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Parkers Band

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By    : kerym
INTRO : (See Tab Pro )
 C6/9 :  X 3 X 2 3 O 
Emphesis on 3d measure, with swing feel .
C6/9/      /      /      / 
Savoy  Sides  presents - a
C6/9/      /      /      / 
new saxophone sensation
C6/9/      /      /      /      C6/9/      /      /      / 
It s Parker s band with a smooth style of syncopation
C6/9/      /      /      /     /      /      /      /
Kansas City born and growing ,      you won t be -
C6/9/      /       /         /     C6/9/     /     /     /
lieve what the boys are blow - -ing --      you got to
C H O R U S :
Dm7/      /      Em7/      / 
come on      man, and take a
        Fmaj7G                         C   Bb--------
/      /      /      /           /      /     /     /
Piece of    Mister Parker s band -- -
                              BbD.C
/     /     /     /  
                  You ll be..  ( to verse 2)
Verse 2 :
Riding by   
bareback on your  armadillo
You ll be groovin high or relaxin at Camarillo
Suddenly the music hits you , it?s a
Bird in flight that just can t quit you
You got to . ..
*CHORUS 
(as above)
then to
*CHORUS 2 :
C6/9/    /    /    /    /    /    /    /     
C6/9/    /    /    /    /    /    /    /
Dmaj7/    /    Dm7/    /    Cmaj7/    /    Cm7/    /
We will spend  a    diz-zy   week- end 
Bbm7/     /     Eb11/     /     Abmaj7/     /     /     /
Smacked in-to    a      trance 
Abm7/     /     /     Db11/      /      Gbmaj7/      /      Ebm7/
Me   and  you    will    lis - ten      to      a 
Bmaj7/E/       /       /       /       Dm7b5/      /      G7sus/      /
little bit   of  what    made   the  preach -er    dance .  
Verse 3 :
Bring your horn along and you can
Add to the pure confection
And if you can t fly, you ll have to move in with the rhythm section
Either way you?re bound to function
Fifty second Street s the junction .
Won t you . . . ( CHORUS )

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Parkers Band

by Steely Dan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C6/9

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

Dmaj7

Cmaj7

Cm7

Bbm7

Eb11

Abmaj7

Abm7

Db11

Gbmaj7

Ebm7

Bmaj7/E

Dm7b5

G7sus

By : kerym

INTRO : (See Tab Pro )

6/9 : X 3 X 2 3 O

Emphesis on 3d measure, with swing feel .

C6/9

/ / / /

Savoy Sides presents - a

C6/9

/ / / /

new saxophone sensation

C6/9 C6/9

/ / / / / / / /

It s Parker s band with a smooth style of syncopation

C6/9

/ / / / / / / /

Kansas City born and growing , you won t be -

C6/9 C6/9

/ / / / / / / /

lieve what the boys are blow - -ing -- you got to

C H O R U S :

Dm7 Em7

/ / / /

come on man, and take a

Fmaj7 C Bb

G --------

/ / / / / / / /

Piece of Mister Parker s band -- -

D.C

/ / / /

You ll be.. ( to verse 2)

Verse 2 :

Riding by

bareback on your armadillo

You ll be groovin high or relaxin at Camarillo

Suddenly the music hits you , it?s a

Bird in flight that just can t quit you

You got to . ..

*CHORUS

(as above)

then to

*CHORUS 2 :

C6/9

/ / / / / / / /

C6/9

/ / / / / / / /

Dmaj7 Dm7 Cmaj7 Cm7

/ / / / / / / /

We will spend a diz-zy week- end

Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj7

/ / / / / / / /

Smacked in-to a trance

Abm7 Db11 Gbmaj7 Ebm7

/ / / / / / / /

Me and you will lis - ten to a

Bmaj7/E Dm7b5 G7sus

/ / / / / / / /

little bit of what made the preach -er dance .

Verse 3 :

Bring your horn along and you can

Add to the pure confection

And if you can t fly, you ll have to move in with the rhythm section

Either way you?re bound to function

Fifty second Street s the junction .

Won t you . . . ( CHORUS )

About Parkers Band Chords by Steely Dan

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