My Old School Chords by Steely Dan
Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
Em
D
C
Am
G
Em
D
_ [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] _ _ _ _
[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] _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _