Chords for Steely Dan-Deacon Blues with Lyrics

Tempo:
117.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

Am

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan-Deacon Blues with Lyrics chords
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[C] [G] [A#] [F]
[F#m] [A] [C] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[Em] This [Dm] is the day of [G] the [F] expanding land [D]
[Em] That shape [Dm] is my shape, there [G] where I [E] used
to stand
[Bm] [C] It [D] seems like only [C] yesterday I gazed through
[Gm] the glass [A#] [E] At ramblers, [B] wild gamblers [Dm] that [E] are in the
[B] past [G] [Em] You call me [D] a fool, [Gm] you say [G] it's a [Cm] crazy
scheme
[Em] This once [Dm] for real, I [Gm] [G] already [F#m] bought the
dream
[A] So [C] useless [D]
to ask me [Am] why, throw a kiss [A#] to
say [F#] goodbye [C] I'll make it this time, [F#] I'm ready to [C] cross
that line Learn to rock [G] the saxophone, [F] I [Em] play just what
I feel [F] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] night long
[Am] [G] And [Am] die [C] behind the wheel, they got a name for [Em] the wheels in the world
[Dm] I want [C] a name when [G] I lose, [A#] they call Alabama [Am] the [G] Crimson Fly
[Am] Call me Dee-Ka-Boo, Dee [G]-Ka-Boo
[D] My [Em]
[Am] [G] [Gm]
[G] [Em] back [Dm] to the wall, a [G] victim of [Dm] laughing chat
[D] [G] This is [Dm] for me, the essence [G] of true [E]
romance [D] [Am]
[C] Sharing the things we know and love, those
are [G#] not kind [E] Libations,
[B] sensations [F] that stagger [E]
the mind
[Dm] [G] [Em] I crawl [D] like a viper through these [G] suburban streets
[D#] [Cm] Make [Em]
love [Dm] to these women, [Bm] languid and [F#m]
bittersweet I'll [Em] [C]
rise when [Fm] the sun goes down, [Am] cover every
[A#] game in town [F]
A [C] world of my own, [F#]
I'll make it [C] my home sweet
Learn to rock [Em] the saxophone, [Dm]
I play [Em] just what [C] I feel
[Dm] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] night [F]
[Em] long And [Am] die behind the wheel, they got a name [Em] for
the wheels in the world [Dm] I want [G] a name when I lose, [A#] they call Alabama
[Am] the [Em] Crimson Fly [Am]
Call [C] [Am] me Dee-Ka-Boo, Dee [Em]-Ka-Boo
[D]
[E] [C] [G] [Gm]
[G]
[F#m]
[Am] [D] [Em]
[G]
[A] [Am]
[F#m] [Em] [A] [Em]
[G] [F#m]
[F] [Em]
[G] [A] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[G] [A#] [F] This [D]
[G] [Gm]
[Em]
[Dm] is the night of [G] the expanding [Cm] land I [Em]
take [Dm] one last drag as [G] I [F#m] approach the stand
I [C#] [C]
cried [D] when I wrote this [Am] song, sue me if [A#] I play [C#m] along
[Am]
This [C] brother is free, [F#]
I'll be [Am] what I want to be
I'll learn to work [G] the saxophone, [F]
I [Em] play just [C] what I feel
[Dm] Drink scotch and whiskey [C] all [Em] night long [F]
[G] And die [Am] behind [Em] the wheel, they got a name for
the wheels in the [Dm] world I [C] want a name when I lose, [Dm] they call Alabama
[Am] the [Em] Crimson [Am]
[C] Fly Call [Am] me Dee [C]-Ka-Boo, Dee [Em]-Ka-Boo
[D]
[E] [C] [Gm]
[G] [Em]
[Dm] [G]
[D] [Em]
[F] [G]
[E] [D] [Am]
[D] [Gm] [Am]
[Gm] [E]
[B] [Dm]
[E] [B] [G] [Em]
[Dm] [D]
[G] [Dm] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[F#] [F]
[E] [Am]
[Gm] [E]
[B] [Dm]
[E] [A#] [E] [Em]
[Dm] [G]
[Am] [Em]
[F] Subs by www.zeoranger.co.uk. [N]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
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To learn Steely Dan - Deacon Blues chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, Dm, G, Em, Dm, E, B, Gm and G in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 58 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 117 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ _ [F] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ This [Dm] is the day of [G] the [F] expanding land [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ That shape [Dm] is my shape, there [G] where I [E] used
to stand _
_ [Bm] _ [C] It _ [D] seems like only [C] yesterday _ I gazed through _
[Gm] the glass [A#] [E] At ramblers, [B] wild gamblers [Dm] that [E] are in the
[B] past [G] _ [Em] You _ _ call me [D] a fool, [Gm] you say [G] it's a [Cm] crazy
scheme _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ This once [Dm] for real, I [Gm] [G] already [F#m] bought the
dream _
_ [A] So [C] _ _ useless [D]
to ask me [Am] why, throw a kiss [A#] to
say [F#] goodbye [C] _ _ I'll make it this time, _ [F#] I'm ready to [C] cross
that line Learn to rock [G] the saxophone, _ [F] I [Em] play just what
I feel [F] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] night long
[Am] _ _ [G] And [Am] die [C] behind the wheel, they got a name for [Em] the wheels in the world
[Dm] I want [C] a name when [G] I lose, [A#] they call Alabama [Am] the [G] Crimson Fly
[Am] _ _ Call _ me Dee-Ka-Boo, Dee [G]-Ka-Boo
_ [D] My [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ back [Dm] to the wall, a [G] victim of [Dm] laughing chat
_ [D] _ [G] This _ _ is [Dm] for me, the essence [G] of true [E]
romance [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] Sharing the things we know and love, those
are [G#] not kind _ [E] Libations, _
_ [B] sensations _ [F] that stagger [E]
the mind
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ I crawl [D] like a viper through these [G] suburban streets
[D#] _ [Cm] Make _ [Em] _ _
love [Dm] to these women, [Bm] languid and [F#m] _
bittersweet I'll _ [Em] _ [C] _ _
rise when [Fm] the sun goes down, [Am] cover every
[A#] game in town [F] _
A [C] world of my own, _ [F#] _
I'll make it [C] my home sweet
_ Learn to rock [Em] the saxophone, _ [Dm] _
I play [Em] just what [C] I feel
[Dm] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] night _ [F] _ _
[Em] long And [Am] die behind the wheel, they got a name [Em] for
the wheels in the world [Dm] I want [G] a name when I lose, [A#] they call Alabama
[Am] the [Em] Crimson Fly [Am] _ _
Call [C] _ [Am] me Dee-Ka-Boo, _ Dee [Em]-Ka-Boo
_ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F#m] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [A#] _ _ [F] This [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] is the night of [G] the expanding [Cm] land I _ [Em] _ _
take [Dm] one last drag as [G] I [F#m] approach the stand
I [C#] _ [C] _ _
cried [D] when I wrote this [Am] song, sue me if [A#] I play [C#m] along
[Am] _
This [C] brother is free, _ [F#] _ _
I'll be [Am] what I want to be
I'll learn to work [G] the _ saxophone, [F] _ _
I [Em] play just [C] what I feel
[Dm] Drink scotch and whiskey [C] all [Em] night long _ [F] _
_ [G] And die [Am] behind _ _ _ [Em] the wheel, they got a name for
the wheels in the [Dm] world I _ [C] want a name when I lose, [Dm] they call Alabama
[Am] the [Em] Crimson _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] Fly Call [Am] me Dee [C]-Ka-Boo, Dee [Em]-Ka-Boo
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[E] _ _ [A#] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ Subs _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ by www.zeoranger.co.uk. _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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