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Kid Charlemagne

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[Intro]
C7#9
[Verse 1]
Am                          G6
 While the music played you worked by candle light
      F6/9                                Bb13
Those San Francisco nights, you were the best in town
Am                            G6
 Just by chance you crossed a diamond with a pearl
    F6/9                                    Bb13
You turned it on the world, that's when you turned the world around
F6         G        Am      G6            Dm7    G6 F6
  Did you feel like Jesus?     Did you realise
                Em7               Fmaj7   Em7  Dm7
That you were a champion in their eyes?
[Instrumental]
C7#9
[Verse 2]
Am                          G6
  On the hill the stuff was laced with kerosene
    F6/9                              Bb13
But yours was kitchen clean. Everyone stopped to stare at your technicolour motorhome
Am                        G6
  Every A-frame had your number on the wall
    F6/9                              Bb13
You must have had it all. You'd go to LA on a dare and you'd go it alone
F6          G    Am    G6                    Dm7   G6 F6
  Could you live forever?  Could you see the day?
                  Em7               Fmaj7    Em7  Dm7
Did you feel your whole world fall apart and fade away?
[Chorus]
Dm7      Em7       Dm7      Em7
Get along            Get along Kid Charlemagne
Dm7     Em7                F7    G7     C7#9
 Get along Kid Charlemagne
[Verse 3]
Am                           G6
   Now your patrons have all left you in the red
     F6/9                                     Bb13
Your low rent friends are dead. This life can be very strange
Am                             G6
  All those day-glo freaks who used to paint their face
        F6/9                                Bb13
They've joined the human race, some things will never change
F6         G       Am     G6               Dm7    G6 F6
  Son, you were mistaken       You are obsolete
                Em7              Fmaj7   Em7  Dm7
look at all the white men on the street
[Chorus]
Dm7      Em7       Dm7      Em7
Get along            Get along Kid Charlemagne
Dm7     Em7                F7    G7     C7#9
 Get along Kid Charlemagne
[Instrumental]
Em7-5  A7     Dm7    F/C     Bdim E7
Am     G6     Fmaj7  C6/E    Dm7 B7
Em7           D6             Cmaj7         Em7 Bm7/E
Am            G6             F6/9          Bb13
F      G      Am     G6      Dm7    G6 F6
Em7  Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
C7#9
[Verse 4]
Am                              G6
  Clean this mess up else we'll all end up in jail
      F6/9                                      Bb13
Those test tubes and the scale, just get it all out of here
Am                       G6
 Is there gas in the car?  Yes, there's gas in the car
F6/9            Bb13
  I think the people down the hall know who you are
F6        G        Am    G6                 Dm7   G6 F6
  Careful what you carry  'cause the man is wise.
                 Em7             Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
You are still an outlaw in their eyes
[Chorus]
Dm7      Em7       Dm7      Em7
Get along            Get along Kid Charlemagne
Dm7     Em7                F7    G7     C7#9
 Get along Kid Charlemagne
[Outro]
Fmaj7     Em7     Dm7     Cmaj7 Em7
Fmaj7     Em7     Dm7     Cmaj7 Em7
...etc  - keep repeating
Shapes:
A = 10, B = 11
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  x3234x      x07555     3x5453      x87788      6x6788
   C7#9         Am         G6         F6/9        Bb13
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  1x3231      3x5433     x57565      x79787      x8a9a8
    F6          G         Dm7         Em7         Fmaj7
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  x8786x      xa9a8x     xxa9b8      07678x      5x56xx
    F7         G7          C7         E7#9        A7
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  8xaaax      8a8988     x79797      x57777      x35453
    F/C        B7          E7          D6         Cmaj7
  EADGBE      EADGBE
  x77777      133211
   D6/E         F

Kid Charlemagne chords and lyrics

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

[Intro]
C7#9
[Verse 1]
[Instrumental]
C7#9
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
Em7-5  A7     Dm7    F/C     Bdim E7
Am     G6     Fmaj7  C6/E    Dm7 B7
Em7           D6             Cmaj7         Em7 Bm7/E
Am            G6             F6/9          Bb13
F      G      Am     G6      Dm7    G6 F6
Em7  Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7
C7#9
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Fmaj7     Em7     Dm7     Cmaj7 Em7
Fmaj7     Em7     Dm7     Cmaj7 Em7
...etc  - keep repeating
Shapes:
A = 10, B = 11
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  x3234x      x07555     3x5453      x87788      6x6788
   C7#9         Am         G6         F6/9        Bb13
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  1x3231      3x5433     x57565      x79787      x8a9a8
    F6          G         Dm7         Em7         Fmaj7
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  x8786x      xa9a8x     xxa9b8      07678x      5x56xx
    F7         G7          C7         E7#9        A7
  EADGBE      EADGBE     EADGBE      EADGBE      EADGBE
  8xaaax      8a8988     x79797      x57777      x35453
    F/C        B7          E7          D6         Cmaj7
  EADGBE      EADGBE
  x77777      133211
   D6/E         F

Kid Charlemagne Chords by Steely Dan

Learn how to play Kid Charlemagne by Steely Dan with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Kid Charlemagne chords”, “Kid Charlemagne guitar chords”, or “Steely Dan Kid Charlemagne 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 Kid Charlemagne chords and for experienced players who want accurate Kid Charlemagne lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C7#9, Am, G6, F6/9, Bb13, F6.

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Is "Kid Charlemagne" easy to play on guitar?

Many players learn "Kid Charlemagne" by Steely Dan with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Steely Dan below.

What key is "Kid Charlemagne" in?

The chords for "Kid Charlemagne" show the original chord names (including C7#9, Am, G6, F6/9, Bb13, F6). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.