Razor Boy Chords & Lyrics by Steely Dan

Razor Boy

guitar chords lyrics

Steely Dan

Album : Citizen Steely Dan: 1972–1980 classic rock PlayStop



Razor Boy - by Steely Dan (Becker/Fagen)
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Transcribed by Joe Hankin (wetzil (at) hotmail (dot) com)
Additions/edits by Howard Wright (Howard (at) jmdl (dot) com)

From the album "Countdown to Ecstasy"


Capo 1 (or tune up half a step)


Chord Shapes:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
244222 xx4454 xx0232 x0222x 02203x
F#m E/F# D A Em7


EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
2x023x 3x000x x57565 355433 x2424x
D/F# G Dm7 G(III) B7


EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x443x 022100 x46654 x4222x xx3210
Gmaj7 E C#m A/C# Fmaj7


Verse 1:
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F#m E/F# D A Em7
I hear you are singing a song of the past; I see no tears

F#m E/F# D A Em7 D/F#
I know that you know that it may be the last for many years

G A D A G
You'd gamble or give anything to be in with the better half

G A D A G
But how many friends must I have to begin with to make you laugh

Dm7 G(III) Dm7 G(III) Fmaj7



Chorus:
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A B7
Will you still have a song to sing when

Gmaj7 F#m E F#m
The razor boy comes and takes your fancy things away?

F#m C#m D A/C# E D E
Will you still be singing it on that cold and windy day?



Verse 2:
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F#m E/F# D A Em7
You know that the coming is so close at hand, you feel all right

F#m E/F# D A Em7 D/F#
I guess only women in cages can stand this kind of night

G A D A G
I guess only women in cages can play down the things they lose

G A D A G
You think no tomorrow will come when you lay down you can't refuse

Dm7 G(III) Dm7 G(III) Fmaj7


[Chorus]

A B7
Will you still have a song to sing when

Gmaj7 F#m E F#m
The razor boy comes and takes your fancy things away?

F#m C#m D A/C# E D E
Will you still be singing it on that cold and windy day?


[Solo: 1st half of verse chords]


G A D A G
I guess only women in cages can play down the things they lose

G A D A G
You think no tomorrow will come when you lay down you can't refuse

Dm7 G(III) Dm7 G(III) Fmaj7


[Chorus]

A B7
Will you still have a song to sing when

Gmaj7 F#m E F#m
The razor boy comes and takes your fancy things away?

F#m C#m D A/C# E D E
Will you still be singing it on that cold and windy day?


[Ending: F#m E/F# D A]



You can vary the chords a little from the ones given above. For the
interlude (before the chorus) I think Dm7 sounds good, but a straight Dm
is fine too.

Also, a lot of the G and A chords can be played as Gadd9 and Aadd9 chords,
to vary the sound a little. For example, try playing x0242x instead of
x0222x once in a while. (On the original, the piano plays mostly Aadd9
and Gadd9, instead of plain A and G).

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