dm7 
I hear my inside
G/C 
A/D 
B/E 
The mechanized hum   of another world
C/F 
E9sus4 
Am7 
Where no        sun is shining
Em7 
No red light flashing
Dm7 
Here in this darkness
G/C 
A/D 
I know  what I've done
B/E 
C/F 
I know  all at once who I am
E9sus4 
Am7 
I'm a         book

Chorus 2
keeper's son
E9sus4 
E7 
I don't want      to shoot no one
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
Well I     crossed my old   man back in       Oregon
G 
A7sus4 
Am7 
Don't take me alive
C/F 
E9sus4 
Am7 
Got   a         case  of dynamite
E9sus4 
E7 
I could hold      out here all night
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
Yes I     crossed my old   man back in       Oregon
G 
A7sus4 
Am7 
Don't take me alive
Am7 
E7 
Am7 

Interlude 1
Am11 
Bm7/A 
Am11 
Bm7/A 
F#9sus4 
E9sus4 
Am11 
Bm7/A 
F#9sus4 
E9sus4 
A/D 
B/E 
C/F 
C/F 
E9sus4 
Am7 
I'm a         book

Chorus 3
keeper's son
E9sus4 
E7 
I don't want      to shoot no one
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
Well I     crossed my old   man back in       Oregon
G 
A7sus4 
Am7 
Don't take me alive
C/F 
E9sus4 
Am7 
Got   a         case  of dynamite
E9sus4 
E7 
I could hold      out here all night
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
Yes I     crossed my old   man back in       Oregon
G 
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
Don't take me alive
G 
Dm7 
Em7 
Fmaj7 
G 
Don't take me alive
Am11 

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E7#9
Am7
D/A
E9sus4
E7
Dm7
Em7
Fmaj7
G
A7sus4
C/F
G/C
A/D
B/E
Am11
Bm7/A
F#9sus4

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C minorBPM: 119

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E7#9: x-x-2-1-3-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
E9sus4: x-x-2-2-3-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A7sus4: x-0-2-0-3-0
C/F: 1-x-x-0-1-0
G/C: x-3-5-4-3-3
A/D: x-x-0-2-2-0
B/E: 0-x-4-4-4-x
Am11: 5-x-5-5-3-x
Bm7/A: x-0-4-4-3-x
F#9sus4: 2-x-2-1-0-0

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This is the original studio version of Don't Take Me Alive by Steely Dan, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of C minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Steely Dan.