Deacon Blues Chords by Steely Dan

[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ This [Dm] is the day of [G] the [F] expanding man.
[D] _
_ _ [Em] _ That shape [Dm] is my shade, there [G] where I [E] used to stand. _
_ [Bm] _ [F] _ _ It [D] seems like only _ [C] yesterday I gazed through the _
[Gm] glass.
I've seen the best [A#] [E] at ramblers, [B] wild gamblers, [Dm] that's all in [E] the [Am] past.
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ You call me [D] a fool, [Gm] you say [G] it's a [A] crazy scheme. _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ This [F] one's for real, I [Gm] [G] already [F#m] bought the dream. _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ So useless [Fm]
to everyone, [Am] _ throw a kiss [A#] and say goodbye.
[F#] _ [F] _ I'll [C] make it this time, _ [F#] I'm ready to [C] cross that fine line.
Learn to work [G] the saxophone, _ [F] I play [Em] just what I feel.
[Dm] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] night long.
[Am] _ _ _ [G]
And [Am] I, _ [C] _ they got a name for [Em] the winners in the world.
[Dm] I want [C] a name when [G] I lose, [A#] they call Alabama [Am] the [Em] Crimson Fly.
[Am] _ _ _ _
Call me Deacon Blues, _ [G] Deacon Blues.
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[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D#] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ My back [Dm] to the wall, a victim [G] of [Dm] laughing.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ This is [Dm] for me, the essence [G] of true [E]
romance.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
Sharing [C] the things we know and love, those are [G#] not kind.
_ [E] Vibrations, _
_ [B] sensations, _ [F] that stagger [E] the mind.
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ I crawl [D] like a viper through these [Bm] [G] suburban streets.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Em] _ Make love [Dm] to these women, [Bm] languid and _
[F#m] bittersweet.
_ _ _ [Em] [C] I'll _ rise when [D] the sun goes down, [Am] further every [A#] game in town.
_ [F] _
A [C] world of my own, _ [F#] _
I'll make it [C] my home, sweet home.
Learn to work [Em] the saxophone, _ [Dm] _
I play [Em] just what [C] I feel.
[Dm] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] night long.
And [Am] I, they _ [C] _
got a [Am] name for [Em] the winners in the world.
[Dm] _ _
I want [G] a name when I lose, [F] they call Alabama [Am] the [G] Crimson Fly.
_ [F] _
_ _ [C] Call [Am] me [C] Deacon Blues, _ [G] Deacon Blues.
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[G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] Visit [D] _ _
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_ [Dm] the night of [G] the expanding land.
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I take [Dm] one last drag as [G] I [F#m] approach the stand.
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I cried [D] when I wrote this [Am] song, sue me if [A#] I play [G#] along.
[F] _
This [C] brother is free, _ [F#] _ _
I'll be [C] what I want to be.
I'll learn to work [G] the _ saxophone, [F] _ _
I [Em] play just [C] what I feel.
[Dm] Drink scotch and whiskey [C] all [Em] night _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
long.
And I, they got a name [Em] for the winners in the [Dm] world. _
I want [Em] a name when I lose, [Dm] they call Alabama [Am] the [Em] Crimson _ [Am] _ _
Fly.
[C] Call [Am] me [C] Deacon Blues, _ [Em] Deacon Blues.
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