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Brooklyn Tab

by Steely Dan


This is to expand upon the work of the first tabber.  Some have complained that it's
to read and I'm putting it in the usual UG format with chord diagrams:

Intro:           
                

                                 
A race of angels bound with one  another

                               
A dish of dollars laid out for all to see

                                       
         
A tower room at Eden Rock, his golf at noon for free

                                               
Brooklyn owes the charmer under me

                                             
Brooklyn owes the charmer under me

                              
His lady's aching to bring a body down

                                         
She daily preaches on where she wants to be

                                          
         
An evening with a movie queen, a face we all have seen

                                               
Brooklyn owes the charmer under me

                                             
Brooklyn owes the charmer under me

                              
A case of aces done up loose for dealing

                                         
A piece of island coolin' in the sea

                                                  
               
The whole of time we gain or lose, and power enough to choose

                                               
Brooklyn owes the charmer under me

                                             
Brooklyn owes the charmer under me


Chord Diagrams:

   -  x33333
F     - 133211
Am7   - 002010
     - x32010
Fmaj7 - 133210
Em7   - 022033
   -x00211
G     - 320033
    - 3x0201
    - x13331

This is how I play it--maybe not exactly how it sounds on the original recording, but
darn close.  I find it difficult to play Bb so I sometimes use the fifth and when I'm
adventurous I use Bb13 (x20233).  A flashy technique I also like is to bar the C11 chord 
your thumb then quckly jump back to the barred F chord during he chorus.  Listen to the
over and over and you'll get the rhythm.  I play it a little more uptempo than the Dan.