Dirty Work Chords

by Steely Dan
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Bbm
Capo: 1st fret
Author craicho [a] 71.
5 contributors total, last edit on Jul 26, 2021
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Chords

C
Fmaj7
Am7
Bb
F
Dm7
G
Cmaj7
G/B
Dm
Em

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Capo 1st Fret
 
[Intro]
C Fmaj7 Am7 Bb
C Fmaj7 Am7 Bb
C Fmaj7 Am7 Bb F C
 
[Verse]
Am7           Dm7
  Times are hard
        G                 Cmaj7
You're afraid to pay the fee
       F                 Bb
So you find yourself somebody
        C              G/B  Am7  G
Who can do the job for free
Fmaj7    Am7            Dm7
When you need a bit of lovin'
           G             Cmaj7
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 around
 
[Chorus]
C      Fmaj7           Am7
 I'm a fool to do your dirty work
   Bb
Oh yeah
C        Fmaj7         Am7
 I don't wanna do your dirty work
   Bb
No more
C      F               Am7
 I'm a fool to do your dirty work
   Bb      C   F
Oh yeah
 
[Verse]
Am7         Dm7
 Light the candle
        G             Cmaj7
Put the lock upon the door
         F                  Bb
You have sent the maid home early
       C              G/B  Am7  G
Like a thousand times before
Fmaj7     Am7            Dm7
Like the castle in its corner
     G        Cmaj7
In a medieval game
      F            Bb
I foresee terrible trouble
      C                  Dm
And I stay here just the same
 
[Chorus]
C      Fmaj7           Am7
 I'm a fool to do your dirty work
   Bb
Oh yeah
C        Fmaj7         Am7
 I don't wanna do your dirty work
   Bb
No more
C      F               Am7
 I'm a fool to do your dirty work
   Bb       C   F
Oh yeah
 
[Sax Solo]
G Em G Em F G Dm
 
[Chorus]
C      Fmaj7           Am7
 I'm a fool to do your dirty work
   Bb
Oh yeah
C        Fmaj7         Am7
 I don't wanna do your dirty work
   Bb
No more
C      F               Am7
 I'm a fool to do your dirty work
   Bb            C   F
Oh yeah
C        Fmaj7         Am7
 I don't wanna do your dirty work
   Bb
No more
 
[Outro Fade]
C      Fmaj7           Am7
 I'm a fool to do your dirty work
   Bb
Oh yeah
C        Fmaj7         Am7
 I don't wanna do your dirty work
   Bb
No more
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27 comments
zac_b101
this is superb very well done alot better than the other guys tab
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widdle619
Great Song. From Steeley Dan's First Album released in 1973 "Can't buy a thrill" Vocals by David Palmer.
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papatuna
If anyone's wondering the intro is just C F Am7 Bb
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