Chords for RIKKI DON'T LOSE THAT NUMBER (1974) by Steely Dan
Tempo:
116.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[D] We hear [A] you're leaving, that's [E] okay.
[D] I thought our little [A] wild time had just [E] begun.
[C#] [B]
[D] I guess you [A] kind of scared yourself, you [E] turned and run.
[F#m] But if you [A] have a change of [G#m] heart, [Bm] [A] [Em] Ricky don't lose that number.
You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
[A] Send it [G] off in a letter to [D] yourself.
[C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the only one you want.
[D] You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better when [E] you get [B] home.
[Em] [B]
[E] [B] [E] [B]
[E] [D] I [A] have a friend in town, he's [E] heard your name.
[D] We can [A] go out driving on [E] slow ham roll.
[C#] [B]
[D] We could [A] stay inside and play games, [E] I don't know.
[F#m] [E] And you [A] could have a change of heart.
[G#m] [D] [E] Ricky don't lose that number.
You [G] don't want to call nobody else.
[A] Send it off in [G] a letter to [D]
yourself.
[C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the only one you want.
You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better when [E] you get [B] home.
[E] [B]
[E] [B] [E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[G] You [F] [G]
[F] [Em]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] tell [G#m] yourself you're not my [A] kind, but you [C#m] don't even know you're mine.
[A] And you could have a change of [G#m] heart.
[E] Ricky don't lose that number.
[B] [E] You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
[D] [A] Send it off [G] in a letter to [D] yourself.
[C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the [D] only [Em] one you want.
You might [C] use it if you [D] feel [A] better when [E] you get [B] home.
[Em] [B] [G]
Ricky don't lose that number.
Ricky don't [Bm] lose that number.
Ricky don't lose that [E] number.
[B]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[D] We hear [A] you're leaving, that's [E] okay.
[D] I thought our little [A] wild time had just [E] begun.
[C#] [B]
[D] I guess you [A] kind of scared yourself, you [E] turned and run.
[F#m] But if you [A] have a change of [G#m] heart, [Bm] [A] [Em] Ricky don't lose that number.
You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
[A] Send it [G] off in a letter to [D] yourself.
[C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the only one you want.
[D] You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better when [E] you get [B] home.
[Em] [B]
[E] [B] [E] [B]
[E] [D] I [A] have a friend in town, he's [E] heard your name.
[D] We can [A] go out driving on [E] slow ham roll.
[C#] [B]
[D] We could [A] stay inside and play games, [E] I don't know.
[F#m] [E] And you [A] could have a change of heart.
[G#m] [D] [E] Ricky don't lose that number.
You [G] don't want to call nobody else.
[A] Send it off in [G] a letter to [D]
yourself.
[C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the only one you want.
You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better when [E] you get [B] home.
[E] [B]
[E] [B] [E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[G] You [F] [G]
[F] [Em]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] tell [G#m] yourself you're not my [A] kind, but you [C#m] don't even know you're mine.
[A] And you could have a change of [G#m] heart.
[E] Ricky don't lose that number.
[B] [E] You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
[D] [A] Send it off [G] in a letter to [D] yourself.
[C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the [D] only [Em] one you want.
You might [C] use it if you [D] feel [A] better when [E] you get [B] home.
[Em] [B] [G]
Ricky don't lose that number.
Ricky don't [Bm] lose that number.
Ricky don't lose that [E] number.
Key:
E
A
D
B
G
E
A
D
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ We hear [A] you're leaving, that's [E] okay. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ I thought our little [A] wild time had just [E] begun.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ I guess you [A] kind of scared yourself, you [E] turned and run. _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ But if you [A] have a change of [G#m] heart, _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [Em] Ricky don't lose that number.
You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
_ _ [A] _ Send it [G] off in a letter to [D] _ yourself.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Ricky don't lose that number.
_ [Em] It's the only one you want.
[D] You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better _ when _ [E] you get [B] home.
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ [D] _ _ I [A] have a friend in town, he's [E] heard your name. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ We can [A] go out driving on [E] slow ham roll.
_ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ We could [A] stay inside and play games, [E] I don't know. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] And you [A] could have a change of heart.
[G#m] _ [D] _ [E] _ Ricky don't lose that number.
You [G] don't want to call nobody else.
_ _ [A] _ Send it off in [G] a letter to [D] _ _
yourself.
_ _ _ _ [C] Ricky don't lose that number.
_ [Em] It's the only one you want.
You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better _ _ _ when [E] you get [B] home.
_ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ You _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ tell [G#m] yourself you're not my [A] kind, but you [C#m] don't even know you're mine.
[A] _ And you could have a change of [G#m] heart.
_ [E] _ _ Ricky don't lose that number.
[B] [E] You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
[D] _ _ [A] _ Send it off [G] in a letter to [D] _ yourself. _
_ _ _ _ [C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the [D] only [Em] one you want.
_ You might [C] use it if you [D] feel [A] better when _ [E] you get [B] home.
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [G]
Ricky don't lose that number.
Ricky don't [Bm] lose that number.
Ricky don't lose that [E] number. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ We hear [A] you're leaving, that's [E] okay. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ I thought our little [A] wild time had just [E] begun.
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ I guess you [A] kind of scared yourself, you [E] turned and run. _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ But if you [A] have a change of [G#m] heart, _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [Em] Ricky don't lose that number.
You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
_ _ [A] _ Send it [G] off in a letter to [D] _ yourself.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Ricky don't lose that number.
_ [Em] It's the only one you want.
[D] You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better _ when _ [E] you get [B] home.
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ [D] _ _ I [A] have a friend in town, he's [E] heard your name. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ We can [A] go out driving on [E] slow ham roll.
_ [C#] _ _ [B] _
_ [D] _ _ We could [A] stay inside and play games, [E] I don't know. _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] And you [A] could have a change of heart.
[G#m] _ [D] _ [E] _ Ricky don't lose that number.
You [G] don't want to call nobody else.
_ _ [A] _ Send it off in [G] a letter to [D] _ _
yourself.
_ _ _ _ [C] Ricky don't lose that number.
_ [Em] It's the only one you want.
You [C] might use it if you [A] feel better _ _ _ when [E] you get [B] home.
_ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ You _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ tell [G#m] yourself you're not my [A] kind, but you [C#m] don't even know you're mine.
[A] _ And you could have a change of [G#m] heart.
_ [E] _ _ Ricky don't lose that number.
[B] [E] You don't [G] want to call nobody else.
[D] _ _ [A] _ Send it off [G] in a letter to [D] _ yourself. _
_ _ _ _ [C] Ricky don't lose that number.
[Em] It's the [D] only [Em] one you want.
_ You might [C] use it if you [D] feel [A] better when _ [E] you get [B] home.
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [G]
Ricky don't lose that number.
Ricky don't [Bm] lose that number.
Ricky don't lose that [E] number. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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