Babylon Sisters Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
124.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Dm

D

Bbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Babylon Sisters chords
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[B] [Ab]
[E] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[Gb]
[B] [Ab] [B]
[E]
[A] [Bb]
[E]
[A] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Bbm] Drive west [Cm] on sunset, [Db] turn that jungle [Bb] music down, [Ebm] just until [Gb] we're out of town.
[Bbm] This is no one night [Dm] stand, it's a [Bbm] real occasion.
Close your eyes and [Cm] you'll be there.
It's [C]
everything [Bb] they say, the [E] end of a perfect [Eb] day, [F] distant lights from across [Dm] the bay.
[D]
[Eb]
[Dm] [A] [D]
[Eb] So [Bb]
[Fm] [C] fine, so [Cm] young.
[Bb] Tell me I'm [Bbm] the only [Eb] one.
[D] [Dm]
[Eb]
[C] [B] [Gbm]
[Abm] [Ebm] Hear from [Db] those that had a wind [B] again.
[E]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[F] [Bb]
We'll jog [Cm] with chauffeur, green [Bb] kush fossil [Ab] from a shell.
San Francisco [Gb] show and tell.
[Bbm]
Well, I [Cm] should know by [D] now that it's just a [Bbm] spasm like a Sunday in D.J.
That it's cheap, [C] but it's not [Bb] free.
That [E] I'm not what I [Eb] used to be.
And [F] that love's not a game for [A] free. [D] Babylon's [Eb] dispatching.
[Dm] [A]
[D] Babylon's [Eb] dispatching.
[C] So fine, [F] so [Cm] young.
[Bb] Tell me I'm the [Eb] only one.
[D]
[Dm] [Eb]
[B] [Gbm]
[Db] [Bb] [Ebm]
Hear from [Db] those that had a [B] wind again.
[E] [F] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[C] [Gb]
[Bbm]
My friend [Cm] say no, [D]
go for that cotton [Bbm] candy.
[Eb]
Son, [Fm] you're playing [Cm] with fire.
The [Bb]
kid [C] will live [Bb] and learn as [E] he watches his bridges [Eb] burn from [F] the horn of [Dm] war.
[Am] [D] Babylon's [Eb] dispatching.
[Dm]
[D] Babylon's [Eb] dispatching.
[C] So fine, [F] so young.
[Bb] Tell me I'm [Bbm] the only [Eb] one.
[D]
[Eb]
[Dm]
[F]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [D] [Dm]
[F]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Eb] You got to shake it, baby.
You got to shake it, baby.
You got to [D] shake it.
[Dm]
[F]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Eb] [Bb] You got to shake it, baby.
You got to shake it, baby.
You got to [Dm] shake it.
[F]
[Eb] [Dm]
[Ab] [D]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
D
1321
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To start learning Steely Dan - Babylon Sisters chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, Dm, Eb, Dm, Bbm, Cm, Eb and F in sequence. Set your pace at 61 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 123. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ Drive west [Cm] on sunset, _ _ [Db] _ turn _ _ that jungle [Bb] music down, _ _ [Ebm] just until [Gb] we're out of town.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ This is no one night [Dm] _ stand, it's a [Bbm] real occasion.
_ _ _ Close your eyes and [Cm] you'll be there.
It's [C] _
everything [Bb] they say, the [E] end of a perfect [Eb] day, _ [F] distant lights from across [Dm] the bay.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ So _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ fine, so [Cm] young.
_ _ [Bb] _ Tell me I'm [Bbm] the only [Eb] one.
[D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [B] _ [Gbm] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ Hear from [Db] those that had a wind [B] again.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ We'll jog [Cm] with chauffeur, _ _ _ green _ [Bb] kush fossil [Ab] from a shell.
_ _ _ San Francisco [Gb] show and tell.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ Well, I [Cm] should know by [D] now that it's just a [Bbm] spasm _ _ _ like a Sunday in D.J.
That it's cheap, [C] but it's not [Bb] free. _
That [E] I'm not what I [Eb] used to be. _
And [F] that love's not a game for [A] free. _ [D] Babylon's _ _ [Eb] dispatching. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _
[D] Babylon's _ _ _ [Eb] dispatching. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] So fine, [F] so [Cm] young.
_ _ [Bb] Tell me I'm the [Eb] only one.
[D] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
Hear from [Db] those that had a [B] wind again. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
My friend [Cm] say no, _ _ [D]
go for that cotton [Bbm] candy.
_ _ [Eb]
Son, [Fm] you're playing [Cm] with fire.
The [Bb]
kid [C] will live [Bb] and learn as [E] he watches his bridges [Eb] burn from [F] the horn of [Dm] war.
[Am] _ _ [D] Babylon's _ _ [Eb] dispatching. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Babylon's [Eb] dispatching. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ So fine, [F] so young.
_ _ [Bb] _ Tell me I'm [Bbm] the only [Eb] one.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ You got to shake it, baby.
You got to shake it, baby.
You got to [D] shake it.
_ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] You got to shake it, baby.
You got to shake it, baby.
You got to [Dm] shake it. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _

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