Razor Boy

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Razor Boy - by Steely Dan (Becker/Fagen)
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Transcribed by Joe Hankin (wetzil (at) hotmail (dot) com)
Additions/edits by Howard Wright (Howard (at) jmdl (dot) com)
From the album "Countdown to Ecstasy"
Capo 1 (or tune up half a step)
Chord Shapes:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
244222 xx4454 xx0232 x0222x 02203x
F#m E/F# D A Em7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
2x023x 3x000x x57565 355433 x2424x
D/F# G Dm7 G B7
*
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x443x 022100 x46654 x4222x xx3210
Gmaj7 E C#m A/C# Fmaj7
Verse 1:
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F#m E/F# D A Em7
I hear you are singing a song of the past; I see no tears
F#m E/F# D A Em7 D/F#
I know that you know that it may be the last for many years
G A D A G
You'd gamble or give anything to be in with the better half
G A D A G
But how many friends must I have to begin with to make you laugh
Dm7G Dm7G Fmaj7
* *
Chorus:
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A B7
Will you still have a song to sing when
Gmaj7 F#m E F#m
The razor boy comes and takes your fancy things away?
F#m C#m D A/C# E D E
Will you still be singing it on that cold and windy day?
Verse 2:
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F#m E/F# D A Em7
You know that the coming is so close at hand, you feel all right
F#m E/F# D A Em7 D/F#
I guess only women in cages can stand this kind of night
G A D A G
I guess only women in cages can play down the things they lose
G A D A G
You think no tomorrow will come when you lay down you can't refuse
Dm7G Dm7G Fmaj7
* *
[Chorus]
A B7
Will you still have a song to sing when
Gmaj7 F#m E F#m
The razor boy comes and takes your fancy things away?
F#m C#m D A/C# E D E
Will you still be singing it on that cold and windy day?
[Solo: 1st half of verse chords]
G A D A G
I guess only women in cages can play down the things they lose
G A D A G
You think no tomorrow will come when you lay down you can't refuse
Dm7G Dm7G Fmaj7
* *
[Chorus]
A B7
Will you still have a song to sing when
Gmaj7 F#m E F#m
The razor boy comes and takes your fancy things away?
F#m C#m D A/C# E D E
Will you still be singing it on that cold and windy day?
F#mE/F#D
[Ending: A]
You can vary the chords a little from the ones given above. For the
interlude (before the chorus) I think Dm7 sounds good, but a straight Dm
is fine too.
Also, a lot of the G and A chords can be played as Gadd9 and Aadd9 chords,
to vary the sound a little. For example, try playing x0242x instead of
x0222x once in a while. (On the original, the piano plays mostly Aadd9
and Gadd9, instead of plain A and G).

Razor Boy chords and lyrics

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

Razor Boy - by Steely Dan (Becker/Fagen)
                ----------------------------------------
Transcribed by Joe Hankin  (wetzil (at) hotmail (dot) com)
Additions/edits by Howard Wright  (Howard (at) jmdl (dot) com)
From the album "Countdown to Ecstasy"
Capo 1 (or tune up half a step)
Chord Shapes:
-------------
EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
244222   xx4454   xx0232   x0222x   02203x
  F#m     E/F#      D         A      Em7
EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
2x023x   3x000x   x57565   355433   x2424x
 D/F#      G        Dm7       G*      B7
EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE   EADGBE
3x443x   022100   x46654   x4222x   xx3210
Gmaj7      E       C#m      A/C#     Fmaj7
Verse 1:
---------
Dm7   G*       Dm7   G*       Fmaj7
Chorus:
-------
Verse 2:
---------
Dm7   G*       Dm7   G*       Fmaj7
[Chorus]
[Solo: 1st half of verse chords]
Dm7   G*       Dm7   G*       Fmaj7
[Chorus]
[Ending: F#m E/F# D A]
You can vary the chords a little from the ones given above. For the 
interlude (before the chorus) I think Dm7 sounds good, but a straight Dm 
is fine too.
Also, a lot of the G and A chords can be played as Gadd9 and Aadd9 chords, 
to vary the sound a little. For example, try playing x0242x instead of 
x0222x once in a while. (On the original, the piano plays mostly Aadd9 
and Gadd9, instead of plain A and G).

Razor Boy Chords by Steely Dan

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