Biography:
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter (along with partner Walter Becker) of Steely Dan.
Fagen is known for his use of complex jazz harmonies, elaborate arrangements, and exacting attention to detail and launched his successful, if sporadic solo career in 1982.
Fagen penned a group of songs based on his experiences as a young man in 1950's America
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Other songs:
- Brite Nightgown
- Centurys End
- Countermoon
- Florida Room
- Good Stuff
- Goodbye Look
- Great Pagoda Of Funn
- Green Flower Street
- H Gang
- I
- Igy
- Im Not The Same Without You
- Mary Shut The Garden Door
- Maxine
- Memorabilia
- Miss Marlene
- Morph The Cat
- New Frontier
- On The Dunes
- Out Of The Ghetto
- Planet Drhonda
- Ruby Baby
- Security Joan
- Slinky Thing
- Snowbound
- Springtime
- Teahouse On The Tracks
- The New Breed
- The Night Belongs To Mona
- The Nightfly
- The Weather In My Head
- Tomorrows Girls
- Trans
- True Companion
- Walk Between The Raindrops
- What I Do
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/ Donald Fagen /
/ I.G.Y. / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.G.Y._(What_a_Beautiful_World)
/ The Nightfly /
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Intro:
G#m C#m9 Emaj9 F#9sus4 2x
+:=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---:+
Chorus: (instrumental)
G#m C#m7 Emaj7 F#9sus4 4x
+:=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---:+
F#9sus4 Fm Fm9
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
the chorus keyboard-figure for guitar
G#m C#m7 Emaj7 F#9sus4 4x
||-----7---6---7---|----4---2---4---|----4---2---4---|----4---4---4----||
||o----9---7---9---|----5---4---5---|----4---2---4---|----5---5---5---o||
||-----8---6---8---|----4---3---4---|----4---3---4---|----6---4---6----||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Verse:
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Fm9 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Standing tough under stars and stripes we can tell. This dream's in sight
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Cm7 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
You've got to admit it: At this point in time that it's clear. The future looks bright
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Emaj9 Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Amaj9/F#
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
On that train all graphite and glitter. Undersea by rail
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Fm7(b5) Emaj9 Em6
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris. Well, by seventy-six we'll be A.O.K.
Chorus
What a beautiful world this will be
What a glorious time to be free
Verse
Get your ticket to that wheel in space while there's time
The fix is in
You'll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky
You know we've go to win
Here at home we'll play in the city
Powered by the sun
Perfect weather for a streamlined world
There'll be spandex jackets, one for everyone
Chorus
Verse:
synth-harmonica solo
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Fm9 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Cm7 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
C#m9 Fdim7
+=---=---=---=---+
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Emaj9 Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Amaj9/F#
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
On that train all graphite and glitter. Undersea by rail
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Fm7(b5) Emaj9 D#m7 C#m7
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris. (More leisure life for artists everywhere)
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Emaj9 Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Amaj9/F#
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
A just machine to make big decisions. Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Fm7(b5) Emaj9 Em6
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
We'll be clean when their work is done. We'll be eternally free, yes, and eternally young
Em6
+=---=---=---=---+
Chorus
Chorus, ad.lib.
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/ Donald Fagen /
/ I.G.Y. / en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I.G.Y._(What_a_Beautiful_World)
/ The Nightfly /
/_______________/
Intro:
G#m C#m9 Emaj9 F#9sus4 2x
+:=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---:+
Chorus: (instrumental)
G#m C#m7 Emaj7 F#9sus4 4x
+:=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---:+
F#9sus4 Fm Fm9
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
the chorus keyboard-figure for guitar
G#m C#m7 Emaj7 F#9sus4 4x
||-----7---6---7---|----4---2---4---|----4---2---4---|----4---4---4----||
||o----9---7---9---|----5---4---5---|----4---2---4---|----5---5---5---o||
||-----8---6---8---|----4---3---4---|----4---3---4---|----6---4---6----||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
Verse:
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Fm9 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Standing tough under stars and stripes we can tell. This dream's in sight
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Cm7 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
You've got to admit it: At this point in time that it's clear. The future looks bright
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Emaj9 Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Amaj9/F#
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
On that train all graphite and glitter. Undersea by rail
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Fm7(b5) Emaj9 Em6
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris. Well, by seventy-six we'll be A.O.K.
Chorus
What a beautiful world this will be
What a glorious time to be free
Verse
Get your ticket to that wheel in space while there's time
The fix is in
You'll be a witness to that game of chance in the sky
You know we've go to win
Here at home we'll play in the city
Powered by the sun
Perfect weather for a streamlined world
There'll be spandex jackets, one for everyone
Chorus
Verse:
synth-harmonica solo
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Fm9 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Fm9 Dbmaj7 Cm7 Bbm7
+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
C#m9 Fdim7
+=---=---=---=---+
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Emaj9 Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Amaj9/F#
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
On that train all graphite and glitter. Undersea by rail
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Fm7(b5) Emaj9 D#m7 C#m7
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
Ninety minutes from New York to Paris. (More leisure life for artists everywhere)
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Emaj9 Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Amaj9/F#
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
A just machine to make big decisions. Programmed by fellows with compassion and vision
Bmaj7/F# B7/F# Fm7(b5) Emaj9 Em6
+=---=----=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+=---=---=---=---+
We'll be clean when their work is done. We'll be eternally free, yes, and eternally young
Em6
+=---=---=---=---+
Chorus
Chorus, ad.lib.
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