My Old School Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
125.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My Old School- Steely Dan- 1973 chords
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[E] [Em]
[C] [G] [A]
[G] [C] [G] [C] I [G] remember the [G] 35 sweet [D] flies [G]
[C] when you [G] put me on the Wolverine of Duane [C] and Dare.
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] It was [C] still September
[G] when your [Am] daddy [G] was quite [D] surprised [G]
[C] [Dm] [C] to find [G] you with the [D] working
girls [G] in your [Am] candy [G] jar.
[C] I
[G] [C] was smoking with the boys upstairs when [D] I heard about the whole affair.
[G] I said, [Em] whoa, no, [G] William and Mary [C] won't do.
[Dm]
Well, [G] I did [D] not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be so [Em] cruel.
[D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
[C]
[G] [D] [Em] [Am]
[G] [Em] [B]
[D] [G] [Am]
[Bm] [G] [Dm] [G]
[A] [G] [Am] [G] [C] Oh, the and the [G] [C] throwing [G] outside the door.
[C] [F] [C] Soon they're [G] going to be in bloom up in [C] any [G] day.
I can't stand the doing what you did [E] before.
[Bm] [C] [F] [C] Leaving [G] like a gypsy [D] queen [G] in a [Am] ferret [G] hair.
[C]
[G] [C] Well, I need the whistle, but I can't go [D] on.
Take her down to Mexico.
She [G] said, whoa, no, what a [C] horrible thing.
[F]
[C] [D] Well, I did not think [Am] the girl could [Bm] be [Em] so cruel.
And [D] I'm [Am] going back to [Bm] my [G] old school.
[D] [Em] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [E]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[Bm] [G]
[D] [G] [Am]
[Bm] [Em] [B]
[C] [A]
[Dm] [Bb] [C]
[G] [Am] [G] [C] California [G] [Gb] [G]
[Am] [G]
[Em] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[C] [G] tumbles [G] into the [Em] sea.
[C]
[G] That'll be the day I go back to where the air dried to warn you about Chino and me.
[E] [Bm] [C] And I [G] can see the U [G].S. mail.
[C] Well, I need the whistle, but I can't go on.
[D] Take her down to Mexico.
[G] She said, [Em] whoa, [G] no, [Em] what a horrible [G] [C]
[F] [C] thing.
Well, [D] I did not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be [Em] so cruel.
And [D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
[D] [Em]
[Am] [Bm] [G] [E]
[D] [Em] [Am]
[Bm] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[D] [Em]
[Bm] [D] [C]
[Bm] [Em] [E]
[D] [G] [Am]
[Bm] [Em] [A] [Em]
[Eb] [D] [Em] [Am] [Bm]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm]
[Em]
[D] [Em] [Am] [Bm]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To start learning Steely Dan - My Old School chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, Am, G, G, C, G, Em, D, Am and Bm. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. Given the song's key of Ab Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ I [G] remember the [G] 35 sweet [D] flies [G] _
_ [C] _ when you [G] put me on the _ Wolverine of Duane [C] and Dare.
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] [G] It was [C] still September _
[G] when your [Am] daddy [G] was quite [D] surprised [G] _
_ [C] _ [Dm] [C] to find [G] you with the [D] working
girls [G] in your [Am] candy [G] jar.
[C] I _ _
[G] _ [C] was _ smoking with the boys upstairs when [D] I heard about the whole affair.
[G] I said, [Em] whoa, no, [G] _ William and Mary [C] won't do.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Well, [G] I did [D] not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be so [Em] _ _ cruel. _ _
_ [D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
[C] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ [G] _ [Am] _ [G] [C] Oh, the and the [G] _ [C] throwing [G] outside the door.
_ [C] _ [F] _ [C] Soon they're [G] going to be in bloom up in [C] any [G] day. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I can't stand the _ doing what you did [E] before.
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] Leaving [G] like a gypsy [D] queen [G] in a [Am] ferret [G] hair.
[C] _ _
[G] _ [C] Well, I need the whistle, but I can't go [D] on.
Take her down to Mexico.
She [G] said, whoa, no, what a [C] horrible thing.
_ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [D] Well, I did not think [Am] the girl could [Bm] be [Em] so cruel. _ _ _
And [D] I'm _ [Am] going back to [Bm] my [G] old _ _ _ school.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ California [G] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ tumbles [G] into the [Em] sea.
_ _ [C] _ _
[G] That'll be the day I go back to where the air _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
dried to warn you _ about Chino and me.
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ And I [G] can see the U _ [G].S. mail. _
[C] _ _ _ Well, I need the whistle, but I can't go on.
[D] _ Take her down to Mexico.
[G] She said, [Em] whoa, [G] no, [Em] what a horrible [G] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] thing.
Well, [D] I did not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be [Em] so cruel. _
_ _ And [D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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