Almost Gothic Chords by Steely Dan

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[Gb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ I'm working [Eb] on gospel time [Bb] these [Am] days.
The summer, [Bb] _ [C] the summer, [Bb] _ [C] is a [Bb] miracle [F] of the soul.
[Fm] The slow white creature [Cm] in the reckless room, [Dm] she's so severe. _
[D] A wise child walks [G] right out of here.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [D] I'm so excited [Em] I can barely cope.
[Gb] I'm sizzling like [Dbm] an ice ago.
[Abm] I'm on fire, so I need some slack.
[B] At first she's [G] way gone, [Gbm] then she [Bm] comes back.
_ _ _ [A] She's all business [Bm] and she's ready [A] to play.
[B] _ [Ebm] She's almost got me [Ab] in a natural [Db] way.
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_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ This house of [Eb] desire is built [Bb] for [Am] squinting.
City, [Bb] _ _ [Am] city, [Bb] _ _ [Am] famous [Dm] city, [C] city.
[Db] _ When she speaks, it's [Cm] like the slickest song [Bb] I've ever [D] heard.
I'm hanging on [Dm] by every _ [C] word.
_ _ _ [D] As if I'm not [Em] already pleased enough, [B] she hits me with [Dbm] the cryptic stuff.
That's [Abm] her style, it took me around.
First she's [Bm] on feel, [Gbm] then she [D] cools down.
_ _ She's [A] pure science [Bm] with a splash of [A] black eye.
[B] She's [Ebm] almost got me [Ab] and I like it like [Db] that.
[C] _ [Gb] I wish that [F] _ [Bm] place so thrilling [C] and _ [Am] new.
[B] _ _ [D] _ [Bb] It's kind of [E]
[Dm] like the [A] opposite of [E] any real view.
_ _ _ [F] Unless I'm totally [C] _ wrong, _ [Dm] _ I hear [G] her rambling brothers [Ab] call. _ _
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[Abm] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
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[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Db] _ Pretty sure that [Cm] what she's telling me [Dm] is mostly lies.
[D] But I just stand [Dm] there _ hypnotized.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ I'll just have to [Db] make it work somehow.
[G] I'm in the A [Bb]-man corner [Dm] now.
It's [F] called love, [Am] I spell it [F] in [C] V.
First she's all [Gm] buzz, then [Cm] she's noise free.
_ _ She's [Gm] bopping over, [Ab] then there's nothing [Bb] to say.
[Em] She's almost got me [A] in a natural [D] way.
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[Bb] _ _ [C] She's old [Gm] school, then she's [Cm] life young.
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Little Eva [Ab] needs to [Bb] blink a straight eye.
[Em] She's almost got me, [Gbm] well it's better than [D] that.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
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