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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":947136,"song":"Deacon Blues","artist":"Steely Dan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/947136-deacon-blues-chords-by-steely-dan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/947136?type=chord","rating":4.80137,"votes":50,"content":"Deacon Blues\r\n\r\ntranscription and chart\r\nPeter Kruger\r\ncasparus60@yahoo.com\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[tab] |[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7+5[/ch] |[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]Dbm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7+5[/ch] | \r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] |[ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] |[ch]E7+5+9[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch] [ch]F6/9[/ch]\r\n This is the day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\nOf the expanding man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch] [ch]F6/9[/ch]\r\n That shape is my shade[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D13[/ch]\r\nThere where I used to stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n It seems like only yester day[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb13[/ch]\r\nI gazed through the glass[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAt ramblers[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nWild gamblers[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7-5[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Bm7-5/F[/ch] [ch]E7+5+9[/ch]\r\nThat's all in the past[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n You call me a fool[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13-5[/ch]\r\n You say it's a crazy scheme[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n This one's for real[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gmaj7/A[/ch] [ch]A13[/ch]\r\n I already bought the dream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch]\r\n So useless to ask me why[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Gm7[/ch] [ch]Gm9[/ch] [ch]Gb9+5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch]\r\n Throw a kiss and say good bye[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n I'll make it this time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\n I'm ready to cross that fine line[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n I'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]Bbmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Gb7-5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDrink Scotch whisky all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n And die be hind the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n They got a name for the winners in the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n I want a name when I lose[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Gb7-5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n They call Alabama the Crimson Tide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n Call me Deacon Blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n(Deacon Blues )[/tab]\r\nbrass:\r\n\r\n[tab] |[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]Dbm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Cmaj13[/ch] [ch]Bm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] |[ch]E7+5+9[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gmaj13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n My back to the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n A victim of laughing chance[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gmaj13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n This is for me[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D13[/ch]\r\n The essence of true ro mance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]E7-9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n Sharing the things we know and love[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb13[/ch]\r\n With those of my kind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n Li bations[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]B7[/ch]\r\n Sen sations[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bm7-5[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Bm7-5/F[/ch] [ch]E7+9[/ch]\r\n That stagger the mind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n I crawl like a viper[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13-5[/ch]\r\nThrough these su burban streets[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gmaj13[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n Make love to these women[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gmaj7/A[/ch] [ch]A13[/ch]\r\n Languid and bitter sweet[/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]Gm9[/ch] [ch]Gb9+5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch]\r\n Cover every game in town[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n A world of my own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\n I'll make it my home sweet home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n I'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]Bbmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Gb7-5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDrink Scotch whisky all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n And die be hind the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n    They got a name for the winners in the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]     [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n     I want a name when I lose[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Gb7-5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n They call Alabama the Crimson Tide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n Call me Deacon Blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n(Deacon Blues )[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Brass ensemble] [rhodes:]\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]Dbm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Cmaj13[/ch] [ch]Bm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Ebmaj13[/ch] |[ch]E7+5+9[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] |[ch]Em[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n \r\n[Sax solo]\r\n[tab]|[ch]A13[/ch] |[ch]D7+9[/ch] |[ch]G13[/ch] |[ch]B7+9[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Em7[/ch] |[ch]A9[/ch] |[ch]C/F[/ch] [ch]F#7+5+9[/ch] |[ch]D/G[/ch] [ch]B7+5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Brass ensemble]\r\n[tab]|[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] |[ch]Em[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]A13[/ch] |[ch]D7+9[/ch] |[ch]G13[/ch] |[ch]B7+9[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]|[ch]Em7[/ch] |[ch]A9[/ch] |[ch]C/F[/ch] [ch]F#7+5+9[/ch] |[ch]D/G[/ch] [ch]B7+5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Bbmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am7+5[/ch] |[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]Dbm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Bm7+5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Ebmaj7[/ch] |[ch]E7+5+9[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]G6[/ch] [ch]F13[/ch]\r\n This is the night[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13-5[/ch]\r\nOf the expanding man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gmaj13[/ch] [ch]Ebmaj7-5/F[/ch]\r\n I take one last drag[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Gmaj7/A[/ch] [ch]A13[/ch]\r\n As I ap proach the stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Fmaj9[/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]Gm9[/ch] [ch]Gb9+5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch]\r\n Sue me if I play too long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch]\r\n This brother is free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D9[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7/G[/ch] [ch]F/G[/ch]\r\n I'll be what I want to be[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n I'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]Bbmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Gb7-5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\nDrink Scotch whisky all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n And die be hind the wheel[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n They got a name for the winners in the world[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n I want a name when I lose[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bbmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] [ch]Gb7-5[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n They call Alabama the Crimson Tide[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C/E[/ch] [ch]Fmaj9[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n Call me Deacon Blues[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\n(Deacon Blues )[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n [Closing sequence/brass]\r\n[tab]|[ch]Dmaj7[/ch] [ch]Dbm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Cmaj13[/ch] [ch]Bm7+5[/ch] |[ch]Ebmaj13[/ch] |[ch]E7+5+9[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]G6[/ch] |[ch]F6/9[/ch] |[ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13-5[/ch] |[ch]F13-5[/ch]   |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]|[ch]Gmaj13[/ch] |[ch]F13[/ch] |[ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D13-5[/ch] |[ch]D13-5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Fmaj9[/ch] |[ch]E7-9[/ch] |[ch]Am7[/ch] |[ch]Bb13[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]E7[/ch] |[ch]B7[/ch] (no5) |[ch]Bm7-5[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] |[ch]Bm7-5/F[/ch] [ch]E7+5+9[/ch]|\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]G6[/ch] |[ch]F6/9[/ch] |[ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13-5[/ch] |[ch]F13-5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]|[ch]Gmaj13[/ch] |[ch]F13[/ch] |[ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D13-5[/ch] |[ch]D13-5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]Fmaj9[/ch] |[ch]E7-9[/ch] |[ch]Am7[/ch] |[ch]Bb13[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]E7[/ch] |[ch]B7[/ch] (no5) |[ch]Bm7-5[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] |[ch]Bm7-5/F[/ch] [ch]E7+5+9[/ch]|\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]|[ch]G6[/ch] |[ch]F6/9[/ch] |[ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]F13-5[/ch] |[ch]F13-5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]\r\n \r\n[tab]|[ch]Gmaj13[/ch] |[ch]F13[/ch] |[ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]D13-5[/ch] |[ch]D13-5[/ch] |\r\n * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [/tab]","plain_text":"Deacon Blues\n\ntranscription and chart\nPeter Kruger\ncasparus60@yahoo.com\n\n\n[Intro]\n\n\n\n \n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbrass:\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Brass ensemble] [rhodes:]\n\n\n\n\n \n[Sax solo]\n\n\n\n\n[Brass ensemble]\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n [Closing sequence/brass]","chords":["Cmaj7","Bm7+5","Bbmaj7","Am7+5","Dmaj7","Dbm7+5","Ebmaj7","E7+5+9","G6","F6/9","G/A","F13","D13","Fmaj9","E7-9","Am7","Bb13","E7","B7","Bm7-5","Bm7-5/F","G13","F13-5","Gmaj7/A"],"chord_diagrams":{"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]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"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]}}}