Biography:
Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 - September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist and a co-writing half of the duo which make up the rock band Steely Dan.
Becker was born in Queens, New York, grew up in Westchester County and Forest Hills, Queens, and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, class of 1967. After starting out on saxophone, he switched
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Upside Looking Down
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Well, you came on like some blazing supernova
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With a flame that burned so brightly in the sky
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Then you woke up and your long white night was over
Bbm11 Db Abadd9 Ab/Eb Eb
And you cursed the world that dared to pass you by
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So now you blame the ones who love you for your sorrows
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Ebsus4 Eb
Dealing dirty while you steal the higher ground
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Bbm9 Dbadd9
But you cheated and you lied and life took you for a ride
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Ebsus4 Eb7
Now you’re standing on the upside looking down
Db Cm7addF
And O, the hero in disguise
Db
Believing his own alibis
Eb7sus4 Eb7 Edim Db/F
You run so scared, you’re standing still
Db
I know you are, I know you will
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Eb7
Be the first to call it quits and run for cover
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Ebsus4
While your little world is crumbling all around
Bbm11 Db Bbm9 Db
But you punked out on yourself, you can’t blame nobody else
Bbm9 Db Abadd9 Ebsus4 Eb7
And now that you’re standing on the upside looking down
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|Fadd9 |Bbadd9 |Csus4 |C |
|Gm7 |Bbadd9 |F |Bbadd9 |
|Gm7 |Bbadd9 |F | C |
Db Cm7addF
And O, the heartache of the thief
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Strung out on his own stash of grief
Eb7sus4 Eb7 Edim Db/F
A line for you, a flake for me
Db
But now it’s ancient history
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Eb7
Is the sky is turning black and glassing over
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Ebsus4
As you drift so high above the lights of town
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All at once it seems so clear, you can see it all from here
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Eb7
When you’re standing on the upside looking down
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..repeat/fade
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
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Abadd9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Ebsus2
Well, you came on like some blazing supernova
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Ebsus4
With a flame that burned so brightly in the sky
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Bbm11 Dbadd9
Then you woke up and your long white night was over
Bbm11 Db Abadd9 Ab/Eb Eb
And you cursed the world that dared to pass you by
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Ebsus2
So now you blame the ones who love you for your sorrows
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Ebsus4 Eb
Dealing dirty while you steal the higher ground
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Bbm9 Dbadd9
But you cheated and you lied and life took you for a ride
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Ebsus4 Eb7
Now you’re standing on the upside looking down
Db Cm7addF
And O, the hero in disguise
Db
Believing his own alibis
Eb7sus4 Eb7 Edim Db/F
You run so scared, you’re standing still
Db
I know you are, I know you will
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Eb7
Be the first to call it quits and run for cover
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Ebsus4
While your little world is crumbling all around
Bbm11 Db Bbm9 Db
But you punked out on yourself, you can’t blame nobody else
Bbm9 Db Abadd9 Ebsus4 Eb7
And now that you’re standing on the upside looking down
|Fadd9 |Bbadd9 |Fmaj7 |C |
|Fadd9 |Bbadd9 |Csus4 |C |
|Gm7 |Bbadd9 |F |Bbadd9 |
|Gm7 |Bbadd9 |F | C |
Db Cm7addF
And O, the heartache of the thief
Db
Strung out on his own stash of grief
Eb7sus4 Eb7 Edim Db/F
A line for you, a flake for me
Db
But now it’s ancient history
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Eb7
Is the sky is turning black and glassing over
Abadd9 Dbadd9 Ebsus4
As you drift so high above the lights of town
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Bbm9 Dbadd9
All at once it seems so clear, you can see it all from here
Bbm9 Dbadd9 Abadd9 Eb7
When you’re standing on the upside looking down
|Abadd9 |Dbadd9 |Abadd9 |Dbadd9 |
|Abadd9 |Dbadd9 |Abadd9 |Dbadd9 |
..repeat/fade
Transcription and chart
Peter Kruger
[email protected]
Walter Fontana
Walter Giardino
Walter Meego
Walter Murphy
Walter Olmos