My Old School Chords by Steely Dan

Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steely Dan -  My Old School chords
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[E] [Em]
[C] [G]
I [C] [G] [C] remember [G] the [Am] 35 [G] sweet [D] flies [G] [C] when you put [G] me on the [D] [G] Wolverine up through [C] Annandale.
[G] [C]
[G] [Am] [G] It was still [C]
September [G] when [Am] your daddy [G] was quite [D] surprised [G] [C] [Dm] [C] to [G] find you with the [D] working
girls [G] in the [Am] county [G] jail.
[C] [G] I [C] was smoking with the boys upstairs when [D] I heard about the whole
affair.
I [G] said, oh [Em]
no, [G] William and Mary [C] won't do.
[Dm] But I did [G] not [D] [Am] think the girl could [Bm] be so
[Em] cruel.
I'm never [D] [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
[D]
[Am] [G] [Em]
[B] [D]
[G] [Am] [Bm]
[Em] [Dm] [G] [A]
[G] [C] [G] [C] Holy anders, [G]
[C] growing [G] outside my door.
[C] [F] [C] Soon it's gonna [G] be in bloom up in [Am] Annandale.
[G]
I can't stand her, doing what she [E] did before.
[Bm] [C] [Dm] [C] [G] Leaving like a gypsy queen in a fairy [Am] [G] tale.
[C]
Well, I hear the whistle but I can't go [D] on.
Take her down to Mexico.
She said, [G] oh no,
William and Mary [F] won't do.
[C] [F]
[C] But [D] I did not think [Am] the girl could [Bm] be [Em] so cruel.
[D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
[D] [Em]
[C] [Bm] [G]
[A] [D]
[Am] [Bm] [G]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[B] [C]
[A] [D]
[G] [C] [G]
[Am] [G]
[F#] [C] [D] [Am]
[G] [Em]
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G]
[C] [G] [C]
California, [G] [Am] tumbles [G] into the sea.
[C] [Dm] [C] [G] That'll be the day I go back to Annandale.
I tried to warn you about she knowing [E] daddy G.
[Bm] [C] But I [G] can't seem to get to you [D] through the [C] US [G] mayor.
[C] [G] Well, [C] I hear the whistle but I can't go on.
[D] Take her down to Mexico.
She [G] said, oh [Em]
no,
[G] William and Mary [Em] [Bm] [C] won't do.
[F] [C] [D] But I did not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be so [Em] cruel.
And I'm never [D] [Am] going back to [Bm] my [G] old school.
[D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm] [Em]
[E] [D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm] [Em]
[G]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[G] [D]
[Am] [Bm] [Em]
[E] [D]
[Am] [Bm] [G]
[E] [A] California,
[Em] [D] [Am] [Bm] [Em]
[Am] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D] [Em]
[D]
[Em] [Am] [Bm]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Steely Dan - My Old School chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, Am, G, C, G, Em, D, Am and Bm of chords. Set your pace at 64 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 129. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G# Major.

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[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
I _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ remember [G] the [Am] 35 [G] sweet [D] flies [G] _ _ _ [C] when you put [G] me on the _ [D] [G] Wolverine up through [C] Annandale.
[G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] [G] It was still [C]
September _ [G] when [Am] your daddy [G] was quite [D] surprised [G] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] [C] to [G] find you with the [D] working
girls [G] in the [Am] county [G] jail. _
[C] _ _ _ [G] I [C] was _ smoking with the boys upstairs when [D] I _ heard about the whole
affair.
I [G] said, oh [Em]
no, [G] _ William and Mary [C] won't do. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ But I did [G] not [D] [Am] think the girl could [Bm] be so _
[Em] _ cruel.
_ _ I'm never [D] _ [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] [C] Holy _ anders, [G] _
[C] growing [G] outside my door. _ _
[C] _ [F] _ [C] Soon it's gonna [G] be in bloom up in [Am] Annandale.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can't stand her, _ doing what she [E] did before. _
_ [Bm] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] [G] Leaving like a gypsy queen in a fairy [Am] [G] tale.
_ [C] _ _
_ Well, I hear the whistle but I can't go [D] on.
Take her down to Mexico.
She said, [G] oh no, _
William and Mary [F] won't do.
[C] _ [F] _ _
_ [C] But [D] I did not think [Am] the girl could [Bm] be [Em] so _ _ cruel.
_ _ _ [D] I'm never [Am] going back [Bm] to my [G] old school. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _
California, [G] _ [Am] tumbles [G] into the sea.
_ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] That'll be the day I go back to Annandale. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I tried to warn you about she knowing [E] daddy G.
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ But I [G] can't seem to get to you [D] through the [C] US [G] mayor. _
[C] _ _ _ [G] Well, [C] I hear the whistle but I can't go on.
[D] _ Take her down to Mexico.
She [G] said, oh [Em]
no,
[G] William and Mary [Em] _ [Bm] [C] won't do. _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] [D] But I did not [Am] think the girl [Bm] could be so [Em] cruel.
_ _ _ _ And I'm never [D] _ [Am] going back to [Bm] my [G] old school. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [E] [A] California,
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _

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