I haven't seen a decent tab of this song yet. I enjoy playing Steely Dan songs on acoustic, especially this one, so here's my go at it. Enjoy. INTRO |-----------------5---5--------------------------| |-8---8---6---6---7---5---8---8---8---8~---------| |-9---7---7---5---6---4---9---7---7---7~---------| |-9---7---7---5---7-------9---7---8---6~---------| |-----------------5---4-----------6---7~---------| |-8---7---6---5-----------8---7------------------| VERSE 1 This is the day of the expanding man |---------------------------------------------------------| |-5--------------3------------3-------3-------------------| |-4--------------2------------4-------2-------------------| |-----------------------------5---------------------------| |-5--------------3--------------------3-------------------| |-3--------------1------------5-------1-------------------| That shape is my shade, there where I used to stand |---------------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------------3--------------------3-------5------| |-4-------------------2--------------------4-------5------| |------------------------------------------5-------4------| |-5-------------------3----------------------------5------| |-3-------------------1--------------------5--------------| It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass |--------------------------------------------------------| |-8----------6---------------5-----------------------8---| |-5----------7---------------5-----------------------7---| |-7----------6---------------5-----------------------6---| |-8----------7-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------5-----------------------6---| At ramblers, wild gamblers |--0----------------------| |--5--------------4-------| |--7--------------2-------| |--6--------------4-------| |--7--------------2-------| |--0----------------------| That?s all in the past |-----------------0-----0-----3-------| |------3----------0-----3-----3-------| |------2----------1-----1-----1-------| |------3----------0-------------------| |------2----------2-----2-----2-------| |-----------------0-----0-----0-------| VERSE 2 You call me a fool, you say it?s a crazy scheme |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-5----------------3--------------------3-----3---------------| |-4----------------2--------------------4-----2---------------| |---------------------------------------5---------------------| |-5----------------3--------------------------3---------------| |-3----------------1--------------------5-----1---------------| This one?s for real, I already bought the dream |---------------------------------------------------| |-5-----------------3---------------3----------2----| |-4-----------------2---------------4----------4----| |-----------------------------------5----------5----| |-5-----------------3-------------------------------| |-3-----------------1---------------5----------5----| So useless to ask me why, blow a kiss and say goodbye |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-------------6---------------5------------------3-------3---| |-5-------------7---------------5------------------3-------3---| |-7-------------6---------------5------------------3-------2---| |-8-------------7------------------------------------------3---| |-------------------------------5------------------3-----------| I?ll make it this time, I?m ready to cross that fine line |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-1---------------8------------5----------------1-------------------| |-2---------------7------------5----------------2-------------------| |-2---------------10-----------4----------------3-------------------| |-----------------7------------5------------------------------------| |-1---------------------------------------------3-------------------| CHORUS Learn to work the saxophone, I play just what I feel |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------------8----------6----------5---------------| |-5-------------------7----------5----------4---------------| |-5-------------------9----------7----------5---------------| |---------------------7----------5----------3---------------| |-5---------------------------------------------------------| Drink scotch whisky all night long, and die behind the wheel |-----------------------------------------------------------| |---3-------------------5---------5-----1--1------8-----8---| |---2-------------------5---------4-----3--2------7-----5---| |---3-------------------5---------------2--2------10----7---| |---1-----------------------------5---------------7-----8---| |-----------------------5---------3-----2--1----------------| They got a name for the winners in the world |------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------------------8--------------------| |-5-------------------------7--------------------| |-5-------------------------9--------------------| |---------------------------7--------------------| |-5----------------------------------------------| I want a name when I lose |----------------------------| |-6----------5---------------| |-5----------4---------------| |-7----------5---------------| |-5----------3---------------| |----------------------------| They call Alabama the Crimson Tide, call me Deacon Blues |----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----3----------------5-------5-----1--1----8-------8-----------| |-----2----------------5-------4-----3--2----7-------5-----------| |-----3----------------5-------------2--2----10------7-----------| |-----1------------------------5-------------7-------8-----------| |----------------------5-------3-----2--1------------------------| |---------5---5-------------------| |-5---8---7---5---8---8---8---8---| |-5---7---6---4---9---7---7---7---| |-5---9---7-------9---7---8---6---| |-----7---5---4-----------6---7---| |-5---------------8---7-----------| VERSE 3 Play Verse 1 chords VERSE 4 Play Verse 2 chords CHORUS CHORDS FOR SAXOPHONE SOLO |---------------------------------5---5---7---8---| |-5---3---7---6---5---3---3---2---5---5---7---8---| |-4---0---6---5---4---2---0---4---5---3---7---8---| |-5-------5---4---3---1-------5---3---4---5---7---| |-3---2-------5-------2---2-----------------------| |-----0---5-------3-------0---5---------------7---| |---------------------------------5---5---7---8---| |-5---3---7---6---5---3---3---2---5---5---7---8---| |-4---0---6---5---4---2---0---4---5---3---7---8---| |-5-------5---4---3---1-------5---3---4---5---7---| |-3---2-------5-------2---2-----------------------| |-----0---5-------3-------0---5---------------7---| INTRO VERSE 5 Play Verse 2 chords CHORUS CHORDS FOR OUTRO |---------------------------------| |-5---3---3---3---5---3---3---5---| |-4---2---4---2---4---2---4---5---| |---------5---------------5---4---| |-5---3-------3---5---3-------5---| |-3---1---5---1---3---1---5-------| |-----------------0-----------0---| |-8---6---5---8---5---4---3---5---| |-5---7---5---7---7---2---2---7---| |-7---6---5---6---6---4---3---6---| |-8---7-----------7---2---2---7---| |---------5---6---0-----------0---| The song eventually fades out. 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