View Guitar Chords for Deacon blues - chords ver. 1
From: [email protected] (Howard Wright \(Hman\)) Subject: *** CRD : Deacon Blues - Steely Dan *** DEACON BLUES - Steely Dan ---------------------------------- From the album AJA Chords by Howard Wright ([email protected]) INTRO: ------ Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bbmaj7 Fsus2/A Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Ebmaj7 E7#9 VERSE 1: --------G13This is the F13day of the exG/Apanding F13man G13 That shape is my F13shade there where I G/Aused to sD9tandFmaj7 It seems like E7-9only yesterAm7day I gazed through the gBb13lass At E7ramblers, wild gB7amblersThat's B7#9all in the E7past B7#9 E7G13You call me a F13fool you say it's a G/Acrazy F13scene G13 This one's for F13real I already G/Abought the A7dreamFmaj7 So useless toE7-9 ask me why Am7Throw a kiss and Gm7say goodbyeF#maj7 Fmaj7Csus2/E I'll make it this timeD9I'm ready to F/Gcross that fine lineCHORUS: -------Am7I'll Learn to work the Em7saxophone Dm7 I play Cmaj7just what I feelBbmaj7Drink scotch whiskey Amall night Am/Glong Am/F# Fmaj7 Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7 And die behind the wheelThey got a name for the wEm7inners in the world Dm7I want a Cmaj7name when I loseThey Bbmaj7call Alabama the Amcrimson Am/Gtide Am/F# Fmaj7 Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7 Em7 Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Ebmaj7 E7#9 VERSE 2 : (Chords as VERSE 1) --------- My back to the wall a victim of laughing chance This is for me the essence of true romance Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind Libations, sensations which stagger the mind I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets Make love to these women languid and bittersweet I'll rise when the sun goes down Cover every game in town A world of my own I'll make it my home sweet home CHORUS: ------- As before except for the last line of chords. Play these instead : Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bb13 Gsus2/B Then it goes into ..... INSTRUMENTAL: ------------- Cmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13 B7#9 Em7 A13 Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9 Repeat these two lines once Then play the INTRO chords to lead into the last verse... Verse 3: ---------G13This is the F13night of the exG/Apanding F13man G13 I take one last dF13rag as I apprG/Aoach the A7standFmaj7 I cried when I E7-9wrote this song Am7 Sue me if I Gm7play too longF#maj7 Fmaj7Csus2/E This brother is freeD9 I'll be what I F/Gwant to beCHORUS OUTTRO: ------- Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9 Keep repeating this half verse to fade Chord Shapes ------------ As before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out (Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 8X998X 7X778X 6X776X 5X556X AXBBAX 9X99AX Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bbmaj7 Fsus2/A Dmaj7 Asus2/C# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x68786 07678x 353453 3x345x 131231 1x123x Ebmaj7 E7#9 G13 G13 F13 F13 (Take your pick !) EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x0543x x5455x 133210 07676x 5x5555 6x678x G/A D9 Fmaj7 E7-9 Am7 Bb13 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 020100 x24242 x2123x 3x3333 2x332x x7x788 E7 B7 B7#9 Gm7 F#maj7 Csus2/E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 3x321x x79787 x57565 x02210 3x2210 2x2210 F/G Em7 Dm7 Am Am/G Am/F# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x8a9a8 x54566 242355 3x443x x5x554 Fmaj7(Viii) D7#5#9 F#7#9 Gmaj7 D9-5 Any mistakes with words or chords - please let me know. I don't think I missed out any shapes , but I might have let one slip...