Steely Dan - Haitian divorce
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Hi - This was graciously transcribed and posted by Howard Wright some time
ago. My thanks go to him for all his expertise and efforts! It might
have been edited a bit from his original for my own use.
Haitian Divorce - Steely Dan
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INTRO:
Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / E / G#m7 A
BBabs and clean F#mwilly were in lEove they saiC#m7d
SAmaj7o in G#m7love the prB6eachers face turned C#m7red
SB6oon every-F#mbody knew the tEhing was deC#m7ad
Amaj7 Amaj7/Bb E A G#m7
He shouts she bites they wrangle through the night
SF#m7emi mo-Bjo wF#m7ho's this kinky so B and so, papa go...
A (flat 5th) Bbm11
He shouts she bites ....
CHORUS:
OEmh - oh - D6oh C6No hesi - tG7ation no Cmaj7tears & no hearBm7ts breakin' Em7no remorse
OEmh - oh - D6oh... AmCon - grat-u- G13lations Cmaj7this is your Bm7Hai-Cmaj7itian Bm7
DivorEm7ce Em6 Em7 Em6 E G#m7 A
Now it goes back to the second verse- same as the first (but different words!)
After the second chorus, it goes to a middle eight type thing with the words:
"At the grotto, in the easy chair, sits the Charlie...." etc
Going in to this, the last line of the chorus is slightly different in that you
don't play the E, G#m7 and A chords but go straight from Em6 to :
MIDDLE 8:
(Em6) Cmaj7 Em7 D7
At the grotto in the easy chair sits the Charlie with the lotion and the
kGinky hair when she laG7ughed she said it Cmaj7all
F7 The band was G7hot so they dF7anced a famous meG7rango (?) now we
dA7olly back now we C7fade to black
INSTRUMENTAL (Guitar solo):
G / F7 / C / Bb7 A7 (play three times)
Cmaj7 / / Bm7 Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / Em7 / Em6 / E / G#m7 A
Next it goes to another verse (verse 3)
Same chords as before
Then another chorus
At the end of the third chorus, play as for the second chorus i.e miss out
the E G#m7 and A chords
Instead of these go straight into another instrumental bit, same as above
for the first threee lines (i.e the three repetition of the first line)
but then play:
Fmaj7 / / / Em7 / Em6 /
and repeat this line as much as you want (the song fades here)
For some chords I've put alternative shapes for the same chord. Take your pick
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x7x787 x79787 x7x687 022100 464444 577655
(Em7use the firEm7st Em7 shapeEm6 for the intrEo bit with G#m7Em7 and Em6)A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
799877 244222 242222 x46454 x02120
B F#m F#m7 C#m7 Amaj7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24444 x1212x 355433 353433 353453 3x3455
B6 Amaj7/Bb G G7 G13 G13
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x57777 x35555 x0764x 6x664x x79987 x24232
D6 C6 A flat5 Bbm11 Em Bm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35453 131211 575655 x35353 x57575
Cmaj7 F7 A7 C7 D7