Almost Gothic

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ALMOST GOTHIC
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus50@yahoo.ca
[intro]
Amaj7C#m7C#m7 Amaj7C#m7C#m7
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Amaj7B7 Amaj7C#m7F#sus2/A#Bsus2Bsus2
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[Verse 1]
Eb13 Db13 Gm7
I'm working on gospel time these days
Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
(The summer the summer this could be
Gm7 Dm7
the cool part of the summer)
Dbmaj7 Cm7
The sloe-eyed creature in the reckless room
Bbmaj7
she's so severe
Ebo Dm11
A wise child walks right out of here
[Chorus]
Dmaj7 Cmaj7-5 Cmaj7
I'm so excited I can barely cope
Bmaj7 Amaj7-5
I'm sizzling like an isotope
Emaj7 G#m7 Emaj7
I'm on fire so cut me some slack
G#m7 Gmaj7 D6 Gmaj7 D6
First she's way gone then she comes back
Gmaj7 D6 Gmaj7 F#m7
She's all business then she's ready to play
Bmaj7 D#m11 G#sus2/C C#sus2
She's almost gothic in a natural way
Amaj7Emaj7Amaj7-5
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[Verse 2]
Eb13 Db13 Gm7
This house of de sire is built four square
Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7
(The city - the city the cleanest kitten in the city)
Dbmaj7 Cm7 Bbmaj7
When she speaks it's like the slickest song I ever heard
Ebo Dm11
I'm hanging on her every word
Dmaj7 Cmaj7-5 Cmaj7
As if I'm not already blazed en ough
Bmaj7 Amaj7-5
She hits me with the cryptic stuff
Emaj7 G#m7 Emaj7
That's her style - to jerk me around
G#m7 Gmaj7 D6/9 Gmaj7 Dmaj9
First she's all feel then she cools down
Gmaj7 D6/9 Gmaj7 F#m7
She's pure science with a splash of black cat
Bmaj7 D#m11 G#sus2/C C#sus2
She's almost gothic and I like it like that
[Bridge]
Am9 D9 Fmaj7-5/A D9
In this dark place so thrilling and
Am9 D9 Fmaj7-5/AD9
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new It's
Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Amaj7/B
kind of like the opposite of an aerial view
Fmaj9 C9
Un less I'm totally wrong
Bbmaj7-5 Amadd9 E9 D6/9
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I hear her rap and brother it's strong
[Muted trumpet]
Abm11Db/EbAbm11Db/EbAbm11Db/EbAbm11Db/Eb
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Gm11 C/D Gm11 C/D Gm11 C/D Gm11 C/D
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Chorus]
Dbmaj7 Cm7 Bbmaj7
I'm pretty sure that what she's telling me is mostly lies
Ebo Dm11
But I just stand there hypnotized
Ebmaj7 Dbmaj7
I'll just have to make it work somehow
Cmaj13 Bbmaj7-5
I'm in the amen corner now
Fmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7
's called love - I spell L -U- V
Am7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj13 Abmaj7 Ebmaj13
First she's all buzz then she's noise-free
Abmaj7 Ebmaj13 Abmaj7 Gm7
She's bubb ling over then there's nothing to say
Cmaj7 Em11 Asus2/C# Dadd9
She's almost gothic in a natural way
Bbmaj7Fmaj7Bbmaj7
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* * * * She's old
Abmaj7 Ebmaj13 Abmaj7 Ebmaj13
school then she's like young
Abmaj7 Ebmaj13 Abmaj7 Ebmaj13
      Little Eva meets the Bleecker Street brat
Cmaj7 Em11 Asus2/C# Dadd9
She's almost gothic but it's better than that
[Closing sequence]
Bbmaj7Fmaj7Bbmaj7Fmaj7E13 D13 Dmaj7Gm11
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ALMOST GOTHIC
Transcription  and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus50@yahoo.ca
[intro]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
 [Bridge]
 new                                It's
[Muted trumpet]
[Chorus]
[Closing sequence]

Almost Gothic Chords by Steely Dan

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