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|    Bmaj13|  %  |  %  |  %   |
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Bmaj7Up on the hill people never B11stare
They B/F#just  Emaj7don't 
|      Bm11|  %  |    Cmaj7|   %   |
 care
|    Dmaj13|  %  |
E9Chi  E6nese Bm/Emusic un E6der  Gban  A/Gyan  Gtrees
GHere A/Gat   Gthe F#7dude D#7ranch a D#7-9bove the G#7sea
E11Aja   when all my D/Cdime  Cdan  D/Ccin' is Cthrough
I Fmaj7run    Gadd9to     C#maj7-5youCmaj7-5  
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Bmaj7Up on the hill, they've got time to B11burn
There's B9no  Emaj7re  
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 turn
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E9Dou  E6ble Bm/Ehelix in E6the Gsky A/Gto   Gnight
GThrow A/Gout Gthe F#7hard   D#7ware, let's D#7-9do it  G#7right
E11Aja    when all my D/Cdime  Cdan  D/Ccin' is Cthrough
I Fmaj7run     Gadd9to     C#maj7-5youCmaj7-5  
|  B11    Em11|      Em11|
|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|
|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|
|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|   A     Gmaj7|    A|
                                        --2/4-
|   G     Fmaj7|   G      Fmaj7|        F#11|          |
|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|   A     Gmaj7|    A|
                                        --2/4-
|   G     Fmaj7|   G      Fmaj7|        F#11|                |
|           G|             |  Cmaj7    D/C|    Cmaj7      D/C|
|  Cmaj7    D/C|   Cmaj7|    E7sus4|           |
              --2/4---
|  F#     G     A|         G|            F#11|     G/F      Fmaj7|
             ----3/4---- ------6/4-------
|           G|   A      Gmaj7|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|
|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|   A     Gmaj7|    A|
                                        --2/4-
|   G     Fmaj7|   G      Fmaj7|        F#11|          |
|   A     Gmaj7|   A      Gmaj7|   A     Gmaj7|    A|
                                        --2/4-
|   G     Fmaj7|   G      Fmaj7|        F#11|          |
|           G|   %   |  Cmaj7    D/C|  Cmaj7      D/C|
|  Cmaj7    D/C|   Cmaj7|    E7sus4|  %  |
              --2/4---
|  Gb     G     A|         G|            F#11|     G/F      Fmaj7|
             ----3/4---- ------6/4-------
|           G|    G/F       Fmaj7|    G6     Fmaj13|       Cm11  Bm11|
                                               ------6/4--------
|        Bm11|   %    |   %    |   %    |    %    |    %    |                         
|         C11|       C#11       F#11|       F#11|
|     F11       E11|   D#11        D11|   D#11    F#11|
|            |      G6       Fmaj7|         Cm11  Bm11| %  |  %  |  %   |  %   |   
|        Bm11|  %  |  %   |  %  |     Bm11  C11|       C#11    F#11| 
|            |     F11       E11|   D#11        D11|     D#11         F#11|        F#11|
|    Dbmaj7-5|         Cmaj7-5|   %  | 
|     Bmaj13|  %  |  %  |  %  |  %   |  %  |  %  |  %   |  %   | 
Bmaj7Up on the hill, they think I'm o B11kay
Or B/F#so   Emaj7they  
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 say
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E9Chi   E6nese   Bm/Emusic al  E6ways Gsets  A/Gme   Gfree
GAng  A/Gu    Glar  F#7ban  D#7jos sound D#7-9good to G#7me
E11Aja when all my D/Cdime  Cdan  D/Ccin' is Cthrough
I Fmaj7run    Gadd9to      C#maj7-5youCmaj7-5  
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Bm11
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Bm11
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Bm11
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Bm11

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Aja

by Steely Dan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bmaj13

Bmaj7

B11

B/F#

Emaj7

Bm11

Cmaj7

Dmaj13

Bm/E

A/G

F#7

D#7

D#7-9

G#7

E11

D/C

Fmaj7

Gadd9

C#maj7-5

Cmaj7-5

Bmaj13

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Bmaj13

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Bmaj7 B11

Up on the hill people never stare

B/F# Emaj7

They just don't

Bm11 Cmaj7

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care

Dmaj13

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E9 E6 Bm/E E6 G A/G G

Chi nese music un der ban yan trees

G A/G G F#7 D#7 D#7-9 G#7

Here at the dude ranch a bove the sea

E11 D/C C D/C C

Aja when all my dime dan cin' is through

Fmaj7 Gadd9 C#maj7-5 Cmaj7-5

I run to you

Bmaj13

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Bmaj7 B11

Up on the hill, they've got time to burn

B9 Emaj7

There's no re

Bm11 Cmaj7

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turn

Dmaj13

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E9 E6 Bm/E E6 G A/G G

Dou ble helix in the sky to night

G A/G G F#7 D#7 D#7-9 G#7

Throw out the hard ware, let's do it right

E11 D/C C D/C C

Aja when all my dime dan cin' is through

Fmaj7 Gadd9 C#maj7-5 Cmaj7-5

I run to you

B11 Em11 Em11

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A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7

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A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7

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A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A

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--2/4-

G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 F#11

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A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A

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--2/4-

G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 F#11

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G Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7 D/C

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Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7 E7sus4

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--2/4---

F# G A G F#11 G/F Fmaj7

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----3/4---- ------6/4-------

G A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7

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A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A

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--2/4-

G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 F#11

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A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A Gmaj7 A

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--2/4-

G Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 F#11

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G Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7 D/C

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Cmaj7 D/C Cmaj7 E7sus4

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--2/4---

Gb G A G F#11 G/F Fmaj7

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----3/4---- ------6/4-------

G G/F Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj13 Cm11 Bm11

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------6/4--------

Bm11

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C11 C#11 F#11 F#11

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F11 E11 D#11 D11 D#11 F#11

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G6 Fmaj7 Cm11 Bm11

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Bm11 Bm11 C11 C#11 F#11

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F11 E11 D#11 D11 D#11 F#11 F#11

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Dbmaj7-5 Cmaj7-5

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Bmaj13

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Bmaj7 B11

Up on the hill, they think I'm o kay

B/F# Emaj7

Or so they

Bm11 Cmaj7

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say

Dmaj13

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E9 E6 Bm/E E6 G A/G G

Chi nese music al ways sets me free

G A/G G F#7 D#7 D#7-9 G#7

Ang u lar ban jos sound good to me

E11 D/C C D/C C

Aja when all my dime dan cin' is through

Fmaj7 Gadd9 C#maj7-5 Cmaj7-5

I run to you

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Bm11

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Bm11

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Bm11

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Bm11

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