Glamour Profession

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GLAMOUR PROFESSION
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
Am9 Am9 Bbm6 Bbm6 G7/B
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Cm9 Cm9 Dmaj7 Dmaj7
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Cm9 Cm9 Dmaj7 Dmaj7
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A7-5 A7
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[Verse 1]
D13 D9 Cmaj7/D
Six o five
Em9 Em6
Outside the stadium
C13 C9 Cmaj13
Special de livery
G13 G9
For Hoops Mc Cann
F13 F9
Brut and cha risma
Db13 Db9
Poured from the shadow where he stood
Ebmaj7
Looking good
Emaj7 F9 G9 F9 Eb9 Db9
He's a crowd pleasing man
[Verse 2]
D13 D9 Cmaj7/D
One on one
Em9 Em6
He's schoolyard superman
C13 C9 Cmaj13
Crashing the backboard
G13 G9
He's Jungle Jim, again
F13 F9
When it's all over
Db13 Db9
We'll make some calls from my car
Ebmaj7
We're a star
[Chorus]
Bbmaj13 Amaj13
It's a glamour pro fession
Abmaj9 Ebadd9/G
The L.A. con cession
Ab/Bb Bb/C
Local boys will spend a quarter
Fm7 G7-5
Just to shine the silver bowl
Ebmaj7 Bbadd9/D G7+5 Cm9 Cm7
living hard will take its toll
F13
Illegal fun
Gbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7-5/Ab Gbmaj7/Ab G/A
Under the sun, boys
[Verse 3]
D13 D9 Cmaj7/D
All a board
Em9 Em6
The Carib Canni bal
C13 C9 Cmaj13
Off to Bar bados
G13 G9
Just for the ride
F13 F9
Jack with his radar
Db13 Db9
Stalking the dread moray eel
Ebmaj7
At the wheel
Emaj7 F9 G9 F9 Eb9 Db9
With his Eur asian bride
[Verse 4]
D13 D9 Cmaj7/D
On the town
Em9 Em6
We dress for action
C13 C9 Cmaj13
Celluloid bikers
G13 G9
Is Friday's theme
F13 F9
I drove the Chrysler
Db13 Db9
Watched from the darkness while they danced
Ebmaj7
I'm the one
[Chorus]
Bbmaj13 Amaj13
It's a glamour pro fession
Abmaj9
I’m the one
Ebadd9/G
The L.A. con cession
Ab/Bb Bb/C
Local boys will spend a quarter
Fm7 G7-5
Just to shine the silver bowl
Ebmaj7 Bbadd9/C G7+5 Cm9 Cm7
Living hard will take its toll
F13
Illegal fun
Gbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7-5/Ab Gbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7-5/Ab
Under the sun, boys
Ebmaj7 A7-5 Abmaj7 G7+5+9
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[Piano solo]
C13 Db13 Db13 C13
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
F9 G7+5+9 C13 Ab13
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Dbmaj7 C9 F9 Fm7/Bb
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Bridge]
Bbm9
Hollywood
E+5/F# F#9
I know your middle name
Abmaj9 G7+5
Who inspires your fabled fools
Gbmaj7 F7+5+9 Db/Eb
That's my claim to fame
[Verse 5]
D13 D9 Cmaj7/D
Jive Mi guel
Em9 Em6
He's in from Bogota
C13 C9 Cmaj13
Meet me at midnight
G13 G9
At Mr. Chow's
F13 F9
Szechuan dumplings
Db13 Db9 Db9-5 Db9
Now that the deal has been done
Ebmaj9
I'm the one
[Chorus]
Bbmaj13 Amaj13
It's a glamour pro fession
Abmaj9
I'm the one
Ebadd9/G
The L.A. con cession
Ab/Bb Bb/C
Local boys will spend a quarter
Fm7 G7-5
Just to shine the silver bowl
Ebmaj7 Bbadd9/D G7+5 Cm9 Cm7
Living hard will take its toll
F13
Illegal fun
Gbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7-5/Ab Gbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7-5/Ab
Under the sun, boys
F13
Illegal fun
Gbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7-5/Ab Gbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7-5/Ab
Under the sun, boys
[Closing sequence]
Am9 Am9 Bbm6 Bbm6 G7/B
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Cm9 Cm9 Dmaj7 Dmaj7
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Cm9 Cm9 Dmaj7 Dmaj7
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Cm9 Cm9 Dmaj7 Dmaj7
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Cm9 Cm9 Dmaj7 Dmaj7
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Cm9 Cm9 A7/C#Dm9 Dm9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Emaj7 Emaj7 Dm9 Dm9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Emaj7 Emaj7 Dm9 Dm9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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GLAMOUR PROFESSION
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Piano solo]
[Bridge]
[Verse 5]
[Chorus]
[Closing sequence]                                         
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Glamour Profession Chords by Steely Dan

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