My Old School Chords by Steely Dan
Tempo:
128.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
[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] _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _