Steely Dan is an American jazz rock band which formed in 1972. The band was formed by Donald Fagen (vocals, keyboards) and Walter Becker (guitar, bass), who met in 1967 while both attended Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and began a songwriting partnership shortly thereafter.
Their music is characterized by dark, witty lyrical narratives, obscure lyrical allusions and complex, jazz-influenced instrumentation and chord sequences, overlying more ordinary popular song structures.
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[Chorus] CFmaj7Am7 I'm a fool to do your dirty work Bb Oh yeah CFmaj7Am7 I don't wanna do your dirty work Bb No more CFAm7 I'm a fool to do your dirty work BbCF Oh yeah
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[Chorus] CFmaj7Am7 I'm a fool to do your dirty work Bb Oh yeah CFmaj7Am7 I don't wanna do your dirty work Bb No more CFAm7 I'm a fool to do your dirty work BbCF Oh yeah
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