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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1761047,"song":"What A Shame About Me","artist":"Steely Dan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1761047-what-a-shame-about-me-chords-by-steely-dan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1761047?type=chord","rating":4.74565,"votes":6,"content":"What a Shame About Me  \r\n\r\nTranscription and chart\r\nPeter Kruger\r\ncasparus60@yahoo.com\r\n\r\n\r\n|[ch]Am7/D[/ch]      |          |            |              |\r\n\r\n|[ch]Am7/D[/ch]      |          |            |              |\r\n\r\n|[ch]Am7/D[/ch]      |          |            | *            |\r\n\r\n|[ch]Am7/D[/ch]      |          |            |              |\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am7/D[/ch]\r\nI was grinding through my day gig[/tab]\r\n                              \r\nStackin' cutouts at the Strand*\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am7/D[/ch]\r\nWhen in walks Franny from NYU[/tab]\r\n \r\nWe were quite an item back then\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Dm7/G[/ch] \r\nWe talked about her films and shows and Cds[/tab]\r\n \r\nAnd I don't know what else* \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am7/D[/ch]\r\nShe said, yeah, Hollywood's been good to me[/tab]\r\n \r\nBut tell me - how about yourself \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]           [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nI'm still working on that novel[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Ebmaj7/F[/ch]      [ch]F13[/ch] \r\nBut I'm just about to quit[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Db7[/ch] \r\n'Cause I'm worrying about the future now[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nOr maybe this is it[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]          [ch]B7+9[/ch]             [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]  [ch]E13-9[/ch]\r\nIt's not all that I thought it would be[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb/C[/ch]    [ch]B7+9[/ch]    [ch]Gsus4/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bbmaj13[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame a bout me [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7/D[/ch]\r\n        She said, talk to me, do you ever see[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnybody else from our old crew*\r\n\r\nBobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize\r\n\r\nNow he's coming out with something new\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7/G[/ch]\r\nAlan owns a chain of Steamer Heavens [/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd Barry is the software king*\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am7/D[/ch]\r\nAnd somebody told me in the early 80's [/tab]\r\n\r\nYou were gonna be the Next Big Thing \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]           [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nWell now that was just a rumour[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ebmaj7/F[/ch]        [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nBut I guess I'm doin' fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Db7[/ch]\r\nThree weeks out of the rehab[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nLiving one day at a time[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]     [ch]B7+9[/ch]    [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]   [ch]E13-9[/ch]\r\nSneaking up on the new cen tury[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb/C[/ch]     [ch]B7+9[/ch]     [ch]Gsus4/Bb[/ch]   [ch]Bbmaj13[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame a  bout me [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am7/D[/ch]                      [ch]Gm7/C[/ch]\r\n        What a shame about me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bbm7/Eb[/ch]           [ch]Fmaj9[/ch]\r\nI'm thinking of a major Jane Street sunrise[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bb13[/ch]           [ch]Csus4/Eb[/ch]   [ch]Ebm7/Ab[/ch]\r\nAnd the goddess on the fire     escape was you[/tab]\r\n\r\n|[ch]Dbm7/Gb[/ch]       |             |[ch]Abm7/Db[/ch]         |             |\r\n\r\n|[ch]Dbm7/Gb[/ch]       |             |[ch]Abm7/Db[/ch]         |             |\r\n\r\n|[ch]Gbm7/B[/ch]        |[ch]Abm7/Db[/ch]      |\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am7/D[/ch]\r\nWe both ran out of small talk [/tab]\r\n\r\nThe connection seemed to go dead*\r\n \r\nI was about to say, hey, have a nice life\r\n \r\nWhen she touched my hand and said:\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm7/G[/ch] \r\nYou know I just had this great idea[/tab]\r\n \r\nThis could be very cool*\r\n \r\nWhy don't we grab a cab to my hotel \r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                       [ch]Am7/D[/ch]\r\nAnd make believe we're back at our old school [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]            [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nI said babe you look de licious[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Ebmaj7/F[/ch]      [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nAnd you're standing very close[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Db7[/ch]\r\nBut like this is Lower Broadway[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]B7[/ch]           [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]\r\nAnd you're talking to a ghost[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]          [ch]B7+9[/ch]    [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]  [ch]E13-9[/ch]\r\nTake a good look it's easy to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bbmaj7[/ch]   [ch]Ebmaj9[/ch]     [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]        \r\nWhat a shame  a bout me[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bb/C[/ch]    [ch]B7+9[/ch]     [ch]Gsus4/Bb[/ch]  [ch]Bbmaj13[/ch]   \r\nWhat a shame a bout me [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]   |[ch]Am7/D[/ch]        |            |           |            |\r\n    Shame!                      Shame about me…[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nRepeat/fade\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  ‘*‘lick               [ch]Gsus4/Bb[/ch]   [ch]Csus4/Eb[/ch]\r\n--16-s15--16-s15---------X--------X--------\r\n--16-s15--16-s15---------1--------6-------\r\n--15-s14--15-s14---------0--------5-------\r\n-------------------------0--------5-------\r\n-------------------------1--------6-------\r\n-------------------------X--------X-------[/tab]\r\n\r\n   Repeat/fade\r\n  \r\n    Transcription and chart\r\n    Peter Kruger\r\n    casparus60@yahoo.com","plain_text":"What a Shame About Me  \n\nTranscription and chart\nPeter Kruger\ncasparus60@yahoo.com\n\n\n|Am7/D      |          |            |              |\n\n|Am7/D      |          |            |              |\n\n|Am7/D      |          |            | *            |\n\n|Am7/D      |          |            |              |\n\n\n                              \nStackin' cutouts at the Strand*\n\n \nWe were quite an item back then\n\n\n\n \nAnd I don't know what else* \n\n\n\n \nBut tell me - how about yourself \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnybody else from our old crew*\n\nBobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize\n\nNow he's coming out with something new\n\n\nAnd Barry is the software king*\n\n\nYou were gonna be the Next Big Thing \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n|Dbm7/Gb       |             |Abm7/Db         |             |\n\n|Dbm7/Gb       |             |Abm7/Db         |             |\n\n|Gbm7/B        |Abm7/Db      |\n\n\n\n\n\nThe connection seemed to go dead*\n \nI was about to say, hey, have a nice life\n \nWhen she touched my hand and said:\n\n\n\n \nThis could be very cool*\n \nWhy don't we grab a cab to my hotel \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat/fade\n\n\n\n\n\n   Repeat/fade\n  \n    Transcription and chart\n    Peter Kruger\n    casparus60@yahoo.com","chords":["Am7/D","Dm7/G","Cmaj7","F13","Ebmaj7/F","D","Db7","B7","Bbmaj7","Fmaj7","B7+9","E13-9","Bb/C","Gsus4/Bb","Bbmaj13","Gm7/C","Bbm7/Eb","Fmaj9","Bb13","Csus4/Eb","Ebm7/Ab","Dbm7/Gb","Abm7/Db","Gbm7/B"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]}}}