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What A Shame About Me

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What a Shame About Me  
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
 Am7/D
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 Am7/D
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 Am7/D
|      |          |            | *            |
 Am7/D
|      |          |            |              |
      Am7/D
I was grinding through my day gig
Stackin' cutouts at the Strand*
     Am7/D
When in walks Franny from NYU
We were quite an item back then
   Dm7/G
We talked about her films and shows and Cds
And I don't know what else* 
                Am7/D
She said, yeah, Hollywood's been good to me
But tell me - how about yourself 
          Cmaj7           F13
I'm still working on that novel
        Ebmaj7/F      F13
But I'm just about to quit
           D                  Db7
'Cause I'm worrying about the future now
   B7            Bbmaj7
Or maybe this is it
     Fmaj7          B7+9             Bbmaj7  E13-9
It's not all that I thought it would be
       Bb/C    B7+9    Gsus4/Bb  Bbmaj13
What a shame a bout me 
Am7/D
        She said, talk to me, do you ever see
Anybody else from our old crew*
Bobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize
Now he's coming out with something new
Dm7/G
Alan owns a chain of Steamer Heavens 
And Barry is the software king*
    Am7/D
And somebody told me in the early 80's 
You were gonna be the Next Big Thing 
         Cmaj7           F13
Well now that was just a rumour
      Ebmaj7/F        F13
But I guess I'm doin' fine
D                      Db7
Three weeks out of the rehab
       B7           Bbmaj7
Living one day at a time
         Fmaj7     B7+9    Bbmaj7   E13-9
Sneaking up on the new cen tury
       Bb/C     B7+9     Gsus4/Bb   Bbmaj13
What a shame a  bout me 
Am7/D                      Gm7/C
        What a shame about me
                  Bbm7/Eb           Fmaj9
I'm thinking of a major Jane Street sunrise
        Bb13           Csus4/Eb   Ebm7/Ab
And the goddess on the fire     escape was you
 Dbm7/Gb               Abm7/Db
|       |             |         |             |
 Dbm7/Gb               Abm7/Db
|       |             |         |             |
 Gbm7/B   Abm7/Db
|        |      |
   Am7/D
We both ran out of small talk 
The connection seemed to go dead*
I was about to say, hey, have a nice life
When she touched my hand and said:
    Dm7/G
You know I just had this great idea
This could be very cool*
Why don't we grab a cab to my hotel 
                       Am7/D
And make believe we're back at our old school 
       Cmaj7            F13
I said babe you look de licious
           Ebmaj7/F      F13
And you're standing very close
         D             Db7
But like this is Lower Broadway
           B7           Bbmaj7
And you're talking to a ghost
       Fmaj7          B7+9    Bbmaj7  E13-9
Take a good look it's easy to see
       Bbmaj7   Ebmaj9     E7  F
What a shame  a bout me
       Bb/C    B7+9     Gsus4/Bb  Bbmaj13
What a shame a bout me 
    Am7/D
   |        |            |           |            |
    Shame!                      Shame about me…
Repeat/fade
                        Gsus4/BbCsus4/Eb
  ‘*‘lick                  
--16-s15--16-s15---------X--------X--------
--16-s15--16-s15---------1--------6-------
--15-s14--15-s14---------0--------5-------
-------------------------0--------5-------
-------------------------1--------6-------
-------------------------X--------X-------
   Repeat/fade
    Transcription and chart
    Peter Kruger
    casparus60@yahoo.com

What A Shame About Me chords and lyrics

Free chords for What A Shame About Me by Steely Dan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

What a Shame About Me  
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
|Am7/D      |          |            |              |
|Am7/D      |          |            |              |
|Am7/D      |          |            | *            |
|Am7/D      |          |            |              |
Stackin' cutouts at the Strand*
We were quite an item back then
And I don't know what else* 
But tell me - how about yourself 
Anybody else from our old crew*
Bobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize
Now he's coming out with something new
And Barry is the software king*
You were gonna be the Next Big Thing 
|Dbm7/Gb       |             |Abm7/Db         |             |
|Dbm7/Gb       |             |Abm7/Db         |             |
|Gbm7/B        |Abm7/Db      |
The connection seemed to go dead*
I was about to say, hey, have a nice life
When she touched my hand and said:
This could be very cool*
Why don't we grab a cab to my hotel 
Repeat/fade
   Repeat/fade
    Transcription and chart
    Peter Kruger
    casparus60@yahoo.com

What A Shame About Me Chords by Steely Dan

Learn how to play What A Shame About Me by Steely Dan with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “What A Shame About Me chords”, “What A Shame About Me guitar chords”, or “Steely Dan What A Shame About Me 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 What A Shame About Me chords and for experienced players who want accurate What A Shame About Me lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Am7/D, Dm7/G, Cmaj7, F13, Ebmaj7/F, D.

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