G6 F
This is the day
G F
Of the expanding man
G6 F
That shape is my shade
G D
There where I used to stand
Fm9 E7 9 Am7
It seems like only yesterday
Bb
I gazed through the glass
E7
At ramblers
B7
Wild gamblers
Dm E7
That's all in the past
G6 F
You call me a fool
G F
You say it's a crazy scheme
G6 F
This one's for real
Gmaj7 A
I already bought the dream
Fm9 E7
So useless to ask me why
Am7 Gm7
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
F C
I'll make it this time
D F G
I'm ready to cross that fine line
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bb Am7 G6 F/C
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C F Am7
And die behind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bb Am7 G6 F/C
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C F Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
Deacon Blues
[Interlude]
G6 F
My back to the wall
G F
A victim of laughing chance
G6 F
This is for me
G D
The essence of true romance
Fm9 E7 Am7
Sharing the things we know and love
Bb
With those of my kind
E7
Li bations
B7
Sen sations
Dm E7 Bm7 E7
That stagger the mind
G6 F
I crawl like a viper
G F
Through these suburban streets
G6 F
Make love to these women
G D
Languid and bitter sweet
Fm9 E7 9
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Am7 Gm7
Cover every game in town
C
A world of my own
D F G
I'll make it my home sweet home
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bb Am7 G6 F/C
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C F Am7
And die behind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bb Am7 G6 F/C
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C F Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
Deacon Blues
[Interlude]
G6 F
This is the night
G F
Of the expanding man
G6 F
I take one last drag
G D
As I approach the stand
Fm9 E7 9
I cried when I wrote this song
Am7 Gm7
Sue me if I play too long
C
This brother is free
D F G
I'll be what I want to be
Am7 Em7
I'll learn to work the saxophone
Dm7 Cmaj7
I'll play just what I feel
Bb Am7 G6 F/C
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
C F Am7
And die behind the wheel
Em7
They got a name for the winners in the world
Dm7 Cmaj7
I want a name when I lose
Bb Am7 G6 F/C
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
C F Am7
Call me Deacon Blues
Em7
Deacon Blues