My Old School Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

D

C

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My Old School chords
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[Em]
[C] [G]
[A] [C] I remember [G] the [Am] 35 [G] sweet [E] goodbyes [C] when you put me on the
[D] Wolverine of Duane and [G] Dare.
[C]
[G] It was still [C] September [G] when your [Am] daddy [G] was quite [Em] surprised
[C] to find you with the [G] working [D] girls in your [C] county [G] jail.
[C] I [C] was smoking with the boys upstairs when [D] I heard about the whole affair.
[G] I said,
Oh [Em] no, [G] William and Mary [C] won't do.
[Am] [A] But I [D] did not [Am] think the girl could [Bm] be [E] so cruel.
[Bm] [A] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
[D]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[E] [B] [D]
[Am] [Bm]
[Em] [G]
[C] Oh, [G] Leander's throwing outside [Em] her door.
[C] Soon they're [D] gonna be in bloom up in Annandale.
[G]
I can't stand her, doing what she [E] did before.
[Am] [G] Leaving like a gypsy [D] queen in ferret hair.
[C]
[G] Well, [C] I hear the whistle, but I [D] can't go on.
[D] Take her down to Mexico.
She [G] said, Oh no, what a horrible girl.
[C]
[D] Well, I did not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be so [E] cruel.
[Em] [B] I'm [D] never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school. Oh,
[D] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[E]
[Bm] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[B] [C]
[C#] [D]
[G]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Am]
[E] [G] [Em]
[D]
[G]
[C] California,
[G] she tumbles [G] into [Em] the sea.
[C] That'll be the day I go back to Annandale.
Try to warn you [G] about Chino and Daddy [E] G.
[C] But I can't seem [G] to get to you through the U.S. [G] mail.
[C] Well, [C] I hear the whistle, but I can't go [D] on.
Take her down to Mexico.
She said, [Em] Oh no, what a horrible [C] girl.
[Am] [C] Well, [D] I did not think [Am] the girl [Bm] could be so [Em] cruel.
And [D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my old [G]
school.
[D]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[E] [D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm] [Em]
[D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm]
[D]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[E] [E]
[B] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm] [Em]
[A] [E]
[Am] [Em]
[E]
[Bm]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Steely Dan - My Old School chords, practice playing Em, D, G, Em, C, D, Am and Bm in sequence. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Major.

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_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C] I remember [G] the _ [Am] 35 [G] sweet [E] _ goodbyes _ _ [C] when you put me on the _
[D] Wolverine of Duane and [G] Dare.
_ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [G] It was still [C] September _ [G] when your [Am] daddy [G] was quite [Em] surprised
_ _ [C] _ to find you with the [G] working [D] girls in your [C] county [G] jail. _ _
[C] _ _ I [C] was _ smoking with the boys upstairs when [D] I _ heard about the whole affair.
[G] I said,
Oh [Em] no, [G] _ William and Mary [C] won't do. _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [A] But I [D] did not [Am] think the girl could [Bm] be [E] so cruel. _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Oh, _ [G] Leander's throwing outside [Em] her door. _ _ _
[C] _ Soon they're [D] gonna be in bloom up in Annandale.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ I can't stand her, _ doing what she [E] did before. _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [G] Leaving like a gypsy [D] queen in ferret hair.
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] Well, [C] I hear the whistle, but I [D] can't go on.
[D] Take her down to Mexico.
She [G] said, Oh no, _ what a horrible girl.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Well, I did not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be so [E] cruel. _ _ _
[Em] _ [B] I'm [D] never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school. Oh, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] California, _
_ [G] she tumbles [G] into [Em] the sea.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ That'll be the day I go back to Annandale. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Try to warn you [G] about Chino and Daddy [E] G.
_ _ _ [C] _ But I can't seem [G] to get to you through the U.S. [G] mail. _
[C] _ _ Well, [C] I hear the whistle, but I can't go [D] on.
Take her down to Mexico.
She said, [Em] Oh no, what a horrible [C] girl. _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ Well, [D] I did not think [Am] the girl [Bm] could be so [Em] cruel. _
_ _ _ And [D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my old [G] _
school. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _

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