Deacon Blues Lyrics

DEACON BLUES - Steely Dan
From the album AJA
INTRO:
#97
VERSE 1:
This is the day of the expanding man
That shape is my shade there where I used to stand
It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass
At ramblers, wild gamblers
#9 #9
That's all in the past
You call me a fool you say it's a crazy scene
This one's for real I already bought the dream
So useless to ask me why
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
I'll make it this time
I'm ready to cross that fine line
CHORUS:
I'll Learn to work the saxophone
I play just what I feel
Drink scotch whiskey all night long
Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the crimson tide
Csus2/E Fmaj7(Viii) Am7 Em7
Call me Deacon Blues (Deacon Blues)
#9j7
VERSE 2 : (Chords as VERSE 1)
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:
As before except for the last line of chords. Play these instead :
Then it goes into .....
INSTRUMENTAL:
#9
Repeat these two lines once
Then play the INTRO chords to lead into the last verse...
Verse 3:
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
OUTTRO:
Same as first half of 1st Verse - except play D9-5 instead of D9
Keep repeating this half verse to fade
Chord Shapes
As before, A=10, B=11 to make the shapes simpler to type out
(Note that Dmaj7 becomes ABBA !!!)
8X998X 7X778X 6X776X 5X556X AXBBAX 9X99AX
(Take your pick !)
x8a9a8 x54566 242355 3x443x x5x554
Fmaj7(Viii) D7#5#9 F#7#9 Gmaj7 D9-5
Any mistakes with words or chords - please let me know.
I don't think I missed out any shapes , but I might have let one slip...