Chords
[Intro]
Cmaj7 Gadd9/B Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 Dbm7#5 Cmaj7 Gadd9/B
Ebmaj7
E7
[Verse 1]
G6 This is the F6day of the exG/Apanding F6man
G6 That shape is my F6shade, there where I G/Aused to D7stand
Fmaj7 It seems likeE7 only yesterday Am7
I gazed through the glass Bb13
At E7ramblers, wild B7gamblers, that's Bm7all in the E7past E7
[Pre-Chorus]
G6 You call me a F6fool, you say it's a G/Acrazy F6scheme
G6 This one's for F6real, I already G/Abought the A7dream
Fmaj7 So useless toE7 ask me why,Am7 throw a kiss and sayGm7 goodbye C7
Fmaj7 I'll make it thisEm7#5 time,D7 I'm ready to Fmaj7cross that fine line
[Chorus]
Am7 Learn to work the Em7saxophone
Dm7 I, I'll play justCmaj7 what I feel
Bbmaj7Drink Scotch whisky Am7all night G6long
F#7b5 Fmaj7 And dieEm7#5 behindFmaj7 the wheel Am7
They got a name for the Em7winners in the world
Dm7 I, I wanna nameCmaj7 when I lose
They Bbmaj7call Alabama, the Am7Crimson G6Tide
F#7b5 Fmaj7 CallEm7#5 me DeaFmaj7con BluesAm7 Deacon Blues Em7
[Interlude]
Dmaj7 Dbm7#5 Cmaj7 Gadd9/B Ebmaj7 E7#9
[Verse 2]
G6 My back to the F6wall, a victim of G/Alaughing F6chance
G6 This is for F6me, the essence of G/Atrue roD7mance
Fmaj7 Sharing theE7 things we know and loveAm7 with those of my kind Bb13
LiE7bations, senB7sations that Bm7stagger the E7mind E7
[Pre-Chorus]
G6 I crawl like a F6viper through these suG/Aburban F6streets
G6 Make love to these F6women languid and G/AbitterA7sweet
Fmaj7 I'll rise when theE7 sun goes down,Am7 cover ev'ry gameGm7 in town C7
Fmaj7 A world of myEm7#5 own,D7 I'll make it my Fmaj7home sweet home
[Chorus]
Am7 Learn to work the Em7saxophone
Dm7 I, I'll play justCmaj7 what I feel
Bbmaj7Drink Scotch whisky Am7all night G6long
F#7b5 Fmaj7 And dieEm7#5 behindFmaj7 the wheel Am7
They got a name for the Em7winners in the world
Dm7 I, I wanna nameCmaj7 when I lose
They Bbmaj7call Alabama, the Am7Crimson G6Tide
F#7b5 Fmaj7 CallEm7#5 me DeaFmaj7con BluesAm7 Deacon Blues Em7
[Interlude]
Dmaj7 Dbm7#5 Cmaj7 Gadd9/B Bbmaj7 E7
[Saxophone Solo]
Cmaj7 Em7 A7 D7
G7 B7 Em7 A7
Fmaj7 F#7b5 Gmaj7 Gadd9/B Cmaj7 Em7
A7 D7 G7 B7
Em7 A7 Fmaj7 F#7b5 Gmaj7 Gadd9/B
Cmaj7 Gadd9/B Bbmaj7 Am7#5 Dmaj7 Dbm7#5 Cmaj7 Gadd9/B
Ebmaj7 E7
[Verse 3]
G6 This is the F6night of the exG/Apanding F6man
G6 I take one last F6drag as I apG/Aproach the A7stand
Fmaj7 I cried when IE7 wrote this song,Am7 sue me if I play tooGm7 long C7
Fmaj7 This brother isEm7#5 free,D7 I'll be what I Fmaj7want to be
[Chorus]
Am7 Learn to work the Em7saxophone
Dm7 I, I'll play justCmaj7 what I feel
Bbmaj7Drink Scotch whisky Am7all night G6long
F#7b5 Fmaj7 And dieEm7#5 behindFmaj7 the wheel Am7
They got a name for the Em7winners in the world
Dm7 I, I wanna nameCmaj7 when I lose
They Bbmaj7call Alabama, the Am7Crimson G6Tide
[Interlude]
F#7b5 Fmaj7 CallEm7#5 me DeaFmaj7con BluesAm7 Deacon Blues Em7 Dmaj7 Dbm7#5 Cmaj7 Gadd9/B Bbmaj7 E7#9
[Outro]
G6 F6 G/A F6 G6
F6 G/A D7 Fmaj7 E7
Am7 B7 E7 B7
Bm7 E7 E7 G6 F6
G/A F6 G6 F6 G/A D7
Fmaj7 E7 Am7
[Fade Out]
B7 E7 B7 Bm7 E7
E7 G6 F6 G/A F6
G6
