Donald Fagen - Maxine Chords & Tabs

Maxine

small case letters above chord symbols
indicate melody/high note voicing note
c4-middle C

          c5   f4  g   ab  c5 bb4  ab4 g  c5   f4 g ab
        FmaddG     C/E Fm7 BbmaddC        Eb13
bb2bc3

c5    f4 ab bb b   eb5  C    f4 g g ab g 
Dbmaj7         Eb+5     Abmaj9         Am7-5 


   f4  eb d   g a b  c5 b4  d5  C b4 a g 
D7+9+5    Gmaj9   Am9       F13        Dbm7-5

                    C7-5
Some say that we're reckless 

     Am9                Abm7(no5)
They say we're much too young 
                                         e4     c5      e4
Am9             C+5/d     Bm7-5/F       Bm11 Bb13-5addC Am9
     Tell us to stop be   fore we've be gun 

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


Am7             Em7  Ebmaj7        D11   Db+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 


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

Am7         Em7  Ebmaj7    A7+5  Db+5/eb  D11  Ebmaj7/F
Try to hang on          Maxi-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-Ohhhhhh 
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              g4 gb F
       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 

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

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


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Peter Kruger

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