{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":84132,"song":"Deacon Blues","artist":"Steely Dan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11549161-deacon-blues-chords-by-steely-dan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84132?type=chord","rating":4.79362,"votes":202,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch] [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7#5[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]C#m7#5[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7#9[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nThis is the day of the expanding man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D9[/ch]\r\n That shape is my shade there where I used to stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Bb13[/ch]\r\n It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nAt ramblers, wild gamblers[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7b5[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Bm7b5[/ch] [ch]E7#9[/ch]\r\nThat's all in the past[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nYou call me a fool you say it's a crazy scheme[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n This one's for real I already bought the dream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch]\r\n So useless to ask me why[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]F#maj7[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThrow a kiss and say goodbye[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7#5[/ch]\r\nI'll make it this time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\nI'm ready to cross that fine line[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI'll Learn to work the saxophone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n I'll play just what I feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDrink scotch whiskey all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7#5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd die behind the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey got a name for the winners in the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI want a name when I lose[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThey call Alabama the crimson tide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7#5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nCall me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]C#m7#5[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch] [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7#9[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n My back to the wall a victim of laughing chance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D9[/ch]\r\n This is for me the essence of true romance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Bb13[/ch]\r\n Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]B7#9[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]B7#9[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nLibations, sensations which stagger the mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Make love to these women languid and bittersweet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch]\r\n I'll rise when the sun goes down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]F#maj7[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Cover every game in town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7#5[/ch]\r\nA world of my own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\nI'll make it my home sweet home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI'll Learn to work the saxophone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n I'll play just what I feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDrink scotch whiskey all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7#5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd die behind the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey got a name for the winners in the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI want a name when I lose[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThey call Alabama the crimson tide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7#5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nCall me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]C#m7#5[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch] [ch]Bb13[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A13[/ch] [ch]D7#5#9[/ch] [ch]G13[/ch] [ch]B7#9[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A13[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]F#7#9[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]B7#9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A13[/ch] [ch]D7#5#9[/ch] [ch]G13[/ch] [ch]B7#9[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A13[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]F#7#9[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]B7#9[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Reprise Intro]\r\n[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch] [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7#5[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]C#m7#5[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7#9[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nThis is the night of the expanding man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n I take one last drag as I approach the stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch]\r\n I cried when I wrote this song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]F#maj7[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n Sue me if I play too long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7#5[/ch]\r\nThis brother is free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\n I'll be what I want to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nI'll Learn to work the saxophone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n I'll play just what I feel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDrink scotch whiskey all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7#5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd die behind the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThey got a name for the winners in the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nI want a name when I lose[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nThey call Alabama the crimson tide[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em7#5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nCall me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n(Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9\r\nKeep repeating this half verse to fade)\r\n[ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n[ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D9-5[/ch]\r\n\r\nChord Shapes\r\n------------\r\n\r\nAs before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out\r\n(Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!)\r\n\r\n\r\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\r\n 8X998X 7X778X 6X776X 5X556X [ch]A[/ch]XBBAX 9X99AX\r\n\r\n [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7#5[/ch] [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7#5[/ch] [ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]C#m7#5[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\r\n x68786 07678x 353453 3x345x 131231 1x123x\r\n\r\n [ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7#9[/ch] [ch]G13[/ch] [ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n\r\n (Take your pick !)\r\n\r\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\r\n x0543x x5455x 133210 07676x 5x5555 6x678x\r\n\r\n [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D9[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Bb13[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\r\n 020100 x24242 x2123x 3x3333 2x332x x7x788\r\n\r\n [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]B7[/ch] [ch]B7#9[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]F#maj7[/ch] [ch]Em7#5[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\r\n 3x321x x79787 x57565 x02210 3x2210 2x2210\r\n\r\n [ch]F/G[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]Am/G[/ch] [ch]Am/F#[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\r\n x8a9a8 x54566 242355 3x443x x5x554\r\n\r\nFmaj7(Viii) [ch]D7#5#9[/ch] [ch]F#7#9[/ch] [ch]Gmaj7[/ch] [ch]D9-5[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nAny mistakes with words or chords - please let me know.\r\nI don't think I missed out any shapes , but I might have let one slip...","plain_text":"[Intro]\nCmaj7 Bm7#5 Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5\n\nEbmaj7 E7#9\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nDmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Ebmaj7 E7#9\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nDmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Bb13 Bm7#5\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nCmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13 B7#9 Em7 A13\n\nFmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9\n\nCmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13 B7#9 Em7 A13\n\nFmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9\n\n[Reprise Intro]\nCmaj7 Bm7#5 Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 C#m7#5 Cmaj7 Bm7#5\n\nEbmaj7 E7#9\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n(Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9\nKeep repeating this half verse to fade)\nG13 F13 G/A F13\nG13 F13 G/A D9-5\n\nChord Shapes\n------------\n\nAs before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out\n(Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!)\n\n\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\n 8X998X 7X778X 6X776X 5X556X AXBBAX 9X99AX\n\n Cmaj7 Bm7#5 Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 C#m7#5\n\n\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\n x68786 07678x 353453 3x345x 131231 1x123x\n\n Ebmaj7 E7#9 G13 G13 F13 F13\n\n (Take your pick !)\n\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\n x0543x x5455x 133210 07676x 5x5555 6x678x\n\n G/A D9 Fmaj7 E7-9 Am7 Bb13\n\n\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\n 020100 x24242 x2123x 3x3333 2x332x x7x788\n\n E7 B7 B7#9 Gm7 F#maj7 Em7#5\n\n\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\n 3x321x x79787 x57565 x02210 3x2210 2x2210\n\n F/G Em7 Dm7 Am Am/G Am/F#\n\n\n EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE\n x8a9a8 x54566 242355 3x443x x5x554\n\nFmaj7(Viii) D7#5#9 F#7#9 Gmaj7 D9-5\n\n\nAny mistakes with words or chords - please let me know.\nI don't think I missed out any shapes , but I might have let one slip...","chords":["Cmaj7","Bm7#5","Bbmaj7","Am7#5","Dmaj7","C#m7#5","Ebmaj7","E7#9","G13","F13","G/A","D9","Fmaj7","E7-9","Am7","Bb13","E7","B7","Bm7b5","A7","Gm7","F#maj7","Em7#5","F/G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"Gm7":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,1,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,3,3,3,3]},"Gmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,2]}}}