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Deacon Blues by Steely Dan
Deacon Blues
INTRO:
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Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bbmaj7 Fsus2/A Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B
Ebmaj7 E7#9
VERSE 1:
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G13 F13 G/A F13
This is the day of the expanding man
G13 F13 G/A D9
That shape is my shade there where I used to stand
Fmaj7 E7-9 Am7 Bb13
It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass
E7 B7
At ramblers, wild gamblers
B7#9 E7 B7#9 E7
That's all in the past
G13 F13 G/A F13
You call me a fool you say it's a crazy scene
G13 F13 G/A A7
This one's for real I already bought the dream
Fmaj7 E7-9
So useless to ask me why
Am7 Gm7 F#maj7 Fmaj7
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
Csus2/E
I'll make it this time
D9 F/G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
CHORUS:
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Am7 Em7
I'll Learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I play just what I feel
Bbmaj7 Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7
Drink scotch whiskey all night long
Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7
And die behind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj7 Am Am/G Am/F# Fmaj7
They call Alabama the crimson tide
Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7 Em7
Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)
Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Ebmaj7 E7#9
VERSE 2 : (Chords as VERSE 1)
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My back to the wall a victim of laughing chance
This is for me the essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind
Libations, sensations which stagger the mind
I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets
Make love to these women languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I'll make it my home sweet home
CHORUS:
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As before except for the last line of chords. Play these instead :
Dmaj7 Asus2/C# Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bb13 Gsus2/B
Then it goes into .....
INSTRUMENTAL:
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Cmaj7 Em7 A13 D7#5#9 G13 B7#9 Em7 A13
Fmaj7 F#7#9 Gmaj7 B7#9
Repeat these two lines once
Then play the INTRO chords to lead into the last verse...
Verse 3:
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G13 F13 G/A F13
This is the night of the expanding man
G13 F13 G/A A7
I take one last drag as I approach the stand
Fmaj7 E7-9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7 Gm7 F#maj7 Fmaj7
Sue me if I play too long
Csus2/E
This brother is free
D9 F/G
I'll be what I want to be
CHORUS
OUTTRO:
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Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9
Keep repeating this half verse to fade
Chord Shapes
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As before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out
(Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
8X998X 7X778X 6X776X 5X556X AXBBAX 9X99AX
Cmaj7 Gsus2/B Bbmaj7 Fsus2/A Dmaj7 Asus2/C#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68786 07678x 353453 3x345x 131231 1x123x
Ebmaj7 E7#9 G13 G13 F13 F13
(Take your pick !)
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x0543x x5455x 133210 07676x 5x5555 6x678x
G/A D9 Fmaj7 E7-9 Am7 Bb13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
020100 x24242 x2123x 3x3333 2x332x x7x788
E7 B7 B7#9 Gm7 F#maj7 Csus2/E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x321x x79787 x57565 x02210 3x2210 2x2210
F/G Em7 Dm7 Am Am/G Am/F#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x8a9a8 x54566 242355 3x443x x5x554
Fmaj7(Viii) D7#5#9 F#7#9 Gmaj7 D9-5
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version 2
|Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Bbmaj7 Am7+5 |
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj6/9 |E7+9+5 |
G6 Gsus2/F
This is the day
G/A Ebmaj7-5/F
Of the expanding man
G6 F6
That shape is my shade
G/A Cmaj7-5/D
There where I used to stand
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
It seems like only yesterday
Bb13
I gazed through the glass
E7
At ramblers
B7(no5)
Wild gamblers
Dm/B E7 Bm7-5/F E7+9+5
That's all in the past
G13 Ebmaj7-5/F
You call me a fool
G/A F13-5add9
You say it's a crazy scheme
G13 F13
This one's for real
Gmaj7/A A13
I already bought the dream
Fmaj9 E7-9
So useless to ask me why
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
C/E
I'll make it this time
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E Fmaj7 Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E C/F Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj9/6 |E7+9+5 |
Esus2/G Ebmaj7-5/F
My back to the wall
G/A F13
A victim of laughing chance
Esus2/G F13
This is for me
G/A Cmaj7-5/D
The essence of true ro mance
Fmaj9 E7-9 Am7
Sharing the things we know and love
Bb13
With those of my kind
E7
Li bations
B7(no5)
Sen sations
Dm/B E7 Bm7-5/F E7+9
That stagger the mind
Gmaj13 Ebmaj7-5/F
I crawl like a viper
G/A F13-5add9
Through these su burban streets
Gmaj13 F13
Make love to these women
Gmaj7/A A13
Languid and bitter sweet
Fmaj7 E7-9
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Cover every game in town
C/E
A world of my own
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll make it my home sweet home
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E C/F Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E C/F Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass: rhodes:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj13 |E7+9+5 |
brass
|Cmaj7 |Em |
sax solo:
|A13 |D7+9 |G13 |B7+9 |
|Em7 |A9 |C/F F#7+9+5 |D/G B7+5 |
brass
|Cmaj7 |Em |
|A13 |D7+9 |G13 |B7+9 |
|Em7 |A9 |C/F F#7+9+5 |D/G B7+5 |
|Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Bbmaj7 Am7+5 |
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj7 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj9/6 |E7+9+5 |
G6 Ebmaj7-5/F
This is the night
G/A F13-5add9
Of the expanding man
Gmaj13 Ebmaj7-5/F
I take one last drag
Gmaj7/A A13
As I ap proach the stand
Fmaj9 E7-9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7 Gm7 Bbmaj7/C Gb9+5 Fmaj9
Sue me if I play too long
C/E
This brother is free
D9 Fmaj7/G F/G
I'll be what I want to be
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C/E C/F Am7
And die be hind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bbmaj9 Am7 G6 Gb7-5 Fmaj7
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C/E C/F Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
(Deacon Blues )
brass:
|Dmaj7 Dbm7+5 |Cmaj13 Bm7+5 |Ebmaj13 |E7+9+5 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5add9 | |
|Gmaj13 |Ebmaj7-5/F |G/A D13+11 | |
|Fmaj9 |E7-9 |Am7 |Bb13 |
|E7 |B7(no5) |Dm/B E7 |Bm7-5/F E7+9+5 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5add9 | |
|Gmaj13 |Ebmaj7-5/F |G/A D13#11 | |
|Fmaj9 |E7-9 |Am7 |Bb13 |
|E7 |B7(no5) |Dm/B E7 |Bm7-5/F E7+9+5 |
|G6 |Gsus2/F |G/A F13-5add9 | |
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version 3
INTRO:
Cmaj7 B7#5 A#maj7 A7#5 Dmaj7 C#7#5 Cmaj7 B7#5 E7#9
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--8-----8-----6-----6-----10-----10-----8-----8-----8 ~ 13 ~ 8-----8---|
G--9-----8-----7-----6-----11-----10-----9-----8-----7 ~ 12 ~ 7-----7---|
D--9-----7-----7-----5-----11------9-----9-----7--------------------6---|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
E--8-----7-----6-----5-----10------9-----8-----7------------------------|
VERSE 1:
Cmaj7 A#13 G13 F13
E-----------------------------------------|
B- ~ -8----------8------------5-------3---|
G- ~ -9----------7------------4-------2---|
D- ~ -9----------7------------4-------2---|
A-----------------------------------------|
E- ~ -8----------6------------3-------1---|
This is the day of the expanding man
Cmaj7 A#13 G13 D9
E-------------------------------------------------5---|
B ~ 8----------------8-------------------5--------5---|
G ~ 9----------------7-------------------4--------5---|
D ~ 9----------------7-------------------4--------4---|
A-------------------------------------------------5---|
E ~ 8----------------6-------------------3------------|
That shape is my shade there where I used to stand
F6add9 Edim7 D6add9 C6add9
E---8-------------6----------5-----------------------3---|
B---8-------------8----------5-----------------------3---|
G---7-------------6----------4-----------------------2---|
D---7-------------6----------4-----------------------2---|
A---8-------------7----------5-----------------------3---|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass
D6add9 D#6add9 D6add9 C6add9 B7#9 E7#9
E-------5--------------6---------------5----------3--------------|
B-------5--------------6---------------5----------3-----3----8---|
G-------4--------------5---------------5----------3-----2----7---|
D-------4--------------5---------------4----------2-----1----6---|
A-------5--------------6---------------5----------3-----2----7---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
At ramblers, wild gamblers- That's all in the past
Cmaj7 A#13 G13 F13
E-----------------6-------------------5-------3----|
B ~ 8-------------8-------------------5-------3----|
G ~ 9-------------7-------------------4-------2----|
D ~ 9-------------7-------------------4-------2----|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E ~ 8-------------6-------------------3-------1----|
You call me a fool you say it's a crazy scheme
Cmaj7 A#13 G13 D9
E--------------------------------------------5---|
B---8--------------8---------------5---------5---|
G---9--------------7---------------4---------5---|
D---9--------------7---------------4---------4---|
A--------------------------------------------5---|
E---8--------------6---------------3-------------|
This one's for real I already bought the dream
F6add9 Edim7
E---8--------------6--------|
B---8--------------8--------|
G---7--------------6--------|
D---7--------------6--------|
A---8--------------7--------|
E---------------------------|
So useless to ask me why
D6add9 C#dim7 D6add9/C#6add9/C6add9
E---5---------------3-------------5 ~ 4 ~ 3-|
B---5---------------5-------------5 ~ 4 ~ 3-|
G---4---------------3-------------4 ~ 3 ~ 2-|
D---4---------------3-------------4 ~ 3 ~ 2-|
A---5---------------4-------------5 ~ 4 ~ 3-|
E-------------------------------------------|
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
F6add9 D6add9 F6add9
E-----------------8- 8~10 8~10----5--------8-----------------|
B-----------------8--8~10 8~10----5--------8-----------------|
G-----------------7---------------4--------7-----------------|
D-----------------7---------------4--------7-----------------|
A-----------------8---------------5--------8-----------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
I'll make it this time- I'm ready to cross that fine line
CHORUS:
A7#9 Em7 Dm9 Cmaj7
E----5-------------------------------1-------------------------|
B----5----------------------3--------1-------------------------|
G----5-------------------------------2-------------------------|
D----5------------------------------------------2--------------|
A----4----------------------2-------------------3--------------|
E----5------------------------------------------3--------------|
I'll Learn to work the saxophone and I play just what I feel
F Am7 Cadd9 C F Am7
C A# Fmaj7
E---1--------------------1-------------------1-/-----|
B---1-----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----3-/-1---|
G---2--------------------2--------------2----3-/-2---|
D---3-----2---------2----3----2--------------2-/-3---|
A-------------------3-------------------3------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Drink scotch whiskey all night long
G Am7
E-------3------------------|
B----------------------1---|
G--------------------------|
D----------------------2---|
A-------2------------------|
E-------3------------------|
And die behind the wheel
Am7 Em7
E----------------------------------------------|
B---1-------------------------3----------------|
G----------------------------------------------|
D---2------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------2----------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
E--1------------------------|
B--1------------------------|
G--2------------------------|
D-------------2-------------|
A-------------3-------------|
E-------------3-------------|
I want a name when I lose
F Am7 Cadd9 C F Am7
C A# Fmaj7
E---1--------------------1-------------------1-/-----|
B---1-----1----1----1----1----1----1----1----3-/-1---|
G---2--------------------2--------------2----3-/-2---|
D---3-----2---------2----3----2--------------2-/-3---|
A-------------------3-------------------3------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
G Am7 Em7 A13
C13 A#13 E7#9
E---3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------1---------------3--------7----5---10----8 ~ 13 ~ 8 ---8---|
G-------------------------------------------6----4----9----7 ~ 12 ~ 7 ---7---|
D------------------2------------------------6----4----9----7-------------6---|
A---2------------------------------2-------------------------------------7---|
E---3---------------------------------------5----3----8----6-----------------|
Call me Deacon Blues - Deacon Blues
VERSE 2 :
My back to the wall a victim of laughing chance
This is for me the essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love with those of my kind
Libations, sensations which stagger the mind
I crawl like a viper through these suburban streets
Make love to these women languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own- I'll make it my home sweet home
CHORUS:
INSTRUMENTAL:
A9 G9 E9 A9 G9 E9
B9 G7#9 D9 D#9 D9 C9 Cmaj7/B7#5/A#maj7/A7#5
E---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----3----5----6----5----3-----------------|
B---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----3----5----6----5----3----8--8--6--6---|
G---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----3----5----6----5----3----9--8--7--6---|
D---11---9--6--11---9--6--2--1----3----4----5----4----2----9--7--7--5---|
A---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----2----5----6----5----3-----------------|
E---------------------------------3------------------------8--7--6--5---|
A9 G9 E9 A9 G9 E9 C9B9 G7#9 D9 D#9 D9 C9
E---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----3----5----6----5----3---|
B---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----3----5----6----5----3---|
G---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----3----5----6----5----3---|
D---11---9--6--11---9--6--2--1----3----4----5----4----2---|
A---12--10--7--12--10--7--3--2----2----5----6----5----3---|
E---------------------------------3-----------------------|
Cmaj7 B7#5 A#maj7 A7#5 Dmaj7 C#7#5 Cmaj7 B7#5 E7#9 E7#9
E--------------------------------------------------------------------8---------|
B---10----8----8----8----8----8----6----6----10----10-----8----8-----8-----8---|
G---11----8----9----8----9----8----7----6----11----10-----9----8-----7-----7---|
D---11----9----9----7----9----7----7----5----11-----9-----9----7-----6-----6---|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------7-----7---|
E---10----9----8----7----8----7----6----5----10-----9-----8----7---------------|
Verse 3: (Same chords as the 2nd half of Verse 1)
This is the night of the expanding man
I take one last drag as I approach the stand
I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long
This brother is free- I'll be what I want to be
CHORUS
OUTRO:
Same chords as the first half of Verse 1 - (X2) - to fade
There are several slides and variations on these chords that Becker throws in but
these chords should get you close enough to where those fills are pretty obvious...
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version 4
INTRO
|-----------------5---5--------------------------|
|-8---8---6---6---7---5---8---8---8---8~---------|
|-9---7---7---5---6---4---9---7---7---7~---------|
|-9---7---7---5---7-------9---7---8---6~---------|
|-----------------5---4-----------6---7~---------|
|-8---7---6---5-----------8---7------------------|
VERSE 1
This is the day of the expanding man
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--------------3------------3-------3-------------------|
|-4--------------2------------4-------2-------------------|
|-----------------------------5---------------------------|
|-5--------------3--------------------3-------------------|
|-3--------------1------------5-------1-------------------|
That shape is my shade, there where I used to stand
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------3--------------------3-------5------|
|-4-------------------2--------------------4-------5------|
|------------------------------------------5-------4------|
|-5-------------------3----------------------------5------|
|-3-------------------1--------------------5--------------|
It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-8----------6---------------5-----------------------8---|
|-5----------7---------------5-----------------------7---|
|-7----------6---------------5-----------------------6---|
|-8----------7-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------5-----------------------6---|
At ramblers, wild gamblers
|--0----------------------|
|--5--------------4-------|
|--7--------------2-------|
|--6--------------4-------|
|--7--------------2-------|
|--0----------------------|
That’s all in the past
|-----------------0-----0-----3-------|
|------3----------0-----3-----3-------|
|------2----------1-----1-----1-------|
|------3----------0-------------------|
|------2----------2-----2-----2-------|
|-----------------0-----0-----0-------|
VERSE 2
You call me a fool, you say it’s a crazy scheme
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----------------3--------------------3-----3---------------|
|-4----------------2--------------------4-----2---------------|
|---------------------------------------5---------------------|
|-5----------------3--------------------------3---------------|
|-3----------------1--------------------5-----1---------------|
This one’s for real, I already bought the dream
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------3---------------3----------2----|
|-4-----------------2---------------4----------4----|
|-----------------------------------5----------5----|
|-5-----------------3-------------------------------|
|-3-----------------1---------------5----------5----|
So useless to ask me why, blow a kiss and say goodbye
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-------------6---------------5------------------3-------3---|
|-5-------------7---------------5------------------3-------3---|
|-7-------------6---------------5------------------3-------2---|
|-8-------------7------------------------------------------3---|
|-------------------------------5------------------3-----------|
I’ll make it this time, I’m ready to cross that fine line
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------8------------5----------------1-------------------|
|-2---------------7------------5----------------2-------------------|
|-2---------------10-----------4----------------3-------------------|
|-----------------7------------5------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
CHORUS
Learn to work the saxophone, I play just what I feel
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------8----------6----------5---------------|
|-5-------------------7----------5----------4---------------|
|-5-------------------9----------7----------5---------------|
|---------------------7----------5----------3---------------|
|-5---------------------------------------------------------|
Drink scotch whisky all night long, and die behind the wheel
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---3-------------------5---------5-----1--1------8-----8---|
|---2-------------------5---------4-----3--2------7-----5---|
|---3-------------------5---------------2--2------10----7---|
|---1-----------------------------5---------------7-----8---|
|-----------------------5---------3-----2--1----------------|
They got a name for the winners in the world
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------8--------------------|
|-5-------------------------7--------------------|
|-5-------------------------9--------------------|
|---------------------------7--------------------|
|-5----------------------------------------------|
I want a name when I lose
|----------------------------|
|-6----------5---------------|
|-5----------4---------------|
|-7----------5---------------|
|-5----------3---------------|
|----------------------------|
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide, call me Deacon Blues
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3----------------5-------5-----1--1----8-------8-----------|
|-----2----------------5-------4-----3--2----7-------5-----------|
|-----3----------------5-------------2--2----10------7-----------|
|-----1------------------------5-------------7-------8-----------|
|----------------------5-------3-----2--1------------------------|
|---------5---5-------------------|
|-5---8---7---5---8---8---8---8---|
|-5---7---6---4---9---7---7---7---|
|-5---9---7-------9---7---8---6---|
|-----7---5---4-----------6---7---|
|-5---------------8---7-----------|
VERSE 3
Play Verse 1 chords
VERSE 4
Play Verse 2 chords
CHORUS
CHORDS FOR SAXOPHONE SOLO
|---------------------------------5---5---7---8---|
|-5---3---7---6---5---3---3---2---5---5---7---8---|
|-4---0---6---5---4---2---0---4---5---3---7---8---|
|-5-------5---4---3---1-------5---3---4---5---7---|
|-3---2-------5-------2---2-----------------------|
|-----0---5-------3-------0---5---------------7---|
|---------------------------------5---5---7---8---|
|-5---3---7---6---5---3---3---2---5---5---7---8---|
|-4---0---6---5---4---2---0---4---5---3---7---8---|
|-5-------5---4---3---1-------5---3---4---5---7---|
|-3---2-------5-------2---2-----------------------|
|-----0---5-------3-------0---5---------------7---|
INTRO
VERSE 5
Play Verse 2 chords
CHORUS
CHORDS FOR OUTRO
|---------------------------------|
|-5---3---3---3---5---3---3---5---|
|-4---2---4---2---4---2---4---5---|
|---------5---------------5---4---|
|-5---3-------3---5---3-------5---|
|-3---1---5---1---3---1---5-------|
|-----------------0-----------0---|
|-8---6---5---8---5---4---3---5---|
|-5---7---5---7---7---2---2---7---|
|-7---6---5---6---6---4---3---6---|
|-8---7-----------7---2---2---7---|
|---------5---6---0-----------0---|
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