Reelin' In The Years

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
              [D]  Your ever last[A/C#]in' summer, you [Bm7]can see it fadin' fa[A]st,
              [D]  So you grab a piece of[A/C#] somethin' that [Bm7]you think is gonna l[A]ast.
      [C#]  W[E]ell, you wouldn't even know[C/Eb] a diamond if [B]yo[D]u held it in[A/C#] your hand;
              [D]  The things you think[A/C#] are precious I [Bm7]can't understan[A]d.

This is what I dug out from Nevada. The first two lines are fine...

But C#/E   ,  C/Eb    etc for the third and fourth lines  ?????

If you try these chords, they sound pretty weird. C# with an E bass ?

If you try E with a C# bass it's almost right though I prefer these chorts :

you [Em7]wouldn't even know  a d[B/D#]iamond  if  you h[Dm7]eld  it  in your  h[A/C#]and

Probably it was a slip up when it was typed in, cos' everything except this
line is Ok.

Chord shapes :

   [E][A][D][G][B][E]     [E][A][D][G][B][E]    [E][A][D][G][B][E]    [E][A][D][G][B][E]
{sot}   x79787     x6987x    x57565    x4765x{eot}

    [Em7]        [B/D#]       [Dm7]      [A/C#]

Howard

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Title:                  REELIN' IN THE YEARS                    (Steely Dan)

              [D]  Your ever last[A/C#]in' summer, you [Bm7]can see it fadin' fa[A]st,
              [D]  So you grab a piece of[A/C#] somethin' that [Bm7]you think is gonna l[A]ast.
      [C#]  W[E]ell, you wouldn't even know[C/Eb] a diamond if [B]yo[D]u held it in[A/C#] your hand;
              [D]  The things you think[A/C#] are precious I [Bm7]can't understan[A]d.

                                       [Gmaj9]                    [A]

{section: Chorus}
Are you reelin' in the years, stowin away the time?
          |     Are you gatherin' up the [Gmaj9]tears, have you had enough of [A]mine
          |     Are you reelin' in the[Gmaj9] years, stowin away the t[A]ime?
          |     Are you gatherin' up the [Gmaj9]tears, have you had enough of [F#m7]mine

              [D]  You been tellin' me you're [A/C#]a genius [Bm7]since you were s[A]eventeen;
              [D]  In all the tim[A/C#]e I've known you I [Bm7]still don't know what you m[A]ean.
              [C#]  T[E]he weekend at the co[C/Eb]llege didn't t[B]ur[D]n out like you [A/C#]planned;
              [D]  The things that [A/C#]pass for knowledge[Bm7] I can't under[A]stand.

                CHORUS

              [D]  I've spent a lit of [A/C#]money and I s[Bm7]pent a lot of t[A]ime;
              [D]  The trip we made to [A/C#]Hollywood [Bm7]is etched upon my m[A]ind.
              [C#]  A[E]fter all the things [C/Eb]we've done and seen [B]yo[D]u find anot[A/C#]her man;
              [D]  The things you think [A/C#]are useless I [Bm7]can't unders[A]tand.

                CHORUS

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All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.