Chords for Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive (With Lyrics)

Tempo:
59.625 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

F

Bb

G

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive (With Lyrics) chords
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[G] [Bb]
[Dm] [Cm] [Cm] [F] [A] [G]
[Gm] [Ab] [Bb] [F] [Cm]
[Cm] [F] [G]
[Fm] [Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [F] [Cm]
[F] [Cm] [Cm]
[G] [Bb] [G] I [Fm] know you're out there [Bb] with a raise [C] in your eye.
[D] And you'll make a phone [Eb] [F] saying all is [Cm] forgiven.
Mad [G] dog surrender.
[G] How [F] can I answer?
[Bb] A man [C] of my mind [D] can do anything.
[Eb] [Cm] I'm a bookkeeper son.
[F] I don't [G] wanna shoot no one.
[Cm] [Dm] Well I crossed [Ab] my old man [Bb] back in Oregon.
Don't [Fm] take me alive.
[Cm] Got a case of dynamite.
[F] I could hold [G] out here all night.
[Ab] [Bb] Yes I crossed [Ab] my old man [Bb] back in Oregon.
Don't take [F] me alive.
[Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Cm]
[C] Can you hear the [C] evil crowd?
The lies [G] and the laughter.
[G]
I [Fm] hear my inside.
[Eb] The [F] mechanized hum [D] of another world.
[Eb]
[F] Where no [C] sun is [Cm] shining.
[C] No [G] red light [Bb] flashing.
[G]
Here [Fm] in this darkness.
[Bb] I know [C] what I've [D] done.
I know all at once [Eb] who I [Cm] am.
I'm a bookkeeper son.
[F] I don't [G] wanna shoot no one.
[G] [Cm] Well I [Dm] crossed my old [Ab] man back in Oregon.
[F] Don't take me alive.
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] Got a [Eb] case of dynamite.
[F] I could [G] hold out here all night.
[Ab] Yes I [Dm] crossed my old [Ab] man back in Oregon.
[Bb] Don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm] [F]
[Gm] [Cm] [F]
[Cm] [F] [F]
[Dm] [C] [D] [Eb]
[Eb] I'm a bookkeeper son.
[F] I don't [G] wanna shoot no one.
[Cm] [Dm] Well I crossed my old [Ab] man back in Oregon.
[Bb] Don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm] Got a case of dynamite.
[F] I could hold [G] out here all night.
[Cm] [Bb] Yes I crossed [Ab] my old man [Bb] back in Oregon.
[Cm] Don't take [Bb] me alive.
[Ab] [Bb]
[A] Don't take me [Dm] alive.
[Ab] [Bb] [Cm] [Bb] [C]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Steely Dan - Dont Take Me Alive chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, G, Cm, F, Cm, Bb, Cm, Bb and Ab in sequence. Set your pace at 29 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 60. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Minor.

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[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [Cm] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [G] _ [Bb] _ [G] I [Fm] know you're out there [Bb] with a raise [C] in your eye.
[D] And you'll make a phone [Eb] [F] saying all is [Cm] forgiven.
Mad [G] dog surrender.
[G] How [F] can I answer?
[Bb] A man [C] of my mind [D] can do anything.
[Eb] [Cm] I'm a bookkeeper son.
[F] I don't [G] wanna shoot no one.
[Cm] [Dm] Well I crossed [Ab] my old man [Bb] back in Oregon.
Don't [Fm] take me alive.
_ [Cm] Got a case of dynamite.
[F] I could hold [G] out here all night.
[Ab] [Bb] Yes I crossed [Ab] my old man [Bb] back in Oregon.
Don't take [F] me alive.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Cm] _
[C] Can you hear the [C] evil crowd?
The lies [G] and the laughter.
[G] _
I [Fm] hear my inside.
[Eb] The [F] mechanized hum [D] of another world.
[Eb]
[F] Where no [C] sun is [Cm] shining.
[C] No [G] red light [Bb] flashing.
[G]
Here [Fm] in this darkness.
[Bb] I know [C] what I've [D] done.
I know all at once [Eb] who I [Cm] am.
I'm a bookkeeper son.
[F] I don't [G] wanna shoot no one.
[G] [Cm] Well I [Dm] crossed my old [Ab] man back in Oregon.
[F] Don't take me alive.
[Cm] _ [Bb]
[Cm] Got a [Eb] case of dynamite.
[F] I could [G] hold out here all night.
[Ab] Yes I [Dm] crossed my old [Ab] man back in Oregon.
[Bb] Don't [F] take me alive.
[Cm] _ [F] _
[Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Eb] I'm a bookkeeper son.
[F] I don't [G] wanna shoot no one.
[Cm] [Dm] Well I crossed my old [Ab] man back in Oregon.
[Bb] Don't [F] take me alive. _
[Cm] Got a case of dynamite.
[F] I could hold [G] out here all night.
[Cm] [Bb] Yes I crossed [Ab] my old man [Bb] back in Oregon.
[Cm] Don't take [Bb] me alive.
[Ab] _ [Bb]
[A] Don't take me [Dm] alive.
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _

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