Steely Dan - What a shame about me
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What a Shame About Me
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Am7/DI was grinding through my day gig
Stackin' cutouts at the Strand*
When in walks Franny from NYU
We were quite an item back then
We Dm7/Gtalked about her films and shows and Cds
And I don't know what else*
She said, yeah, Am7/DHollywood's been good to me
But tell me - how about yourself
I'm still Cmaj7working on that F13novel
But I'm Ebmaj7/Fjust about to qF13uit
'Cause I'm Dworrying about the Db7future now
Or B7maybe this is Bbmaj7it
Fmaj7 B7+9 Bbmaj7 E13-9
It's not all that I thought it would be
Bb/C B7+9 Gsus4/Bb Bbmaj13
What a shame a bout me
Am7/D She said, talk to me, do you ever see
Anybody else from our old crew*
Bobby Dakine won the Bunsen Prize
Now he's coming out with something new
Dm7/GAlan owns a chain of Steamer Heavens
And Barry is the software king*
And Am7/Dsomebody told me in the early 80's
You were gonna be the Next Big Thing
Well now Cmaj7that was just a F13rumour
But I Ebmaj7/Fguess I'm doin' F13fine
DThree weeks out of the Db7rehab
Living B7one day at a Bbmaj7time
Fmaj7 B7+9 Bbmaj7 E13-9
Sneaking up on the new century
Bb/C B7+9 Gsus4/Bb Bbmaj13
What a shame a bout me
Am7/D What a shame about Gm7/Cme
I'm thinking of a Bbm7/Ebmajor Jane Street Fmaj9sunrise
And the Bb13goddess on the Csus4/Ebfire esEbm7/Abcape was you
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We Am7/Dboth ran out of small talk
The connection seemed to go dead*
I was about to say, hey, have a nice life
When she touched my hand and said:
You kDm7/Gnow I just had this great idea
This could be very cool*
Why don't we grab a cab to my hotel
And make believe we're Am7/Dback at our old school
I said Cmaj7babe you look de F13licious
And you're Ebmaj7/Fstanding very F13close
But like Dthis is Lower Db7Broadway
And you're B7talking to a Bbmaj7ghost
Fmaj7 B7+9 Bbmaj7 E13-9
Take a good look it's easy to see
What a Bbmaj7shame aEbmaj9bout me E7 F
Bb/C B7+9 Gsus4/Bb Bbmaj13
What a shame a bout me
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Shame! Shame about me…
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Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com