Chords for Steely Dan's Donald Fagen Describes Painful Last Meeting With Walter Becker
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Donald Fagan [Em] describes a painful last meeting with his old [G] bandmate Walter Becker of Steely Dan.
[D] I'm John Boden from Rock History Music.
[A] [Em] Losing a bandmate can be like losing a spouse.
[G] Let's think about it.
Someone you've been with
forever and you've [D] shared almost everything with.
Lots of history [A] there, trust, understanding,
[Em] and discovery.
They were just young when they got together.
Fagan told Rolling [G] Stone magazine as soon as he walked into Becker's New York [D] apartment
knew he was very ill, adding,
[A] When I put my chair next to the bed, he grabbed my hand.
[C] It was something that he had never done
before.
And we had [D] a great talk.
And [A] you know, he was listening to hard [C] bop.
His wife had put
on Dexter Gordon records.
[G] He was very [A] weak, but he was still very funny.
[C] I'm glad I had those hours.
So why had Steely [Bm] Dan not recorded any new material since [A] 2003?
Well, Fagan opened up
about that.
He said Becker just [D] wasn't interested.
Since 2011, [E] 2012, when he started getting really
sick, he lost [D] energy.
[A] Fagan said his personality changed and he [E] didn't want to record any new music.
Plus, [D] let's remember, [A] Becker knew what was involved in [Em] recording a Steely Dan record.
They're perfectionists [D] and a lot of goes into [C] everything they do.
We've all heard the stories
about [A] Gaucho and Asia.
Lastly, what [E] about that lawsuit [Em] against Becker's estate and
[G] Becker's wife?
Well, Fagan clarifies.
He [D] says,
Decades ago, when we started the band, Walter and [A] I had a contract.
[G] And it was really a simple
thing [Em] that a lot of bands have.
If someone resigns or [G] is fired or dies, they sell their rock and roll
stock [D] back to the company.
So we signed this thing and it ended up [A] being Walter and I as the remaining
partners, 50 [Em]-50.
And the idea was that if someone dies, the [G] other guy would essentially run the band
and take [D] control of the band.
So we're just trying to defend the contract.
[A] I'm no lawyer, but based on
what I've heard, it would seem that [C] Fagan has an open and shut case.
But [G] you know how it [A] is.
Sometimes we haven't heard all the facts.
[C] I just keep thinking back to that, you know, that last
meeting [G] that Fagan [A] had with Becker.
It must have been difficult, [C] even though on some levels I knew
they knew it was coming.
Make sure you [Bm] comment on our video, subscribe to our channel and
share our [A] videos.
We'd appreciate that.
And make sure [D] you check out our Stars We Lost in 2017.
[E] We just put together this elaborate [D] package of [A] all the important stars, including [G] Walter Becker,
that we lost in [D] 2017.
[A] We'll put a link on it in the [E] description of this video.
Share our video,
subscribe to our [D] channel and comment [A] on them.
We'd appreciate it.
I'm John Bodin from Rock History Music.
[Em] [G] [D]
[Em] [G]
[D]
[D] I'm John Boden from Rock History Music.
[A] [Em] Losing a bandmate can be like losing a spouse.
[G] Let's think about it.
Someone you've been with
forever and you've [D] shared almost everything with.
Lots of history [A] there, trust, understanding,
[Em] and discovery.
They were just young when they got together.
Fagan told Rolling [G] Stone magazine as soon as he walked into Becker's New York [D] apartment
knew he was very ill, adding,
[A] When I put my chair next to the bed, he grabbed my hand.
[C] It was something that he had never done
before.
And we had [D] a great talk.
And [A] you know, he was listening to hard [C] bop.
His wife had put
on Dexter Gordon records.
[G] He was very [A] weak, but he was still very funny.
[C] I'm glad I had those hours.
So why had Steely [Bm] Dan not recorded any new material since [A] 2003?
Well, Fagan opened up
about that.
He said Becker just [D] wasn't interested.
Since 2011, [E] 2012, when he started getting really
sick, he lost [D] energy.
[A] Fagan said his personality changed and he [E] didn't want to record any new music.
Plus, [D] let's remember, [A] Becker knew what was involved in [Em] recording a Steely Dan record.
They're perfectionists [D] and a lot of goes into [C] everything they do.
We've all heard the stories
about [A] Gaucho and Asia.
Lastly, what [E] about that lawsuit [Em] against Becker's estate and
[G] Becker's wife?
Well, Fagan clarifies.
He [D] says,
Decades ago, when we started the band, Walter and [A] I had a contract.
[G] And it was really a simple
thing [Em] that a lot of bands have.
If someone resigns or [G] is fired or dies, they sell their rock and roll
stock [D] back to the company.
So we signed this thing and it ended up [A] being Walter and I as the remaining
partners, 50 [Em]-50.
And the idea was that if someone dies, the [G] other guy would essentially run the band
and take [D] control of the band.
So we're just trying to defend the contract.
[A] I'm no lawyer, but based on
what I've heard, it would seem that [C] Fagan has an open and shut case.
But [G] you know how it [A] is.
Sometimes we haven't heard all the facts.
[C] I just keep thinking back to that, you know, that last
meeting [G] that Fagan [A] had with Becker.
It must have been difficult, [C] even though on some levels I knew
they knew it was coming.
Make sure you [Bm] comment on our video, subscribe to our channel and
share our [A] videos.
We'd appreciate that.
And make sure [D] you check out our Stars We Lost in 2017.
[E] We just put together this elaborate [D] package of [A] all the important stars, including [G] Walter Becker,
that we lost in [D] 2017.
[A] We'll put a link on it in the [E] description of this video.
Share our video,
subscribe to our [D] channel and comment [A] on them.
We'd appreciate it.
I'm John Bodin from Rock History Music.
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Donald Fagan [Em] describes a painful last meeting with his old [G] bandmate Walter Becker of Steely Dan.
[D] I'm John Boden from Rock History Music.
[A] _ [Em] Losing a bandmate can be like losing a spouse.
[G] Let's think about it.
Someone you've been with
forever and you've [D] shared almost everything with.
Lots of history [A] there, trust, understanding,
[Em] and discovery.
They were just young when they got together.
Fagan told Rolling [G] Stone magazine as soon as he walked into Becker's New York [D] apartment
knew he was very ill, adding,
[A] When I put my chair next to the bed, he grabbed my hand.
[C] It was something that he had never done
before.
And we had [D] a great talk.
And [A] you know, he was listening to hard [C] bop.
His wife had put
on Dexter Gordon records.
[G] He was very [A] weak, but he was still very funny.
[C] I'm glad I had those hours.
So why had Steely [Bm] Dan not recorded any new material since [A] 2003?
Well, Fagan opened up
about that.
He said Becker just [D] wasn't interested.
Since 2011, [E] 2012, when he started getting really
sick, he lost [D] energy.
[A] Fagan said his personality changed and he [E] didn't want to record any new music.
Plus, [D] let's remember, [A] Becker knew what was involved in [Em] recording a Steely Dan record.
They're perfectionists [D] and a lot of goes into [C] everything they do.
We've all heard the stories
about [A] Gaucho and Asia.
Lastly, what [E] about that lawsuit [Em] against Becker's estate and
[G] Becker's wife?
Well, Fagan clarifies.
He [D] says,
Decades ago, when we started the band, Walter and [A] I had a contract.
[G] And it was really a simple
thing [Em] that a lot of bands have.
If someone resigns or [G] is fired or dies, they sell their rock and roll
stock [D] back to the company.
So we signed this thing and it ended up [A] being Walter and I as the remaining
partners, 50 [Em]-50.
And the idea was that if someone dies, the [G] other guy would essentially run the band
and take [D] control of the band.
So we're just trying to defend the contract.
[A] I'm no lawyer, but based on
what I've heard, it would seem that [C] Fagan has an open and shut case.
But [G] you know how it [A] is.
Sometimes we haven't heard all the facts.
[C] I just keep thinking back to that, you know, that last
meeting [G] that Fagan [A] had with Becker.
It must have been difficult, [C] even though on some levels I knew
they knew it was coming.
Make sure you [Bm] comment on our video, subscribe to our channel and
share our [A] videos.
We'd appreciate that.
And make sure [D] you check out our Stars We Lost in 2017.
[E] We just put together this elaborate [D] package of [A] all the important stars, including [G] Walter Becker,
that we lost in [D] 2017.
[A] We'll put a link on it in the [E] description of this video.
Share our video,
subscribe to our [D] channel and comment [A] on them.
We'd appreciate it.
I'm John Bodin from Rock History Music.
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[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[D] I'm John Boden from Rock History Music.
[A] _ [Em] Losing a bandmate can be like losing a spouse.
[G] Let's think about it.
Someone you've been with
forever and you've [D] shared almost everything with.
Lots of history [A] there, trust, understanding,
[Em] and discovery.
They were just young when they got together.
Fagan told Rolling [G] Stone magazine as soon as he walked into Becker's New York [D] apartment
knew he was very ill, adding,
[A] When I put my chair next to the bed, he grabbed my hand.
[C] It was something that he had never done
before.
And we had [D] a great talk.
And [A] you know, he was listening to hard [C] bop.
His wife had put
on Dexter Gordon records.
[G] He was very [A] weak, but he was still very funny.
[C] I'm glad I had those hours.
So why had Steely [Bm] Dan not recorded any new material since [A] 2003?
Well, Fagan opened up
about that.
He said Becker just [D] wasn't interested.
Since 2011, [E] 2012, when he started getting really
sick, he lost [D] energy.
[A] Fagan said his personality changed and he [E] didn't want to record any new music.
Plus, [D] let's remember, [A] Becker knew what was involved in [Em] recording a Steely Dan record.
They're perfectionists [D] and a lot of goes into [C] everything they do.
We've all heard the stories
about [A] Gaucho and Asia.
Lastly, what [E] about that lawsuit [Em] against Becker's estate and
[G] Becker's wife?
Well, Fagan clarifies.
He [D] says,
Decades ago, when we started the band, Walter and [A] I had a contract.
[G] And it was really a simple
thing [Em] that a lot of bands have.
If someone resigns or [G] is fired or dies, they sell their rock and roll
stock [D] back to the company.
So we signed this thing and it ended up [A] being Walter and I as the remaining
partners, 50 [Em]-50.
And the idea was that if someone dies, the [G] other guy would essentially run the band
and take [D] control of the band.
So we're just trying to defend the contract.
[A] I'm no lawyer, but based on
what I've heard, it would seem that [C] Fagan has an open and shut case.
But [G] you know how it [A] is.
Sometimes we haven't heard all the facts.
[C] I just keep thinking back to that, you know, that last
meeting [G] that Fagan [A] had with Becker.
It must have been difficult, [C] even though on some levels I knew
they knew it was coming.
Make sure you [Bm] comment on our video, subscribe to our channel and
share our [A] videos.
We'd appreciate that.
And make sure [D] you check out our Stars We Lost in 2017.
[E] We just put together this elaborate [D] package of [A] all the important stars, including [G] Walter Becker,
that we lost in [D] 2017.
[A] We'll put a link on it in the [E] description of this video.
Share our video,
subscribe to our [D] channel and comment [A] on them.
We'd appreciate it.
I'm John Bodin from Rock History Music.
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