Deacon Blues

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Deacon Blues
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
[Intro]
Cmaj7Bm7+5Bbmaj7Am7+5Dmaj7Dbm7+5Cmaj7Bm7+5
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Ebmaj7 E7+5+9
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[Verse 1]
G6 F6/9
This is the day
G/A F13
Of the expanding man
G6 F6/9
That shape is my shade
G/A D13
There where I used to stand
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
It seems like only yester day
Bb13
I gazed through the glass
E7
At ramblers
B7
Wild gamblers
Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5/F E7+5+9
That's all in the past
[Verse 2]
G13 F13
You call me a fool
G/A F13-5
You say it's a crazy scheme
G13 F13
This one's for real
Gmaj7/A A13
I already bought the dream
Fmaj9 E7-9
So useless to ask me why
Am7 Gm7 Gm9 Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Throw a kiss and say good bye
C/E
I'll make it this time
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
[Chorus]
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass:
Dmaj7Dbm7+5Cmaj13Bm7+5Ebmaj7 E7+5+9
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[Verse 3]
Gmaj13 F13
My back to the wall
G/A F13
A victim of laughing chance
Gmaj13 F13
This is for me
G/A D13
The essence of true ro mance
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
Sharing the things we know and love
Bb13
With those of my kind
E7
Li bations
B7
Sen sations
Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5/F E7+9
That stagger the mind
[Verse 4]
Gmaj13 F13
I crawl like a viper
G/A F13-5
Through these su burban streets
Gmaj13 F13
Make love to these women
Gmaj7/A A13
Languid and bitter sweet
Fmaj7 E7-9
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Am7 Gm7 Gm9 Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Cover every game in town
C/E
A world of my own
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll make it my home sweet home
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Am7 Em7
    They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
    I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
[Brass ensemble] [rhodes:]
Dmaj7Dbm7+5Cmaj13Bm7+5Ebmaj13 E7+5+9
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Cmaj7 Em
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[Sax solo]
A13 D7+9 G13 B7+9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Em7 A9 C/F F#7+5+9D/G B7+5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[Brass ensemble]
Cmaj7 Em
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* * * * * * * *
A13 D7+9 G13 B7+9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Em7 A9 C/F F#7+5+9D/G B7+5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Cmaj7Bm7+5Bbmaj7Am7+5Dmaj7Dbm7+5Cmaj7Bm7+5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ebmaj7 E7+5+9
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* * * * * * * *
[Verse 5]
G6 F13
This is the night
G/A F13-5
Of the expanding man
Gmaj13 Ebmaj7-5/F
I take one last drag
Gmaj7/A A13
As I ap proach the stand
Fmaj9 E7-9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7 Gm7 Gm9 Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Sue me if I play too long
C/E
This brother is free
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll be what I want to be
[Chorus]
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E Fmaj9 Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
[Closing sequence/brass]
Dmaj7Dbm7+5Cmaj13Bm7+5Ebmaj13 E7+5+9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G6 F6/9 G/A F13-5F13-5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Gmaj13 F13 G/A D13-5D13-5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7 Bb13
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E7 B7 Bm7-5E7 Bm7-5/FE7+5+9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G6 F6/9 G/A F13-5F13-5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Gmaj13 F13 G/A D13-5D13-5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7 Bb13
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E7 B7 Bm7-5E7 Bm7-5/FE7+5+9
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
G6 F6/9 G/A F13-5F13-5
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Gmaj13 F13 G/A D13-5D13-5
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Deacon Blues
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
brass:
[Verse 3]
[Verse 4]
[Brass ensemble]                 [rhodes:]
[Sax solo]
[Brass ensemble]
[Verse 5]
[Chorus]
 [Closing sequence/brass]

Deacon Blues Chords by Steely Dan

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