Chords for Steely Dan Deacon Blues with Lyrics in Description

Tempo:
116.6 bpm
Chords used:

Em

F

C

Am

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan   Deacon Blues with Lyrics in Description chords
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[G] [Bb] [F]
[A] [G]
[Eb] [Em]
[Em] This is [F] the day of [A] the expanding [F] man.
[A]
[G] That shape is [F] my shade, there where [G] I used [Em] to stand.
[Gb]
[C] It [B] seems like only [Am] yesterday I gazed through the [Bb]
glass.
[E] At ramblers, [B] wild gamblers, that's [E] on the past.
[Em] You call [F] me a fool, you [E] say it's a [A] crazy scheme.
[G] This [Gb] one's [F] for real, I [E] already bought [A] the dream.
[Em] [F] So useless [Fm] to ask [E] me why, [Am] throw a kiss [Gm] and say goodbye.
[Gb] [F] I'll [C] make it this time, [D] I'm ready to [C] cross that fine line.
[Am] Learn to work the [Em] saxophone, [Dm] I [C] play just what I feel.
[Bb] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all night [Em] long.
[F] [Em] And die [Am] behind the wheel, they got a name for [Em] the weirdest in the world.
[Dm] I want a [C] name when I lose, [Bb] they call Alabama the [Am] [G] Crimson Child.
[F]
Call me [F] Deku, [Am]
[Em] Deku.
[D] [Dbm]
[C] [G] [Eb]
[Em] [Em] My back to the [F] wall, a victim of [F] laughing jazz.
[G] This is for me, the essence of [D] true romance.
[A] [F]
Sharing [D] the things we know and [Am] love, those are my [Ab] kind.
[E] Libation,
[B] sensation, that's that [E] other mind.
[G] [Em] I crawl [F] like a viper [E] through these suburban [A] streets.
[Em] Make love to these [F] women, [E] languid and bitter.
[Gbm] I'll [F]
rise when [Fm] the sun goes down, [Am] cover every [Gm] game down.
[F] A [C] world of my own, [D]
I'll make it [C] my home sweet [Am] home.
Learn to work [Em] the saxophone, [Dm]
I play [C] just what I feel.
[Bb] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] night long.
[F]
[Em] And die behind [Am] the wheel, they got a name for [Em] the weirdest in the world.
[Dm] I want [C] a name when I lose, [Bb] they call Alabama [Am] the Crimson Child.
[E] [F]
[C] Call me [Am] Deku, [Em] Deku.
[D]
[C] [G] [Bb]
[G] [C]
[Em] [A]
[Dm] [Em]
[G] [Em]
[A] [F]
[Gbm] [G] [A] [C]
[Em] [A]
[Dm] [G]
[B] [Em]
[A] [F]
[Gbm] [G] [C]
[G] [Bb] [F] [D]
[C] [Eb]
[E]
[Em] This [F] is the night of [E] the expanding [Gm] man.
[Em]
I take [F] one last drag as [E] I approach the [Gbm] snare.
I [F]
cried [D] when I wrote this [Am] song, sue me if [Gm] I play along.
[F]
This [C] brother is free, [Gb]
I'll be [C] what I want to be.
[Am]
I'll learn to work [Em] the saxophone, [Dm]
I [C] play just what I feel.
[Bb] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] [F]
[Em] night long.
And die [Am] behind [Em] the wheel, they got a name for the weirdest in the world.
[Dm]
I [C] want a name when I lose, [Bb] they call Alabama [Am] the Crimson [G] Child.
[F]
[C] Call me [Am] Deku, [Em] Deku.
[D] [C] [Bm] [Eb]
[Em] [G]
[F] [A]
[Em]
[F] [A]
[Em] [D] [F]
[E] [D] [Am]
[Bb] [E]
[B]
[E] [Em]
[F] [E]
[G] [Am] [Em]
[F] [A]
[Em] [D] [C]
[E] [Am]
[Bb] [E]
[B] [Dm]
[Em]
[Dm] [A]
[Em]
[A]
Key:  
Em
121
F
134211111
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Em
121
F
134211111
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Steely Dan - Deacon Blues chords, Practice these chords sequence - Em, Dm, C, Bb, Am, Em, C, Am, Em and C. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 58 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 117 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] This is [F] the day of [A] the expanding [F] man.
[A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ That shape is [F] my shade, there where [G] I used [Em] to stand.
_ [Gb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ It [B] seems like only [Am] yesterday I gazed through the [Bb]
glass.
[E] At ramblers, [B] wild gamblers, _ that's [E] on the past. _
[Em] _ _ _ You call [F] me a fool, you [E] say it's a [A] crazy scheme. _
_ _ [G] _ _ This [Gb] one's [F] for real, I [E] already bought [A] the dream. _
_ _ [Em] _ [F] _ So useless [Fm] to ask [E] me why, [Am] throw a kiss [Gm] and say goodbye.
[Gb] _ [F] _ I'll [C] make it this time, _ [D] _ I'm ready to [C] cross that fine line.
[Am] Learn to work the [Em] _ saxophone, _ [Dm] _ I [C] play just what I feel.
[Bb] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all night [Em] long.
[F] _ _ [Em] And die [Am] behind the wheel, they got a name for [Em] the weirdest in the world.
[Dm] _ I want a [C] name when I lose, [Bb] they call Alabama the [Am] _ [G] Crimson Child.
_ [F] _ _ _
Call me [F] Deku, [Am] _ _ _
[Em] Deku.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Em] _ My back to the [F] wall, a victim of [F] laughing jazz.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ This is for me, the essence of [D] true romance.
_ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
Sharing [D] the things we know and [Am] love, those are my [Ab] kind.
_ [E] _ Libation, _
_ [B] sensation, _ that's that [E] other mind.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ I crawl [F] like a viper [E] through these suburban [A] streets.
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ Make love to these [F] women, [E] languid and bitter.
[Gbm] _ I'll _ _ _ [F] _
rise when [Fm] the sun goes down, [Am] cover every [Gm] game down.
_ [F] A [C] world of my own, _ [D] _
I'll make it [C] my home sweet [Am] home.
Learn to work [Em] the saxophone, _ [Dm] _
I play [C] just what I feel.
[Bb] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all [Em] night long.
_ [F] _ _
_ [Em] And die behind [Am] the wheel, they got a name for [Em] the weirdest in the world.
[Dm] I want [C] a name when I lose, [Bb] they call Alabama [Am] the Crimson Child.
[E] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] Call me [Am] Deku, _ _ _ [Em] Deku.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] This [F] is the night of [E] the expanding [Gm] man.
_ _ _ [Em] _
I take [F] one last drag as [E] I approach the [Gbm] snare.
_ I _ [F] _ _
cried [D] when I wrote this [Am] song, sue me if [Gm] I play along.
[F] _ _
This [C] brother is free, _ [Gb] _ _
I'll be [C] what I want to be.
[Am] _
I'll learn to work [Em] the _ saxophone, [Dm] _ _
I [C] play just what I feel.
[Bb] Drink scotch and whiskey [Am] all _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Em] night long.
And die [Am] behind _ _ [Em] the wheel, they got a name for the weirdest in the world.
[Dm] _ _
I [C] want a name when I lose, [Bb] they call Alabama [Am] the Crimson [G] Child.
[F] _
_ [C] _ Call me [Am] Deku, _ _ [Em] Deku.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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