Kid Charlemagne Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
95.9 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Am

F

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne chords
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[C] [Cm] .
[C] .
[Eb] [A] [Am] While the music played [Em] you were bike and delight, [C] those San Francisco nights were [D] the best in town.
[Am] Just by chance you crossed [G] the diamond with the pearl, [C] you turned it on the world.
[Bb] When you turned [Ab] the world [G].
around, did you feel [Am] like Jesus?.
[Em].
Did you [F] realize [Em] [Dm] that you [Em] were a champion [C] in [Em] their eyes?.
[C] [Cm] .
[A] [Am] On the hill the stuff was [G] laced with kerosene, [C] but yours was clean.
Everyone [Bb] stopped [Ab] to stare at you, Technicolor [Am] motorhome.
[Dm] Every [Am] airframe had [G] your number on the wall.
You must have had it [Dm] all.
You [Ab] put an air there on a dare [G] and you thought alone.
Could you live [Am] forever?.
[Em].
Could you see [F] the [Em] day?.
[Dm] Could you feel [G] your whole [C] world fall apart [Am] and fade away?.
[Dm] It [G] ain't long.
[F] It [G] ain't long, Kishanomé.
[G] It ain't long, [A] Kishanomé.
[G] .
[C] .
[Am] Now your patrons have [G] all left [Em] you in the red.
[C] Your low rent friends are dead.
Your life [Bb] can be [Ab] very [D] strange.
[Am] All [F] those Negro [Am] freaks [Em] who used to paint the face, [F] they've joined the new race.
Some [Ab] things will never [Gm] change.
[C] [G] Son, you are [Am] Miss Megan.
[Em].
You are [F] odd to [Em] meet.
[Dm] Look at [G] all the white [C] men on the [D] street.
[G] It ain't long.
[F] It [G] ain't long, [C] Kishanomé.
It [G] ain't long, [Em] [F] Kishanomé.
[Ab] [G] .
[C] .
[E] [A] [Dm] [Am] [F] .
[Dm] [E] [Am] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] [B] [Em] .
[D] [Bm] [C] [G] .
[D] [Am] .
[G] [C] [Am] .
[Bb] [Ab] [Gm] [Fm] [C] [G] .
[Am] [Em] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] .
[Em] [F] [Em] [Eb] .
[G] [C] [Am] Clean this mess up else [G] we'll all end up in jail.
[F] Those testers can't scale.
Just [Bb] get it all out of here.
[Ab] [Am] Is there gas in the [Em] car?.
Yes, there's gas in the [Am] car.
[Gm] I think [Ab] the people down in the hall know who you [F] are.
[G] Have a watch you [Am] carry.
[G] Doesn't matter [F] why.
[G] [Dm] You are [Em] still an outlaw [C] to me.
[F] [G] It [C] ain't long.
[F] It [G] ain't long, [F] Kishanomé.
It [G] ain't long, [F] Kishanomé.
[G] [Bb] [C] .
[Am] [G] [F] .
[Em] [F] [G] [F] [C] .
[Dm] [C] .
[Am] [C] [F] [C] .
[Am] [C] [Dm] [C] .
[Dm] [C] .
[Am] [C] [Dm] [C] [Eb] .
[F] [C] [Dm] [C] .
[F] [C] [F] [C] .
[N] .
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne chords, Practice these chords sequence - Am, C, Am, G, C, Dm, C, F, G and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 47 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 96. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ .
[Eb] _ [A] [Am] While the music played [Em] you were bike and delight, [C] those San Francisco nights were [D] the best in town.
_ [Am] Just by chance you crossed [G] the diamond with the pearl, [C] you turned it on the world.
[Bb] When you turned [Ab] the world [G].
around, _ did you feel [Am] like Jesus?.
[Em].
Did you [F] realize [Em] _ [Dm] that you [Em] were a champion [C] in [Em] their eyes?.
[C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [A] [Am] On the hill the stuff was [G] laced with kerosene, [C] but yours was clean.
Everyone [Bb] stopped [Ab] to stare at you, Technicolor [Am] motorhome.
[Dm] Every [Am] airframe had [G] your number on the wall.
You must have had it [Dm] all.
You [Ab] put an air there on a dare [G] and you thought alone.
Could you live [Am] forever?.
_ [Em].
Could you see [F] the [Em] day?.
[Dm] Could you feel [G] your whole [C] world fall apart [Am] and fade away?.
[Dm] It [G] ain't long.
[F] It [G] ain't long, Kishanomé.
[G] It ain't long, [A] Kishanomé.
_ [G] _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Am] Now your patrons have [G] all left [Em] you in the red.
[C] Your low rent friends are dead.
Your life [Bb] can be [Ab] very [D] strange.
_ [Am] All [F] those Negro [Am] freaks [Em] who used to paint the face, [F] they've joined the new race.
Some [Ab] things will never [Gm] change.
_ [C] _ [G] Son, you are [Am] Miss Megan.
_ [Em].
You are [F] odd to [Em] meet.
[Dm] Look at [G] all the white [C] men on the [D] street.
[G] It ain't long.
[F] It [G] ain't long, [C] Kishanomé.
It [G] ain't long, [Em] [F] Kishanomé.
[Ab] _ [G] _ .
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ .
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ .
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ .
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [C] _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ [G] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ .
_ [Em] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [Eb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Am] Clean this mess up else [G] we'll all end up in jail.
[F] Those testers can't scale.
Just [Bb] get it all out of here.
[Ab] _ _ [Am] _ Is there gas in the [Em] car?.
Yes, there's gas in the [Am] car.
_ [Gm] I think [Ab] the people down in the hall know who you [F] are.
[G] Have a watch you [Am] carry.
[G] Doesn't matter [F] why.
[G] [Dm] You are [Em] still an outlaw [C] to me.
_ _ [F] [G] It [C] ain't long.
[F] It [G] ain't long, [F] Kishanomé.
It [G] ain't long, [F] Kishanomé.
_ [G] _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ .
_ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ .
_ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Eb] _ .
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ .
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ .

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.

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