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Deacon Blues
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 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 | |
transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
casparus50@yahoo.ca