Chords for Don't Take Me Alive

Tempo:
115.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

Cm

F

Bb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Don't Take Me Alive chords
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[Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm] [G] [Cm]
[A] [Dm] [G]
[Gm] [Bb]
[C] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[F] [G]
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Cm] [G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Eb] [Cm] [G] Luckless pedestrian, [Bb] [G] I [Cm] know you're out there.
[Bb] With rage in [D] your eyes and your [Eb] megaphone.
[G] Saying love is [C]
long given, mad [G] dog surrender.
How [F] can I answer?
[Bb] A man of [C] my mind can [D] do anything.
[Eb] [Cm] I'm a bookkeeper son, [F] I don't want [G] to shoot no one.
[F] Well I [Dm] crossed my own man back in [Bb] Oregon, don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm]
Got a case, dynamite.
[F] I could hold out [G] here all night.
[F] [G] [C] Yes I [Bb] crossed my own [Ab] man back in [Bb] Oregon, don't take me [F] alive.
[Cm] [Gm] [C] [Cm] [C]
Can you hear the evil crowd?
The lies [G] and the laughter.
I hear [Fm] my inside, [Eb] the mechanism [D] of another world.
[Eb]
Where [G] no sun is shining, [C]
no [G] red light flashing.
[D]
Here [Fm] in this darkness, [Bb] I know what I've done.
[D] I know at once who [F] I am.
[Cm] I'm a bookkeeper son, I [F] don't want [G] to shoot no one.
[F]
[Cm] Well I crossed [Dm] my own man [Ab] back in Oregon, [Bb]
don't take [G] me alive.
[Eb] [Gm]
Got a [Cm] case, dynamite.
[F] I could hold out [G] here all night.
[Cm]
Yes I crossed [Dm] my own man [Ab] back in Oregon, [Bb] don't take [G] me alive.
[Cm]
[F] [Cm]
[F] [G]
[F] [A] [C]
[G] I'm [Eb]
a [Cm]
bookkeeper son, [F] I don't want to [G] shoot no one.
[Fm] Well I [Dm] crossed my own [Ab] man back in Oregon, [Bb] don't [G] take me alive.
[Cm] Got a case, dynamite.
I [F] could hold [G] out here all night.
[F] [G] Yes I crossed [Gm] my own man [Ab] back in Oregon, [Bb] don't take me [Gm] alive.
[Ab] [Bb] Don't take [G] me alive.
[Dm] [Ab] [Bb] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
C
3211
G
2131
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
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To learn Steely Dan - Dont Take Me Alive chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, F, G, Cm, F, Cm, G, Dm, Ab and Bb. For best results, commence at 57 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 116. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] Luckless pedestrian, _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ I [Cm] know you're out there.
[Bb] With rage in [D] your eyes and your _ [Eb] megaphone.
_ [G] Saying love is [C]
long given, _ _ mad [G] dog surrender.
_ _ _ _ How [F] can I answer?
_ [Bb] A man of [C] my mind can [D] do _ anything.
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] I'm a _ bookkeeper son, [F] I don't want [G] to shoot no one.
[F] Well I [Dm] crossed my own man back in [Bb] Oregon, don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm] _
_ _ _ Got a case, _ dynamite.
[F] I could hold out [G] here all night.
[F] _ [G] [C] Yes I [Bb] crossed my own [Ab] man back in [Bb] Oregon, don't take me [F] alive. _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _
_ Can you hear the evil crowd? _
The lies [G] and the laughter. _ _ _
_ I hear [Fm] my inside, [Eb] the mechanism [D] of another _ world.
[Eb]
Where [G] no sun is shining, [C] _ _
no [G] red light flashing.
_ [D] _ _
Here [Fm] in this darkness, _ [Bb] I know what I've done.
[D] I know at once who [F] I am.
[Cm] I'm a _ _ bookkeeper son, I [F] don't want [G] to shoot no one.
[F] _
[Cm] Well I crossed [Dm] my own man [Ab] back in Oregon, [Bb]
don't take [G] me alive.
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
Got a [Cm] case, _ dynamite.
[F] I could hold out [G] here all night.
_ [Cm]
Yes I crossed [Dm] my own man [Ab] back in Oregon, [Bb] don't take [G] me alive. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ I'm _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ a _ [Cm] _ _
bookkeeper son, [F] I don't want to [G] shoot no one.
[Fm] Well I [Dm] crossed my own [Ab] man back in Oregon, [Bb] don't [G] take me alive. _
_ _ _ [Cm] Got a case, dynamite.
I [F] could hold [G] out here all night.
[F] _ [G] Yes I crossed [Gm] my own man [Ab] back in Oregon, [Bb] don't take me [Gm] alive. _ _
[Ab] _ [Bb] Don't take [G] me alive.
[Dm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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