Black Friday

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BLACK FRIDAY - Steely Dan
[Intro]
E F#11/EEm7 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 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]
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]
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]
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]
E
* (x12)
A G6 F#7G6 EbmDmaj7B7sus4
- - - - - -
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]
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]
E
*
(x12) (while fading)
Chords:
E
022100
F#11/E
044300
Em7
055400
G6
355400
F#7
242322
Ebm
x68876
Dmaj7
x57675
F#m/D
xx0222
B7
x24252
B x2xxxx
C# x4xxxx
E xx2xxx
G 3xxxxx
Ei 0xxxxx
************************************
| x Dead note
************************************

Black Friday chords and lyrics

Free chords for Black Friday by Steely Dan. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

BLACK FRIDAY - Steely Dan
[Intro]
[Verse 1] 
E * 
E * 
[Chorus 1]
B     C#        B        E        G    Ei (just notes)                                             
   Don't    let    it    fall    on    me 
[Interlude]
E * (x4)
[Verse 2]
E *  
[Chorus 2]
B     C#        B        E        G    Ei (just notes)                                                
   You    know    I    wi-    i -     ill
[Break]
E *     (x12) 
E *      (x4) 
[Verse 3]
E *  
[Chorus]
B     C#        B        E        G    Ei (just notes)                                         
   I     guess     I'll    change   my    name.
[Outro]
E *       
(x12) (while fading)
Chords:
E      022100
F#11/E 044300
Em7    055400
G6     355400
F#7    242322
Ebm    x68876
Dmaj7  x57675
F#m/D  xx0222
C#     x4xxxx
E      xx2xxx
G      3xxxxx
Ei     0xxxxx
************************************
| x  Dead note
************************************

Black Friday Chords by Steely Dan

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