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Black Friday

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BLACK FRIDAY - Steely Dan
[Intro]
       E     F#11/E   Em7(riff =  E*)
e|0-----0-0------0----|
B|0-----0-0------0----|
G|1-----3-4------4----|     
D|2-----4-5------5----|
A|2-----4-5------5----|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0|(x4)
[Verse 1] 
        E*                 E*                                            
When       black friday      comes 
        E*                     E*                                        
I'll      stand down by the      door
      E*                                E*                          E*       
And    catch the gray men, when they    dive from the fourteenth    floor 
 E* 
      E*                E*                                               
When    black friday     comes 
            E*                       E*                                  
I'll col -    lect everything I'm     owned 
          E*                        E*                    E*                 
And be -    fore my friends find    out I'll be on the    road
 E* 
[Chorus 1]
When    Ablack     G6Friday      F#7falls - 
You know     G6it's got to      Ebmbe Dmaj7  B7sus4  
B     C#        B        E        G    Ei (just notes)                                             
   Don't    let    it    fall    on    me 
[Interlude]
 E* (x4)
[Verse 2]
       E*               E*                                               
When    black friday    comes 
          E*                    E*                                      
I'll fly    down to Muswell -    brook
        E*                        E*                                    
Gonna    strike all the big red    words
                      E*                                           
From my little black    book
        E*                E*                                            
Gonna    do just what I    please
       E*                    E*                                          
Gonna    ear no socks and    shoes
      E*                    E*                       E*                      
With    nothing to do but    feed all the Kanga -    roos
 E*  
[Chorus 2]
When    Ablack    G6Friday      F#7comes 
I’ll be    G6on that    Ebmhill Dmaj7  B7sus4  
B     C#        B        E        G    Ei (just notes)                                                
   You    know    I    wi-    i -     ill
[Break]
 E*     (x12) 
 A-  G6-  F#7-  G6-  Ebm-  Dmaj7-  B7sus4  
B     C#        B        E        G    Ei (just notes)         
 E*      (x4) 
[Verse 3]
       E*               E*                                              
When     black friday    comes 
            E*              E*                                          
I'm gonna    dig myself a    hole
        E*                      E*               E*                         
Gonna    lay down in it, 'til    I satisfy my    soul 
 E*  
        E*                    E*                                        
Gonna    let the world pass    by me
            E*                        E*                                
The Arch -    bishop gonna sancti -    fy me
        E*                    E*                                        
And if    he don't come a -    cross 
                  E*                                               
I'm gonna let it    roll
[Chorus]
When    Ablack    G6Friday    F#7comes 
I'm gonna     G6stake my     Ebmclaim Dmaj7  B7sus4  
B     C#        B        E        G    Ei (just notes)                                         
   I     guess     I'll    change   my    name.
[Outro]
 E*       
(x12) (while fading)
Chords:
      E022100
 F#11/E044300
    Em7055400
     G6355400
    F#7242322
    Ebmx68876
  Dmaj7x57675
  F#m/Dxx0222
     B7x24252
B      x2xxxx
C#     x4xxxx
E      xx2xxx
G      3xxxxx
Ei     0xxxxx
************************************
| x  Dead note
************************************

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Black Friday

by Steely Dan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#11/E

Em7

F#7

Ebm

Dmaj7

B7sus4

F#m/D

BLACK FRIDAY - Steely Dan

[Intro]

E F#11/E Em7 E

(riff = *)

e|0-----0-0------0----|

B|0-----0-0------0----|

G|1-----3-4------4----|

D|2-----4-5------5----|

A|2-----4-5------5----|

E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0|(x4)

[Verse 1]

E E

* *

When black friday comes

E E

* *

I'll stand down by the door

E E E

* * *

And catch the gray men, when they dive from the fourteenth floor

E E

* *

When black friday comes

E E

* *

I'll col - lect everything I'm owned

E E E

* * *

And be - fore my friends find out I'll be on the road

[Chorus 1]

A G6 F#7

When black Friday falls -

G6 Ebm Dmaj7 B7sus4

You know it's got to be

B C# B E G Ei (just notes)

Don't let it fall on me

[Interlude]

* (x4)

[Verse 2]

E E

* *

When black friday comes

E E

* *

I'll fly down to Muswell - brook

E E

* *

Gonna strike all the big red words

From my little black book

E E

* *

Gonna do just what I please

E E

* *

Gonna ear no socks and shoes

E E E

* * *

With nothing to do but feed all the Kanga - roos

[Chorus 2]

A G6 F#7

When black Friday comes

G6 Ebm Dmaj7 B7sus4

I’ll be on that hill

B C# B E G Ei (just notes)

You know I wi- i - ill

[Break]

* (x12)

A G6 F#7 G6 Ebm Dmaj7 B7sus4

- - - - - -

B C# B E G Ei (just notes)

* (x4)

[Verse 3]

E E

* *

When black friday comes

E E

* *

I'm gonna dig myself a hole

E E E

* * *

Gonna lay down in it, 'til I satisfy my soul

E E

* *

Gonna let the world pass by me

E E

* *

The Arch - bishop gonna sancti - fy me

E E

* *

And if he don't come a - cross

I'm gonna let it roll

[Chorus]

A G6 F#7

When black Friday comes

G6 Ebm Dmaj7 B7sus4

I'm gonna stake my claim

B C# B E G Ei (just notes)

I guess I'll change my name.

[Outro]

(x12) (while fading)

Chords:

022100

F#11/E

044300

Em7

055400

355400

F#7

242322

Ebm

x68876

Dmaj7

x57675

F#m/D

xx0222

x24252

B x2xxxx

C# x4xxxx

E xx2xxx

G 3xxxxx

Ei 0xxxxx

************************************

| x Dead note

************************************

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