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Maxine

Donald Fagen
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 
-5
+9+5 -5
 
 Some say that we're reckless
 They say  we're much too young
+5/ -5/  Bm11 -5addC
  Tell us to stop be fore we've be gun
 We've got to hold  out till grad  u  a tion
+5/ (no5)
Try to hang on Max ii-i-i-i-i-i-i-i—i-i-ne
 Dbm7-5 C13add9-5
  While the world is sleeping
  -5
 We meet at Lincoln Mall
 D13addE-5 -5/  Bm11 -5addC
  Talk about life the meaning of it all
 Try to make sense  of the subur ban sprawl
+5/ /
Try to hang on Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-Ohhhhhh
  -5 -5+5
 Mexico City is like another world
 Cm11 -5/
  Nice this year they say
 Cm7addF Cm7addF/ -5/
  You'll be my seno rita
  +9+5
 In jeans and pearls
  -9 (no5)
 But first let's get off this highway off this highway
-5  C13addD-5
  We'll move up to Manhattan
  -5
 And fill the place with friends
 D13addE -5/  Bm11 -5addC
  Drive to the coast and drive right back again
 One day we'll wake  up, make love  but 'til then
+11 /
Try to hang on Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine
 ..sax ad lib:
 |  |-5 -5+5  |
 |Cm11  | -5/  |
 |  Cm7addF /  |-5/ +9+5  |
 | -9  | (no5)|
-5
  We'll move up to Manhattan
  -5
 And fill the place with friends
-5 -5/  Bm11 -5addC
  Drive to the coast and drive right back again
 One day we'll wake  up, make love  but 'til then
/ / +11
Try to hang on Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine
 transcription and chart
 Peter Kruger

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Readable chord sheet for Maxine by Donald Fagen

[Fmadd][G]     [C/E] [Fm7] [Bbmadd][C]        [Eb13]

[C#maj7]         [Eb+5]     [Abmaj9]         [Am7]-5

[D7]+9+5    [Gmaj9]   [Am9]       [F13]        [C#m7]-5

                    [C7-5]
Some say that we're reckless

They [Am9]say we're much too [Abm7]young

[Am9]             [C]+5/[D]     [Bm7]-5/[F]       Bm11 [Bb13]-5addC [Am9]
     Tell us to stop be   fore we've be gun

We've got to [Gb7+9]hold out till [Bm11]grad u [Bbm11] a    [Am11]tion

[Am7]             [Em7]  [Ebmaj7]        [D11]   [C#]+5/[Eb]  [D11]  [B7+9](no5)
    Try to hang on            Max  ii-i-i-i-i-i-i-i—i-i-ne

Dbm7-5                   C13add9-5
      While the world is sleeping

   [Am9]             [Abm7]-5
We meet at Lincoln Mall

[Am9]            D13addE-5  [Bm7]-5/[F]       Bm11  [Bb13]-5addC  [Am9]
    Talk about life the   meaning of it all

Try to make [Gb7+9]sense of the [Bm11]subur  [Bbm11]ban    [Am11]sprawl

[Am7]         [Em7]  [Ebmaj7]    [A7+5]  [C#]+5/[Eb]  [D11]  [Ebmaj7]/[F]
Try to hang on          Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-Ohhhhhh

       [Ebmaj9]       [Dm7]-5                 [G7]-5+5
Mexico City               is like another world

Cm11           [F7-5]          [D/Bb]   [Bbmaj7]-5/[E]
     Nice this year   they   say

[Ebmaj7]                   Cm7addF   Cm7addF/[F]  [Bbmaj7]-5/[E]
       You'll be my seno rita

             [A7]+9+5
In jeans and pearls

    [Dm9]            [G13]-9     [Cm9]                [Am9]   [B7+9](no5)
But first let's get off this highway   off this highway

[C#m7]-5                  C13addD-5
       We'll move up to Manhattan

    [Am9]                 [Abm7]-5
And fill the place with friends

[Am9]              D13addE   [Bm7]-5/[F]          Bm11 [Bb13]-5addC  [Am9]
    Drive to the coast and drive right back again

One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til   [Am11]then

[D11]            [Em7]  [F9-5]     [Gmaj9]+11      [Ebmaj9]   [Gm7]/[D]
    Try to hang on        Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine

..sax ad lib:

|[F11]       [Ebmaj7]             |[Dm7]-5       [G7]-5+5       |

|Cm11      [F9-5]               |[D/Bb]        [Bbmaj7]-5/[E]   |

|[Ebmaj7]    Cm7addF    /[F]      |[Bbmaj7]-5/[E]  [A7]+9+5       |

|[Dm9]        [G13]-9             | [Cm9]        [Am9] [B7+9](no5)|

[C#m7]-5                  [C9-5]
       We'll move up to Manhattan

    [Am9]                 [Abm7]-5
And fill the place with friends

[Am9]              [D13]-5     [Bm7]-5/[F]           Bm11   [Bb13]-5addC [Am9]
    Drive to the coast and drive right back again

One day we'll [Gb7+9]wake up, make [Bm11]love but [Bbm11]'til   [Am11]then

[D11]            [Em7]  [Ebmaj7]     [Asus4]/[F]   [Dsus4]/[Bb]  [Ebmaj7]  [Gmaj9]+11
    Try to hang on        Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ine

transcription and chart

Peter Kruger

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