My Old School — Steely Dan
Chords and lyrics for My Old School by Steely Dan (key of G).
Intro
[D] [D] [C] [C] [D] [D] [D] [Em] [Em] [Em]
Verse 1
[G]I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes
[C]When you put me on the Wolverine [D]up to Annandale
[G]It was still September when your daddy was quite surprised
[C]To find you with the working girls [D]in the county jail
I was [C]smoking with the boys upstairs
When I [D]heard about the whole affair
I said, [Gmaj7]Oh [Em]no
[Gmaj7]William and Mary won't [Em]do [C]
Well I [D]did not think the girl [Am7]
Could be [Bm7]so [Em7]cruel
And I'm [D]never going back [Am7]
To my [Bm7]old [G]school
Verse 2
[G]Oleanders growing outside her door
[C]Soon they're gonna be in bloom [D]up in Annandale
[G]I can't stand her doing what she did before
[C]Living like a Gypsy queen [D]in a fairy tale
Well I [C]hear the whistle but I can't go
I'm gonna [D]take her down to Mexico
She said, [Gmaj7]Oh [Em]no
[Gmaj7]Guadalajara won't [Em]do [C]
Well I [D]did not think the girl [Am7]
Could be [Bm7]so [Em7]cruel
And I'm [D]never going back [Am7]
To my [Bm7]old [G]school
Verse 3
[G]California tumbles into the sea
[C]That'll be the day I go back [D]to Annandale
[G]Tried to warn you about Chino and Daddy Gee
[C]But I can't seem to get to you [D]through the U.S. Mail
Well I [C]hear the whistle but I can't go
I'm gonna [D]take her down to Mexico
She said, [Gmaj7]Oh [Em]no
[Gmaj7]Guadalajara won't [Em]do [C]
Well I [D]did not think the girl [Am7]
Could be [Bm7]so [Em7]cruel
And I'm [D]never going back [Am7]
To my [Bm7]old [G]school