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Bad Sneakers

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[Intro]
E6            Dmaj7  D6
C#m7    F#m7  Dmaj7  C#m
E6      D6    E6     D6
[Verse]
AFive names that I can hDardly
Stand to hear IncBm7luding yours and mine
and one more chAamp who isn't here, I can Asee the ladies talking
How the Dtimes are getting hard
And that Bm7fearsome excavation on AMagnolia Boulevard
[Chorus]
And I'm Dgoing AinsaF#m7ne
Bm7And I'm lDaughing at the froAzen rainF#m7  
Bm7And I'm Dso  Aa  loneF#m7  
Bm7Honey wDhen they gonna Asend me homeBm7  D  
CBad sneakers and a AmPiña Colada my friend
StFompin' on the avenue by Dm7Radio CG7ity with a
  CTransistor and a Amlarge Sum of money to spend
[Instrumental]
E6  D6    E6  D6
[Verse 2]
  AYou fella, you tearinD' up the street
You weBm7ar that white tuxedo how you gonna Abeat the heat
Do you take Ame for a fool, do you Dthink that I don't see 
That Bm7ditch out in the valley that they're dAigging just for me
[Chorus]
And I'm Dgoing AinsaF#m7ne
Bm7And I'm lDaughing at the froAzen rainF#m7  
Bm7And I'm Dso  Aa  loneF#m7  
Bm7Honey wDhen they gonna Asend me homeBm7  D  
CBad sneakers and a AmPiña Colada my friend
StFompin' on the avenue by Dm7Radio CG7ity with a
  CTransistor and a Amlarge Sum of money to spend
[Instrumental]
E6  D6    E6  D6
[Chorus]
And I'm Dgoing AinsaF#m7ne
Bm7And I'm lDaughing at the froAzen rainF#m7  
Bm7And I'm Dso  Aa  loneF#m7  
Bm7Honey wDhen they gonna Asend me homeBm7  D  
CBad sneakers and a AmPiña Colada my friend
StFompin' on the avenue by Dm7Radio CG7ity with a
  CTransistor and a Amlarge Sum of money to spend
[Outro]
E6  D6  E6  D6
D       Bm7     A   Bm7 Bm7         A
D       Bm7     A   Bm7 Bm7         A

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Bad Sneakers

by Steely Dan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

C#m7

F#m7

C#m

Bm7

Dm7

[Intro]

E6 Dmaj7 D6

C#m7 F#m7 Dmaj7 C#m

E6 D6 E6 D6

[Verse]

A D

Five names that I can hardly

Bm7

Stand to hear Including yours and mine

A A

and one more champ who isn't here, I can see the ladies talking

How the times are getting hard

Bm7 A

And that fearsome excavation on Magnolia Boulevard

[Chorus]

D A F#m7

And I'm going insane

Bm7 D A F#m7

And I'm laughing at the frozen rain

Bm7 D A F#m7

And I'm so a lone

Bm7 D A Bm7 D

Honey when they gonna send me home

C Am

Bad sneakers and a Piña Colada my friend

F Dm7 G7

Stompin' on the avenue by Radio City with a

C Am

Transistor and a large Sum of money to spend

[Instrumental]

E6 D6 E6 D6

[Verse 2]

A D

You fella, you tearin' up the street

Bm7 A

You wear that white tuxedo how you gonna beat the heat

A D

Do you take me for a fool, do you think that I don't see

Bm7 A

That ditch out in the valley that they're digging just for me

[Chorus]

D A F#m7

And I'm going insane

Bm7 D A F#m7

And I'm laughing at the frozen rain

Bm7 D A F#m7

And I'm so a lone

Bm7 D A Bm7 D

Honey when they gonna send me home

C Am

Bad sneakers and a Piña Colada my friend

F Dm7 G7

Stompin' on the avenue by Radio City with a

C Am

Transistor and a large Sum of money to spend

[Instrumental]

E6 D6 E6 D6

[Chorus]

D A F#m7

And I'm going insane

Bm7 D A F#m7

And I'm laughing at the frozen rain

Bm7 D A F#m7

And I'm so a lone

Bm7 D A Bm7 D

Honey when they gonna send me home

C Am

Bad sneakers and a Piña Colada my friend

F Dm7 G7

Stompin' on the avenue by Radio City with a

C Am

Transistor and a large Sum of money to spend

[Outro]

E6 D6 E6 D6

D Bm7 A Bm7 Bm7 A

About Bad Sneakers Chords by Steely Dan

Learn how to play Bad Sneakers by Steely Dan with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Bad Sneakers chords”, “Bad Sneakers guitar chords”, or “Steely Dan Bad Sneakers chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Bad Sneakers chords and for experienced players who want accurate Bad Sneakers lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E6, Dmaj7, D6, C#m7, F#m7, C#m.

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What key is "Bad Sneakers" in?

The chords for "Bad Sneakers" show the original chord names (including E6, Dmaj7, D6, C#m7, F#m7, C#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.