Maxine chords by Donald Fagen

Chords with lyrics

Song: Maxine

Artist: Donald Fagen

Album: The Nightfly

Transcribed by: Charles Seymour

charlesseymour@yahoo.com

INTRO

F minorFm Bbmadd9Bbmadd9 Eb13Eb13 C#Maj7C#maj7 G7#5

Abmaj7Abmaj7 AdimAdim D7#9D7#9 (pull-off to b9)

Gmaj7Gmaj7 Cmaj7Cmaj7 B7#5

STANZAS

E minorEm F#augF#aug

Some say...

Cmaj7Cmaj7 Bm7Bm7

They say...

Cmaj7Cmaj7 D9D9 Fmaj7Fmaj7 Bm7Bm7 CaugCaug

Tell us...

Am7Am7 F#augF#aug Bm7Bm7 BbM7Bbm7 Am7Am7

We’ve got to...

Am7Am7 E minorEm Bb majorBb Am7Am7 A7#5 Am7Am7 EbaugEbaug

Try to...

Stanza two ends on Bb majorBb rather than EbaugEbaug

BRIDGE (I like to strum chords quickly for latin effect, apropos of the lyrics)

Bb majorBb Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 F minorFm G7G7

Mexico City...

C minorCm FaugFaug D MajorD F#augF#aug

Nice...

Gm7Gm7 FF C minorCm

You’ll be...

Gmadd9Gmadd9 CaugCaug

In jeans...

Dm/A AbdimAbdim Gm7Gm7 Am7Am7 Bm7Bm7

But first...

STANZA

INSTRUMENTAL (per bridge)

STANZA

OUTRO

Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 G6/9

Complete lyrics at www.steelydan.com

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Chord definitions:

Intro:

Fm: [x8aa98]

Bbmadd9: [6xx668]

E13: [x6x688]

C#maj7: [xxba98]

G7#5: [xx5867]

Abmaj7: [xx6888]

Adim: [5x454x]

D7#9: [x5456x]

Gmaj7: [3x443x]

Cmaj7: [x3545x]

B7#5: [xx7887]

Stanza:

F#aug: [xx4332]

Caug: [x32110]

A7#5: [x02021]

Ebaug: [xx5443]

Bridge:

Ebmaj7: [xx1333]

Faug: [xx3221]

Gmadd9: [3xx335]

Abdim: [4x343x]

Outro:

Bbmaj7: [x13231]

G6/9: [3x0230]