Steely Dan - The royal scam

^Cm7------ And they ^Fm7wandered in ^Gm7from the ^Fcity Ab Dm7 Cm7 of St.John without a dime ------------- ^Cm7 ---- Wearing co^Fm7ats that shi^Gm7ne both red ^Fand green ^Abcolors from their sunny ^Dm7is -- ^Cm7land ---- ^Cm7---- From their ^Fm7boats of iro^Gm7n they looked ^Fupon --- the ^Abpromised land where sure^Dm7ly --^Cm7 life was sweet. ^Cm7---- On the ^Fm7rising tid^Gm7e to New ^FYork -- City did ^Abthey ride into ^Dm7the ^Cm7street ----- See the glo^Fm7--ry ,see^Ebmaj7 the --- ^Dm7glo -- ry Ab Gm Cm7 of the royal scam. ---------

^Cm7 They are ho^Fm7unded down t^Gm7o the bott^Fom of a b^Abad town amid^Dm7 the ^Cm7ruins ^Cm7 where they le^Fm7arn to fear ^Gm7an angry rac^Fe of fallen^Ab kings their dark com^Dm7panio^Cm7ns ^Cm7while the memory^Fm7 of their so^Gm7uthern sky ^F was cloud^Abed by a savage ^Dm7winter^{Cm7 Cm7} Every patr^Fm7on saint h^Gm7ung on th^Fe wall, shared th^Abe room with twe^Dm7nty si^Cm7nners See the glo^Fm7--ry ,see^Ebmaj7 the --- ^Dm7glo -- ry ^AbOf the ^Gmroyal ^Cm7scam

^Cm7 By the black^Fm7ened wall he^Gm7 does it all ^F he th^Abinks he's died and g^Dm7one to ^Cm7heaven ^Cm7Now the tale is^Fm7 told by the^Gm7 old man ^F back h^Abome he reads ^Dm7the lett^Cm7er ^Cm7 How they are ^Fm7paid in g^Gm7old jst ^Fto babble in he back r^Aboom all night an^Dm7d waste their^Cm7 time

^Cm7------ And they ^Fm7wandered in ^Gm7from the ^Fcity of St.^AbJohn without^Dm7 a d^Cm7ime See the glo^Fm7--ry ,see^Ebmaj7 the --- ^Dm7glo -- ry ^AbOf the ^Gmroyal ^Cm7scam .