Dont Take Me Alive Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
59.75 bpm
Chords used:

F

Cm

G

Bb

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dont Take Me Alive / Steely Dan chords
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[G] [Gm] [Dm] .
[F] [Cm] [F] [G] .
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb] [F] [Cm] .
[F] [Cm] [F] [G] .
[A] [Fm] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [F] [Cm] .
[Gm] [F] [G] [Cm] .
[G] [Bb] [G] I [Fm] know you're out there [Bb] with [C] rays in your [D] eyes and your megaphone.
[Eb] [F] Saying [C] all is [Eb] forgiven, [Cm] .
mad dog [F] surrender.
[G] [F] How can I answer?.
[Bb] A [C] man of my [D] mind can do anything.
[Eb] [Cm] I'm a bookkeeper's son, [F] I don't [G] want to shoot no [G] one.
[Cm] When I [Dm] cross my own [Ab] land back in [Bb] Oregon, don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm] Got a case of dynamite, [F] I could [G] hold out here all [G] night.
[Ab] Yes, I'll [Bb] cross my own [Ab] land back in [Bb] Oregon, don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [B] [Cm] .
[C] Can you hear the [Eb] evil [C] crowd, the [G] lies and the [Bb] laughter?.
[G] .
[Fm] I hear my inside, the [F] mechanized [D] hum of another [Eb] world.
[F] Where [Cm] no sun is shining, [G] no red light [Bb] flashing, [G] .
[Fm] here in this darkness.
[Bb] I [F] know what [D] I've done, I know at [Eb] once who I [F] am.
[Cm] I'm a bookkeeper's son, [F] I don't want [G] to shoot no [F] one.
[A] When [Dm] I cross my [Ab] own land back [Bb] in Oregon, [Fm] don't take me [Cm] alive.
[Gm] .
[C] [Eb] Got a case of dynamite, [F] I could hold out [G] here all [Dm] night.
[Ab] Yes, [Bb] I'll cross my [Ab] own land back [Bb] in Oregon, [F] don't take me alive.
[C] .
[F] [Cm] [F] .
[Cm] [F] [Em] [F] .
[G] [C] [G] [Eb] .
I'm a bookkeeper's son, [F] I don't want [G] to shoot no [F] one.
[A] When [Dm] I cross my [Ab] own land back [Bb] in Oregon, [F] don't take me alive.
.
[Cm] Got a case of dynamite, [F] I could hold out [G] here all [F] night.
[Cm] Yes, [Bb] I'll cross my [Ab] own land back in [Bb] Oregon, [Cm] don't take me [Dm] alive.
[Ab].
[Bb] Don't [A] take me [Dm] alive.
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [C] .
Key:  
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Cm
13421113
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Steely Dan - Dont Take Me Alive chords, practice playing G, F, G, F, Cm, F, G and Cm in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 29 BPM before aiming for the song's 60 BPM. With the song's key of C Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ .
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ .
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ .
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ .
[A] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ .
[Gm] _ [F] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ [Bb] _ [G] I [Fm] know you're out there [Bb] with [C] rays in your [D] eyes and your megaphone.
[Eb] [F] Saying [C] all is [Eb] forgiven, [Cm] _ .
mad dog [F] surrender.
[G] _ [F] How can I answer?.
[Bb] A [C] man of my [D] mind can do anything.
[Eb] _ [Cm] I'm a bookkeeper's son, [F] I don't [G] want to shoot no [G] one.
[Cm] When I [Dm] cross my own [Ab] land back in [Bb] Oregon, don't [F] take me alive.
_ _ [Cm] Got a case of dynamite, [F] I could [G] hold out here all [G] night.
[Ab] Yes, I'll [Bb] cross my own [Ab] land back in [Bb] Oregon, don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [B] _ [Cm] _ .
[C] Can you hear the [Eb] evil [C] crowd, the [G] lies and the [Bb] laughter?.
[G] _ .
[Fm] I hear my inside, the [F] mechanized [D] hum of another [Eb] world.
[F] Where [Cm] no sun is shining, _ [G] no red light [Bb] flashing, [G] _ .
[Fm] here in this darkness.
[Bb] I [F] know what [D] I've done, I know at [Eb] once who I [F] am.
[Cm] I'm a bookkeeper's son, [F] I don't want [G] to shoot no [F] one.
[A] When [Dm] I cross my [Ab] own land back [Bb] in Oregon, [Fm] don't take me [Cm] alive.
[Gm] _ .
[C] [Eb] Got a case of dynamite, [F] I could hold out [G] here all [Dm] night.
[Ab] Yes, [Bb] I'll cross my [Ab] own land back [Bb] in Oregon, [F] don't take me alive.
[C] _ .
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ .
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ _ .
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
I'm a bookkeeper's son, [F] I don't want [G] to shoot no [F] one.
[A] When [Dm] I cross my [Ab] own land back [Bb] in Oregon, [F] don't take me alive.
_ .
[Cm] Got a case of dynamite, [F] I could hold out [G] here all [F] night.
[Cm] Yes, [Bb] I'll cross my [Ab] own land back in [Bb] Oregon, [Cm] don't take me [Dm] alive.
[Ab].
[Bb] Don't [A] take me [Dm] alive.
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .

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