Janie Runaway Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
106.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

Bb

A

Eb

Gbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan - Janie Runaway chords
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[C] [Bb] [C]
It
[Dm]
[G] [Gm] [C] must have been a lucky [Bb] [C] Thursday, the dead went on that spree.
Before the crew, good after [Bb] fires, you hopped the [C] bus for [G] NYC.
[Bb] [Am] And in [C] Tampa, the future looked less pretty and [Gm] dark.
Now [Cm] you're the one to wake up Grandma's sleepover.
[Eb] Who makes the [Db]
morning fabulous?
Who says [Gbm] today's a fun day?
[Db] Why do I feel [Ab] like sailing again?
[E] Money is good, JD, [A] you run away.
[C] Just grab some day cap from Dean and Deluca, a highly-propane [Am] wine.
[Bb] [C] You be the showgirl, I'll be Sinatra, [G] way [Am] back [Gm] in 5th and 9th.
Sweet [C] Missy [Bb] Miller, look at her [C] in long black [Eb] clothes.
[C] Come to Oakville, ask [Ab] who we love.
[Bbm] Who makes the [Ab] traffic interesting?
Rescue's a [Gbm]
dearie Sunday.
[Bbm] Who makes me feel [Dbm] like [Bm] dating again?
[E] Money is good, [Gbm] JD, you run away.
[Dbm]
[C] [Em] [Abm] [A]
[E] [Dbm] [Abm]
[Dbm] [Ebm] [Db]
[A] [Bbm] [F] [Cm]
[Dm]
[F] [Eb] [Dm] [Cm] [Dm]
[Cm] [Bb] [Db] [A] [D]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[A] [Bb]
[C] We'll spend our weekend [Eb] all [E] together.
[C] I could paint these [Eb] places, [A] [C] the sugar shack [Ab] in [Bb] Pennsylvania.
[F] Oh, would that be [Gm] [Bb] fabulous?
[Bm] We'll open Red [F] River, it's nice [C] inside.
And death is coming [Cm] [Eb] along for the ride.
[Ebm] Who has [Bbm] a friend named Melanie?
[Ab] [Bb] Who's not afraid [Bm] to [Gbm] try new [Bbm] things?
Who gets to spend [E] her birthday in Spain?
Possibly [A] you, [Dbm] JD, you run away.
[Eb] [Ab] Who makes the morning [Bbm] [Fm] fabulous?
[Bb] Rescue's a [Gbm] dearie Sunday.
[Db] Who gets to spend [E] her birthday in Spain?
[A] Possibly you, [Dbm] JD, you run away.
[C] [Fm] [G] [F] [Cm] [Bbm]
[Gbm] [Db]
[Ab] [D] [E] [A]
[Gbm] [C] [F]
[C] [Bb] [F] [Eb]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
Bb
12341111
A
1231
Eb
12341116
Gbm
123111112
C
3211
Bb
12341111
A
1231
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To start learning Steely Dan - Janie Runaway chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: G, Bb, C, Bb, F, Eb, Dm, Cm, Dm, C and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 53 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 106 BPM. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ It _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] must have been a lucky [Bb] [C] Thursday, the dead went on that spree.
_ _ _ Before the crew, good after [Bb] fires, you hopped the [C] bus for [G] NYC.
[Bb] [Am] And in [C] Tampa, the future looked less pretty and [Gm] dark.
Now [Cm] you're the one to wake up Grandma's sleepover.
[Eb] Who makes the [Db]
morning fabulous?
_ _ Who says [Gbm] today's a fun day?
_ [Db] Why do I feel [Ab] like sailing again?
[E] Money is good, _ JD, [A] you run away.
[C] _ Just grab some day cap from Dean and Deluca, a highly-propane [Am] wine.
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] You be the showgirl, I'll be Sinatra, _ [G] way [Am] back [Gm] in 5th and 9th.
Sweet [C] Missy [Bb] Miller, look at her [C] in long black [Eb] clothes.
[C] Come to Oakville, ask [Ab] who we love.
_ [Bbm] Who makes the [Ab] traffic interesting?
_ _ Rescue's a [Gbm]
dearie Sunday.
_ [Bbm] Who makes me feel [Dbm] like [Bm] dating again?
[E] Money is good, [Gbm] JD, you run away.
[Dbm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Eb] _ [Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ We'll spend our weekend _ [Eb] all [E] together.
[C] I could paint these [Eb] places, _ [A] _ [C] the sugar shack [Ab] in _ [Bb] Pennsylvania.
[F] Oh, would that be [Gm] _ [Bb] fabulous?
[Bm] We'll open Red [F] River, it's nice [C] inside.
And death is coming [Cm] [Eb] along for the ride.
_ [Ebm] Who has [Bbm] a friend named Melanie?
_ _ _ [Ab] [Bb] Who's not afraid [Bm] to [Gbm] try new [Bbm] things?
Who gets to spend [E] her birthday in Spain?
Possibly [A] you, [Dbm] JD, you run away.
_ [Eb] _ [Ab] Who makes the morning _ [Bbm] [Fm] fabulous?
_ _ [Bb] Rescue's a [Gbm] dearie Sunday.
_ [Db] Who gets to spend [E] her birthday in Spain?
[A] Possibly you, [Dbm] JD, you run away.
_ [C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[Gbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
[Gbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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