My Old School Uke tab by Steely Dan (Baritone Chords)

8 Chords used in the song: G, Em, C, D, Gsus4, Gmaj7, Am7, Em7

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Year:  1973
Difficulty: 
3
(Beginner)
Key: GChords
"My Old School" by Steely Dan (1973)
Written by Donald Fagen & Walter Becker


[Verse 1]
G G Em Em
^ I remember, the thirty-five sweet goodbyes
C C D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
^ When you put-me-on-the-Wolverine up to Annandale
Em Em
It was still September, when your daddy was quite surprised
C C D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
^ To find you with the working girls in the county jail

C C
I was, ^ smoking with the boys upstairs
D D
When I, ^ heard about the whole affair
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Em Em Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Em Em C C
I said, whoa no! William and Mary won't do now
D D Am7 Am7 D D Em7 Em7
Well I did not think the girl, could be so cruel
D D Am7 Am7 D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
And I'm never going back, to my old ^ school


[Interlude]
D D G G C C C C D D D D D D Em Em Em Em Em Em
/ - - / - - / - - -


[Verse 2]
G G Em Em
^ Oleanders, growing outside her door
C C D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
^ Soon they're gonna be in bloom up in Annandale
Em Em
I can't stand her, doing what she did before
C C D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
^ Living like a gypsy queen in a fairy tale

C C
Well I, ^ hear the whistle but I can't go
D D
I'm gonna, ^ take her down to Mexico
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Em Em Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Em Em C C
She said, whoa no! Guadalajara won't do now
D D Am7 Am7 D D Em7 Em7
Well I did not think the girl, could be so cruel
D D Am7 Am7 D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
And I'm never going back, to my old ^ school


[Interlude]
D D G G C C C C D D D D D D Em Em Em Em Em Em
/ - - / - - / - - -


[Verse 3]
G G Em Em
^ California, tumbles into the sea
C C D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
^ That'll be the day I go, back to Annandale
Em Em
Tried to warn you, about Chino and Daddy Gee
C C D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
^ But I can't seem to get to you through the U.S. Mail

C C
Well I, ^ hear the whistle but I can't go
D D
I'm gonna, ^ take her down to Mexico
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Em Em Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Em Em C C
She said, whoa no! Guadalajara won't do now
D D Am7 Am7 D D Em7 Em7
Well I did not think the girl, could be so cruel
D D Am7 Am7 D D G G Gsus4 Gsus4 G G
And I'm never going back, to my old ^ school

Uke tab by , 16 Oct 2016

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Finally had the guts to try to learn a Steely Dan song. This is pretty great. The interludes and verses are very good.

In my opinion, you could add in an F to the chorus after the C in the Gmaj7-Em progression during the chorus (In the gap before "I did not think the girl..."). Also I think it sounds better with straight Em's and Am's rather than the Em7s/Am7s.
01 Aug 2019
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SteveMack avatar
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This is one of the best uke versions I've come across. The chorus is spot on! Great job
17 Dec 2017
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