Hey Nineteen Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
120.65 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Bm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hey Nineteen - Steely Dan chords
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[C#]
[D] [A]
[E] [D] [G#] [F#m] [E]
[Bm] [F#m]
[D] [Em] [A] [E]
[C] [Fm] [G] Way back when [A#] in [Gm] [D] 67 I [A] [D] [G] was a [E] dandy, yeah my [D] God.
[F]
[G] Sweet things from Boston, [E] so young and [D] [B] wheelin'.
[A] [D] [Gm] Who's dance comes [A] next, where [Bm] the [C#m] hell am [G]
I?
[A] Hey 19, [D]
we [G#] can't dance [F#m] together, we can't [D] dance together, we [G#m] can't [F#m] talk at all.
[C#] Please take [D] me along and [F] just slide [F#m] on down.
[E]
[C] [C#] [D] Hey [Em] 19, [A] that's [E] Rita [D] Franklin.
[C#] [Bm]
[A] She [D] don't remember [Em] Queen [Bm] as old.
[F]
[G] [D] Hard times [Em] before and soul [D] survivors.
[C] [A#] [Em]
[A] [Dm] She thinks I'm [C] crazy, [A] but I'm [D] just [E] growin' [G] old.
[A] Hey 19.
[Bm] Hey 19, [F#m] we can't [Bm] dance together, [C#m] we can't [F#m] dance together, we can't talk at all.
[C#] Please [D] take me [F] along and just slide on [F#m] down.
[E] [C]
[Em]
[D] [D#] [A#]
[F] [D#] [F]
[D#] [G] [D]
[Bm] [Gm]
[A] Nice.
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A#]
[Bm] [D] [F] [G] She all [Bm] looks good.
[Gm]
[D] [E] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [G] Stay a little lower [D] now.
[C] [G] [A]
[Em] [D] [G] Look where the bold [D] go, [G] to [F#m] find good [Bm] [D] lovin', make [Em] tonight [Gm] a [D] wonderful [F#m] day.
[Em] Say it [D] again.
Look where the bold go, [A] to find good [D] lovin', [A] make [G] tonight [A#] a [D] wonderful day.
[F#m] [G]
[A] [D] Look where [Gm] the bold [D] go, [B] to find [A] good [D] lovin', [A] make [G] tonight [A#] a wonderful [Bm] day.
[E] We
[A] [E] [Bm]
[G#m] can't dance [F#m] together, [Bm] no we can't.
[F#m] [A] [D]
[Em] [F#m] [E] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] [Bm] [Gm]
[D] [Bm] [F] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [F] [D]
[Em]
[D] [G] [A]
[Dm] [G]
[D] [G] [F] [G]
[D]
[G] [A]
[Bm] [Dm] [G] [E]
[D] [F] [D]
[A]
[Bm] [D]
[G]
[D] [C]
We
[G]
can't.
[C]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, D, G, A, G and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 121. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D Major.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ [G] Way back when [A#] in [Gm] [D] 67 _ _ I [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] was a [E] dandy, yeah my [D] _ God.
[F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ Sweet things from Boston, [E] so young and [D] _ _ [B] wheelin'.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] Who's dance comes [A] next, where [Bm] the [C#m] hell am _ [G]
I?
[A] Hey 19, _ _ [D]
we [G#] can't dance [F#m] together, we can't [D] dance together, we [G#m] can't [F#m] talk at all.
[C#] Please take [D] me along and [F] just slide [F#m] on down.
[E] _ _
[C] _ [C#] _ [D] _ Hey [Em] 19, [A] that's [E] Rita [D] Franklin.
_ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _
[A] She [D] _ _ don't remember [Em] Queen [Bm] as _ old.
_ [F] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ Hard times [Em] before and soul [D] survivors.
_ [C] _ [A#] _ [Em] _
[A] _ _ _ [Dm] She thinks I'm [C] crazy, [A] but I'm [D] just [E] growin' [G] old. _
[A] Hey 19.
_ _ [Bm] _ Hey 19, [F#m] we can't [Bm] dance together, [C#m] we can't [F#m] dance together, we can't talk at all.
[C#] Please [D] take me [F] along and just slide on [F#m] down.
[E] _ _ [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ [F] _
[D#] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Gm] _
[A] Nice.
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] [G] She all [Bm] looks good.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] Stay a little lower [D] now.
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [G] Look where the bold [D] go, _ _ [G] to [F#m] find good [Bm] _ _ [D] lovin', make [Em] tonight [Gm] a [D] wonderful _ [F#m] day.
_ [Em] Say it [D] again.
_ _ Look where the bold go, _ [A] to find good _ [D] lovin', [A] make [G] tonight [A#] a [D] wonderful day.
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Look where [Gm] the bold [D] go, _ _ _ [B] to find [A] good [D] lovin', _ [A] make [G] tonight [A#] a wonderful [Bm] day.
[E] We _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
[G#m] can't dance [F#m] together, _ [Bm] no we can't.
[F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [F] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
We _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ can't.
_ [C] _

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This song was authored by Walter Becker.

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