Maxine — Donald Fagen
Chords and lyrics for Maxine by Donald Fagen (key of G).
Verse 1
Maxine - Donald Fagen
12/8
|Fmadd9 C/E Fm7 Bbmadd9 |Eb13
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Dbmaj7 B+5 |
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|Abmaj9 Am7-5 D7+5+9 |Gmaj9
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Gbm7-5 F13 |
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Verse 1
[Dbm7-5] Some say that we're reck [C7-5]less
They [Am9]say we're much too [Abm7-5]young
[Am9] Tell us to [C+5/D]stop be [Bm7-5/F]fore we've be [Bm11][Bb13-5]gun[Am9]
We've got to [Gb7+9]hold out till [Bm11]grad u [Bbm11]a [Am11]tion
[Am7] Try to hang [Em7]on [Ebmaj7] Max [D11][Db+5/Eb][D11][B7+9]ii-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine
Verse 2
[Dbm7-5] While the world is [C9-5]sleeping
We [Am9]meet at Lincoln [Abm7-5]Mall
[Am9] Talk about [D13-5]life the [Bm7-5/F]meaning of it [Bm11][Bb13-5]all[Am9]
Try to make [Gb7+9]sense of the [Bm11]subur [Bbm11]ban [Am11]sprawl
[Am7]Try to hang [Em7]on [Ebmaj7] [A7+5][Db+5/Eb][D11][Ebmaj7/F]Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-Ohhhhhh
Bridge
Mexico [Ebmaj9]City [Dm7-5] is like another [G7+5]world
[Cm11] Nice this [F7-5]year they [D/Bb]say[Bbmaj7-5/E]
[Ebmaj7] You'll be my seno [G11][F11]rita[Bbmaj7/E]
In jeans and [A7+5+9]pearls
But [Dm9]first let's get [G13-9]off this [Cm9]highway off this [Am9]highway[B7+9]
Verse 3
[Dbm7-5] We'll move up to [C13-5]Manhattan
And [Am9]fill the place with [Abm7-5]friends
[Am9] Drive to the [D13]coast and [Bm7-5/F]drive right back [Bm11][Bb13-5]again[Am9]
One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til [Am11]then
[D11] Try to hang [Em7]on [F9-5] [Gmaj9-5][Ebmaj9]Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine[Gm7/D]
(Sax ad lib)
Instrumental
|F11 Ebmaj7 |Dm7-5
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G7+5 |
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|Cm11 F9-5 |D/Bb
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Bbmaj7-5/E |
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|Ebmaj7 G11 F11 |Bbmaj7-5/E
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A7+5+9 |
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|Dm9 G13-9 |Cm9
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Am9 B7+9 |
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Verse 4
[Dbm7-5] We'll move up to [C9-5]Manhattan
And [Am9]fill the place with [Abm7-5]friends
[Am9] Drive to the [D13-5]coast and [Bm7-5/F]drive right back a [Bm11][Bb13-5]gain[Am9]
One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til [Am11]then
[D11] Try to hang [Em7]on [Ebmaj7] [Fmaj13][Bbmaj13][Ebmaj7]Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine[Gmaj7+11]
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