Dirty Work Chords

by Steely Dan
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author siemj [a] 7,267.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 25, 2021
We have an official Dirty Work tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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Chords

C
F
Am
Bb
B
Dm
G7
G/B
G
Em/C
Fmaj7/C
Em

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Dirty work      -       Steely Dan
 
Capo 1st Fret
 
Intro:
C - F - Am - Bb - B - C*     3x
C - F - Am -
 
(Am)           Dm
     Times are     hard
          G7                    C
You're a -    fraid to pay the    fee
        F                       Bb
So you     find yourself some -    body
         C                  G/B       Am - G*
Who can     do the job for      free 
F             Am                Dm
    When you     need a bit of     lovin'
              G7                 Em/C
 'Cause your      man is out of       town
            F                  Bb
That's the    time you get me     runnin'
          C                    Dm
And you     know I'll be a -       round
 
Chorus:
C          Fmaj7/C                  Am                Bb      B - C*
    I'm a          fool to do your    dirty work, oh    yeah 
C          Fmaj7/C               Am                 Bb       B - C*
    I don't        wanna do your    dirty work, no     more 
C        Fmaj7/C                   Am                Bb       B - C*
    I'm a         fool to do your    dirty work, oh     yeah 
C - F - Am -
 
(Am)            Dm
     Light the    candle
         G7                C
Put the     lock upon the    door
          F                     Bb
You have     sent the maid home     early
        C                       G/B       Am - G*
Like a    thousand times be -       fore 
F             Am                Dm
    Like the     castle in it's     corner
       G7          Em/C
In a      medieval       game
         F               Bb
I fore -    see terrible    trouble
       C                     Dm
And I    stay here just the     same
 
 
Chorus:
C         Fmaj7/C                 Am                Bb        B - C*
    I'm a         fool to do your    dirty work, oh     yeah 
C          Fmaj7/C                Am                Bb       B - C*
    I don't        wanna do your     dirty work, no     more 
C        Fmaj7/C                 Am                  Bb       B - C*
    I'm a        fool to do your     dirty work, oh     yeah 
C - F -
 
Break:
G - Em - G - Em - F - G - Dm
 
Chorus:
C          Fmaj7/C                 Am                 Bb       B - C*
    I'm a          fool to do your    dirty work, oh     yeah 
C          Fmaj7/C               Am                 Bb      B - C*
    I don't       wanna do your     dirty work, no     more 
C        Fmaj7/C                  Am                 Bb       B - C*
    I'm a        fool to do your     dirty work, oh     yeah 
C           Fmaj7/C               Am                 Bb      B - C*
    I don't         wanna do your     dirty work, no     more 
 
start fading
 
Outro:
C          Fmaj7/C                Am                 Bb      B - C*
    I'm a         fool to do your    dirty work, oh     yeah 
C            Fmaj7/C                Am                 Bb      B - C*
    I don't          wanna do your     dirty work, no     more 
 
 
C       x32010
F       133211
Am      x02210
Bb      x13331
B       x24442
C*      x35553
Dm      xx0231
G7      320001
G/B     x2003x
G*      32000x
Em/C    x32000
Fmaj7/C x33210
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Dirty Work – Steely Dan
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12 comments
Fezzick
Thank you for posting a version of this song with some of the more nuanced chords - a much better representation of the actual song than the other tabs submitted!
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Frampo56
Bang on! The only correct version on here. It’s a shame about all the wrong versions - especially when they receive so much praise, leading people to blindly ( or deafly) accept them.
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stjones111
Great job! Thanks for posting.
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