Reelin In The Years - Steely Dan
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
[Intro]
x8
[Verse 1]
Your everlasti
ng summer you
can see it fad
ing fast
So you grab a
piece of somet
#
hing that you
think is gonna
last
Well, you woul
dn't know a di
/
amond if you h
eld it in your
hand
The things you
think are pre
/
cious, I can't
understand
[Chorus]
Are you reelin
' in the years
?
Stowin' away t
he time?
Are you gather
in' up the tea
rs?
Have you had e
nough of mine?
Are you reelin
' in the years
?
Stowin' away t
he time?
Are you gather
in' up the tea
rs?
Have you had e
nough of mine?
[Verse 2]
You been telli
n' me you're a
genius since
you were seven
teen
In all the yea
rs I've known
you, I still d
on't know what
you mean
The weekend in
the college d
idn't turn out
like you plan
/
ned
The things tha
t pass for kno
/
wledge, I can'
t understand
[Chorus]
Are you reelin
' in the years
?
Stowin' away t
he time?
Are you gather
in' up the tea
rs?
Have you had e
nough of mine?
Are you reelin
' in the years
?
Stowin' away t
he time?
Are you gather
in' up the tea
rs?
Have you had e
nough of mine?
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
I spend a lot
of money and I
spent a lot o
f time
The trip we ma
de to Hollywoo
d is etched up
on my mind
After all the
things we've d
one and seen,
you find anoth
er man
The things you
think are use
#
less, I can't
understand
[Chorus]
Are you reelin
' in the years
?
Stowin' away t
he time?
Are you gather
in' up the tea
rs?
Have you had e
nough of mine?
Are you reelin
' in the years
?
Stowin' away t
he time?
Are you gather
in' up the tea
rs?
Have you had e
nough of mine?
[Instrumental Outro]
Special Chord voicings:
A/C#: x4222x
D/F#: 1x4232 (use thumb for bass note)
F6: 1x3231 (use thumb)
A/E: 00222x